Britain

In less than a week, more than 500,000 people have joined in the formation of a new left party after it was announced by former Labour MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana. Jonathan Strauss reports.

Rainbow Collective’s latest documentary, To Kill a War Machine, explores Britain-based Palestine Action’s direct action tactics. Dom Williams saw the film before it was withdrawn.

Protesters with a banner reading We are all Palestine Action and a cop

The British Labour government has proscribed protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation in a frightening overreach of power, reports Simon Hannah.

Corporate media and establishment politicians went into a frenzy when musicians performing at the iconic Glastonbury Festival in Britain spoke out against Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, reports Isaac Nellist.

Kneecap's Mo Chara has been charged with terror offences by British police for displaying a Hezbollah flag at a concert, but that won't silence the group's support for Palestine, reports Isaac Nellist.

Protesters with pro-trans rights signs

The British Supreme Court has ruled that “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refer to the sex assigned at birth, reports Paris Wilder, in a case that was pushed for and funded by the gender critical movement. 

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Thousands gathered in the streets of London to protest against the criminalisation of the city’s Kurdish community, reports Medya News.

protest against far right in England

Thousands of anti-fascists mobilised to face down fascist groups threatening immigration lawyers and mosques in cities across Britain on August 7, reports Phil Hearse.

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Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen are joined by Socialist Alliance national co-convenor Jacob Andrewartha to discuss the latest Closing the Gap report, far-right riots in Britain and the political situation in the United States heading towards the November election. 

anti-racist protest

While far-right violence has blighted much of Britain this month, Muslim communities, trade unionists and the wider left have mobilised against it, reports Derek Wall.

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Keir Starmer’s Labour government has the power to reshape Britain. However it is likely to maintain policies protecting the wealthy, targeting the vulnerable and supporting US foreign policy, and must be challenged, argues Derek Wall.

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Alex Salmon reviews James Boyce's 2020 work, which traces the Indigenous people of the wetland areas of eastern England known as the Fens, who fought to preserve their lands, culture and community in the face of attempts to displace them by enclosure.