Being tough on fascism is no substitute for giving everyone a stake in society — but don’t expect much class analysis from the government In the immediate aftermath of far-right rioting, the Labour government has come in for praise for how it has handled the situation. The blame has been placed on a mix of
After racist riots caught the government off-guard, the pre-emptive arrest of climate activists shows a grotesque imbalance of priorities — So what did we have this past week? First, the Metropolitan Police diverts the Trans Pride march to give Tommy Robinson Trafalgar Square. Then a riot in Southport incited by fascists and simultaneous attacks on
Most counter-protests faced a no-show from the far right at immigration advice centres and solicitors’ offices across the country — Planned far right rallies across the UK failed to materialise tonight (7 August), as thousands of counter-protesters assembled to face them off. Following the weekend’s widespread fascist mobilisation and last week’s riot in Southport, a
There aren’t many positive takeaways from the far-right tantrums, but possibly a few lessons
Saturday showed the ineptitude of the police, while antifascist resistance showed that we will always be the ones to protect us — Castle Park in central Bristol was already bustling when we arrived early, about 700 of us according to Bristol Antifascists. The word was that fascists had already tried to start fights with locals.
We belong together and in front against fascism and all kinds of oppression
The fake news spread after the horrifying Southport stabbings was not the cause but the trigger for this decentralised mobilisation
Misinformation and incitement forwarded ahead of far-right mobilisation
In a march called “worryingly large” by Hope Not Hate, Robinson and others took an overtly christian tone, alongside their usual Islamophobia
While its parliamentary surge has been forestalled, the French far right remains a neoliberal and repressive menace
How the Russian anarcho-syndicalist became a political journalist, ended up in the Red Army, and helped organise Kropotkin’s funeral ~ Nikolai Gerasimov ~ In the 1930s, Chicago was the capital of American gangsters.
Concerns about communal democracy and gender equality in the region, despite constitutional guarantees for Kurds ~ Blade Runner ~ On 10 March, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander Mazloum Abdi Kobani was transported to Damascus aboard a U.S.
An early British anti-fascist, her working-class voice was powerful and unique ~ Megan Williams ~ An internationalist thread went through Ethel Carnie Holdsworth’s entire life and career, establishing her as a significant force in early twentieth century British socialism.
There has been little effective, determinative resistance to the fascist coup underway since Trump’s inauguration on 20 January ~ Louis Further ~ Articles of impeachment have been filed.
World news in brief ~ Rob Latchford ~ Colorado police arrested Lucy Grace Nelson (40) on Monday outside a Tesla dealership in Loveland, Colorado, after a week long investigation into previous attacks on the dealership.
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