Sharing platforms with a Tommy Robinson apologist: Open Letter to comrades Lapavitsas and Blakeley

Background: Eddie Dempsey (above, left) of the RMT has been caught on film proclaiming to a Lexit rally that "The one thing that unites [the people who turn out for Tommy Robinson demos] beyond whatever other bigotry that's going on... is their hatred of the liberal left. And they are right to hate them." See: https://twitter.com/michael_chessum/status/1110603490055897090 Comrades …

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Christchurch: solidarity need not involve betraying women and free thought

Above:  Jacinda Ardern in a veil A response from Marieme Helie-Lucas, an Algerian socialist-feminist to the New Zealand PM's wearing a hijab as an act of solidarity with Muslims following the Christchurch massacre (translated from the original French): Open letter To people of good will, solidarising with victims of the Christchurch massacreTo New Zealand Prime Minister,To Mount …

After the giant march: where now for the anti-Brexit left?

Saturday's giant march - the biggest in Britain since at least 2003 - was an inspiring event. Our congratulations go out to all who attended, and especially those on the Left Bloc organised by Another Europe Is Possible and Labour for a Socialist Europe. As comrade Coatesy notes, "The million strong march was marked by good humour, noticeably …

Young Labour will march without you

Staying away from the fight against Brexit is a betrayal of the left A Young Labour member replies to NEC youth rep Lara McNeill’s article (published yesterday), 'I'm Labour's NEC youth rep - and I won’t be at the People’s Vote march tomorrow’. Alex Fernandes replies: In her latest article on LabourList, Lara McNeill recycles the rightwing …

After Christchurch, organise against the far right

By Riki Lane Friday 15 March was a day of contrast in both Australia and New Zealand – exuberance and militant action by students striking for climate action in both Australia; followed immediately by immense sadness, horror and anger at the mass murder by a fascist at a mosque in Christchurch. The apparent attacker, an …

Palestinian opinion poll: support for ‘two states’ rising

It must be fiendishly difficult to conduct an accurate opinion poll of Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip but this one seems to have been conducted with considerable care. Some of the main findings: These are the results of the latest poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) …

Last, loneliest, loveliest, lacerated

Rosie Bell writes (at her blog) I have been mourning that my beautiful, laid-back homeland should be so violated. We expect physical earthquakes, like the one that knocked down Christchurch back in 2011 and killed 185 people. We don’t expect to be shaken to pieces by terrorism. The last terrorist attack was back in 1985, …