Working class unity means anti-racist unity: no compromise with racist state power
rs21 members make the case for an anti-racist politics that combats all forms of oppression and exploitation
Long hot summer?
London, Glasgow, Manchester – a brief flash of activity or the start of a long hot summer?
About the Dublin riots: some explanations and responses
Juliana Sassi, a member of the Community Action Tenants Union (CATU), looks beyond simplistic explanations of the recent riots in Dublin to deeper causes, and explains how anti-racists and community campaigners have responded.
Review | Britain in Fragments
Satnam Virdee and Brendan McGeever bring a historic account of racism in Britain over the last century. Colin Wilson reviews Britain in Fragments.
The Brook House Three trial: a major victory for anti-deportation activists
Jury sees justice in their activism: Lisa Leak reports on the trial.
Anti-refugee demonstration in Carlisle – Nazis score a victory against divided opposition
Anti-fascists faced hurdles in mobilising against the first fascist demo to hit Carlisle in years.
Stand together against attacks on trans people
Over forty local vigils for Brianna Ghey are planned. Stand together against the transphobes.
Ideologues, apologists and the Qatar World Cup
Something ulterior is at work in the sudden outpouring of concern for queer fans at the Qatar World Cup, argues Lisa Leak.
End immigration detention! Ways to take action
Want to get involved in campaigns against immigration detention? We highlight the work of some key campaigns.
Eye-witness report from Manston Camp
Camp well over twice capacity, vulnerable people sleeping on the floor.
Leicester: the global spread of the Indian far right
Hindu supremacism is growing in Indian communities in Britain
Climate Camp Scotland unites climate, migrant and workers’ struggles
Climate Camp Scotland saw hundreds of climate and community activists gather to discuss the practice and theory of fighting for climate justice.
The right-on-right battle behind the ‘war on woke’
The ‘war on woke’ scapegoats trans people and migrants – but also reflects deep divisions on the right.
Activists tell Pride in London: ‘no pride in cops or borders’
On Saturday 2 July, Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants halted the Pride in London march to protest against police presence at the event.
Inside the Ukrainian Resistance
Interview about the Ukrainian Resistance, the state of war, the dynamics of class struggle and popular consciousness, and the tasks of the international Left in building solidarity with Ukraine.
Afghanistan: the end of the occupation
The fall of Kabul marks a decisive defeat for American power around the world.
Gender and nationalism: Breivik’s ‘Western values’
Breivik’s political motivations for committing the massacre have been consistently side-lined. But when examined, his far-right politics demonstrate clear affinities with much more mainstream right-wing ideology.
Review | Migration Beyond Capitalism
Baindu Kallon reviews Hannah Cross’ new book Migration Beyond Capitalism. Kallon celebrates a book that brings a new left-wing response to the narrative around migration. Cross, Kallon argues, effectively demonstrates why an internationalist working-class response is the key to defeating neoliberal power and creating a new world. This review was originally published by the Review of […]
South London marches against racist policing
The demonstration was a visible display of the type of solidarity we need when the Tories’ hostile environment targets some of the most precarious workers in our communities.
Govanhill: ghettoisation and exploitation in modern Glasgow
Slum housing, hyper-exploitation and racist demagoguery are alive and kicking in the Scotland of 2021 – along with the basis for internationalist solidarity and resistance.
Video: Confronting the British state
Three activists speak on the Scottish independence movement, the Tory Party’s right-wing populist strategy, and the political role of migrant solidarity.
‘When you have a hammer’: state repression and the pandemic
Facing a fraying of its ideological hegemony, the government increasingly relies on state repression. But this intensified violence could yet backfire.
What does abolition mean in modern Britain?
The Black Lives Matter movement has sown seeds of hope worldwide for the abolition of police. But policing in the UK goes far beyond the bodies of armed men in uniform.
Break the border
Socialists are fighting against borders around the world. East London rs21 recently held a meeting to discuss strategy for this struggle in the here and now. Watch recordings of the opening speeches here.
Unfixing South Asian identity: beyond the politics of allyship
The most effective anti-racist strategy will draw together all those affected or repulsed by racism in a common struggle to overcome it.
London protest demands safe passage
Protestors gathered outside the Home Office to demand safe passage for migrants making the crossing over the Channel and held a vigil for a Sudanese young person who died making the crossing.
No Recourse to Public Funds: the threat to migrant women and children
Covid-19 has exposed the cruelty of the No Recourse to Public Funds (NPRF) rule. It should be scrapped immediately.
Resist Tory immigration plans
Zareen Taj and Mitch Mitchell look at the effects of the Tories’ proposed new immigration system following Brexit.
Government shuts door on child refugees
Amid the coronavirus chaos, the UK government is quietly shutting the door on child refugees.
What a way to make a living | A personal assistant in social care
Hanna Gál interviews Meriam Mabrouk on working as a personal assistant in social care.