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‘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.…

Francis Wheen, How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions, Harper, 2004. Paperback, 338pp, £8.99. THE TITLE of…

A few weeks ago I was persuaded to speak at a debate organised by Workers Action, on the subject “What…

In recent times the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) has implemented some sharp turns in its political practice. The well-established principle…

DAVE OSLER writes well and his articles are always interesting to read, but I often find his political analysis less…

John Ross, The Choices for Russia: The Economic Programme of the Left Opposition, Socialist Action, 1996. Pamphlet, £1.50. Reviewed by Bob…

C.P. Lee, Like the Night: Bob Dylan and the Road to the Manchester Free Trade Hall, Helter Skelter, 1998. Paperback, 190pp,…

Undercover: The True Story of Britain’s Secret Police, by Rob Evans and Paul Lewis, Faber & Faber 2013, 346pp, £12.99…

The Caldicott inquiry has now cleared University College London and the students’ union Islamic Society of playing any part in converting the…

The Sunday Telegraph of 2 June featured an article by Andrew Gilligan, “The truth about the ‘wave of attacks on…