The far-right/fascist mobilisation on Saturday in London was the largest ever by the far right in Britain. It is, indeed, a wake-up to the left and all who stand for democracy. Fascism is on the march here, as elsewhere. But those on the left who believe that this can be Continue Reading
Fascism
Fascism is not our fate
Barry Biddulph reviews Richard Seymour, Disaster Nationalism, Verso, 2024. Richard Seymour does not view the rise of extreme nationalism, the politics of Trump, Orban, Modi, Le Pen and Bolsonaro through the lens of classical fascism in Italy in the 1920s and Germany in the 1930s. He avoids the mistake of Continue Reading
Unity to defeat the racists and fascists
We are seeing racist-fascist lynch mobs, targeting refugees, asylum seekers, mosques, Asians and black people – anyone who looks as though they might be Muslim. These racist pogroms have already seen people physically attacked, people dragged from their cars, shops and houses bricked, a local library trashed, and hotels housing Continue Reading
The rise of the far-right in Europe
This article is based on the notes for an introduction given by Will on 2nd October which, along with the discussion afterwards, can be watched on YouTube: The rise of the far-right. Over the last two decades we have see the growth of far-right parties across the continent of Europe. Continue Reading