We have no problem with self-defence, writes Michael Copestake (first published in the Weekly Worker) One can almost hear the sound of knees jerking, as calls are heard from sections of the left for the state to take action against the far right following the massacre in Norway. Of course, we on the left feel particular ...
Saturday’s English Defence League demonstration in Bradford was different from most of the previous ones, as this time it was not countered directly by Unite Against Fascism. Instead the EDL was driven out of town by leftwing and community activists from organisations that refused to be part of UAF and Hope ...
The mobilisation against the English Defence League was attacked and kettled by a well planned police operation. Sinead Rylance and Chris Strafford report After postponing its demonstration from the original date of March 6 due to Hindu celebrations in the town centre, the English Defence League marched in Bolton on March 20. In the run-up, the ...
Calls for state, local government and BBC censorship and bans will inevitably backfire against the workers’ movement, argues Ben Lewis Doubtless bolstered by the British National Party’s recent electoral success, there has been a rise in far-right street mobilisations, leading to tussles with the police, Muslim youth and left activists, including those from Unite Against Fascism. ...