Many on the left will be dismayed by the furore surrounding Emily Thornberry’s recent tweet. Whatever the thinking behind the posting of the image, the reality is that the Labour leadership’s subsequent actions have come to symbolise the latest shameful stage in the race to the bottom over immigration. How the Labour leadership has allowed […]
Posts Tagged ‘xenophobia’
Pandering to xenophobia is rooted in an acceptance of austerity and recession
Nov 26th, 2014 by Kate Hudson.
Migrants pay in £20bn more than they take out
Nov 6th, 2014 by Michael Meacher.Migrants from the EU have a lower rate of unemployment than the UK-born population, according to an analysis of 2011 census data just published by ONS. They also make a net contribution to the British economy whilst the UK-born population involve a net cost to the economy. This is a stunning conclusion when the prevailing […]
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Why is the extreme right on the rise in Europe?
May 12th, 2014 by Tom Gill.The European Parliament is preparing to welcome the most powerful extreme right that the Old Continent has seen since the 1930s. Ignacio Ramonet discusses the factors behind this disturbing political development in a translation by Tom Gill from the French original. One thing is certain: the European elections in late May will result in an overall rise of […]
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Break with this Tory rhetoric on immigration
Jan 20th, 2014 by Mike Phipps.Recent weeks have seen a poisoning of the political discourse about immigration. Much of the ludicrous fear mongering about an imminent invasion of Romanians and Bulgarians was whipped up by Tory tabloid newspapers. Their agenda is transparent: maximum publicity and support for UKIP ahead of the European Parliamentary elections this spring, primarily as a means […]
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Why French anti-fascists took to the streets last weekend
Jun 25th, 2013 by Tom Gill.Thousands marched in Paris and other cities in France last weekend to protest against violence by far right groups which claimed the life of Clément Méric, a student union and anti-fascist activist. Below is a joint statement by the organisers and supporters of the demonstrations: Fascism kills. Together, we can fight it! On 5 June, right-wing militants […]
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In remembrance of Sir Patrick Moore – the good and the daft
Dec 10th, 2012 by Carl Packman.Sir Patrick Moore, who Queen guitarist Brian May once described as the “father of astronomy”, died over the weekend, as many will have no doubt already heard. As I wrote something by way of a tribute to his work on Twitter and Facebook I was speedily reminded that he also had very hairy political views. […]
