Martin Bright continues his campaign to poison relations between Jewish and Muslim communities
The current edition of the Jewish Chronicle has yet another piece by the paper’s political editor Martin Bright attacking the East…
Month: March 2018
Sharia patrols stalk the streets of Llandudno
When I was a kid back in the 1950s our family regularly took our summer holidays in the North Wales…
The neo-Nazi who works for Richard Barnbrook
Under the headline “‘Neo-Nazi gran’ hired as aide to BNP member on London Assembly”, the London Evening Standard has exposed…
Fifty years since ‘Something Else’ (Or the decline and fall of the Kinks)
On the evidence of singles sales, 1967 represented the high point of the Kinks’ popularity and commercial success. The year…
An overdub has no choice – the Monkees and the making of Pleasant Valley Sunday
By Bob Pitt Half a century ago, on 10 July 1967, the Monkees’ single Pleasant Valley Sunday was released. Their…
‘If you desire a coloured for your neighbour vote Labour’ – the origins of a racist leaflet
This appalling leaflet is regularly posted on social media as a shocking example of racist political propaganda from the past.…
Rationalising imperialism
Francis Wheen, How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions, Harper, 2004. Paperback, 338pp, £8.99. THE TITLE of…
What role for the Socialist Alliance?
A few weeks ago I was persuaded to speak at a debate organised by Workers Action, on the subject “What…
The SWP acquires a programme
In recent times the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) has implemented some sharp turns in its political practice. The well-established principle…
Recomposition in Britain: A reply to Dave Osler
DAVE OSLER writes well and his articles are always interesting to read, but I often find his political analysis less…