Brownshirts in blazers? The rise of UKIP With its 16% of the vote in the June Euro-elections the UK Independence Party, previously dismissed as a group of… Continue reading “Brownshirts in blazers? The rise of UKIP”…
Transphobia, free speech and the left Earlier this month an online Stand Up For Labour Party Democracy rally was organised to build a campaign in solidarity… Continue reading “Transphobia, free speech and the left”…
Seymour Hersh and massacres — the degeneration of a respected journalist The celebrated investigative journalist Seymour Hersh appeared on the BBC Daily Politics show on Tuesday, mainly to plug his recently… Continue reading “Seymour Hersh and massacres — the degeneration of a respected journalist”…
Labour and the ‘Jewish vote’ in Barnet It was always a bit of a long shot that the Labour Party might be able to take the London… Continue reading “Labour and the ‘Jewish vote’ in Barnet”…
Is Tom Watson paid by wealthy Zionists to ‘represent a foreign power’? This meme attacking Tom Watson has been doing the rounds on social media lately. Frankly, it is depressing that anyone… Continue reading “Is Tom Watson paid by wealthy Zionists to ‘represent a foreign power’?”…
What is an antisemitic conspiracy theory? A reply to David Rosenberg Following Rebecca Long-Bailey’s sacking as shadow education secretary for sharing an interview with actor Maxine Peake, David Rosenberg responded with… Continue reading “What is an antisemitic conspiracy theory? A reply to David Rosenberg”…
Leftwing conspiracy theories and the sacking of Rebecca Long-Bailey Keir Starmer’s decision to sack Rebecca Long-Bailey as shadow education secretary has quite rightly outraged the Labour left. Starmer obviously… Continue reading “Leftwing conspiracy theories and the sacking of Rebecca Long-Bailey”…
Street protests and far-right parties — What threat does the ‘Free Tommy Robinson’ campaign pose? In the space of just over a month the far right has organised two very large anti-Muslim demonstrations in London,… Continue reading “Street protests and far-right parties — What threat does the ‘Free Tommy Robinson’ campaign pose?”…
Israel as a ‘racist endeavour’ — how the IHRA is used to suppress free speech The furore over the wave of antisemitism that has supposedly engulfed the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership continues to… Continue reading “Israel as a ‘racist endeavour’ — how the IHRA is used to suppress free speech”…
Inciting hatred against Muslims — why we need a change in the law On Monday an English Defence League sympathiser from Shoreham by the name of Nigel Pelham (pictured) received a 20-month prison… Continue reading “Inciting hatred against Muslims — why we need a change in the law”…