Fascism
Yet again, Tories fawn over the far right
Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern reports on Finnish fascist Timo Soini’s presence at the Conservative party fringe in Manchester this week.
No platform no pasaran; Cable Street 75
This week marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street; Left Foot Forward’s Cormac Holligsworth recalls the historic anti-fascist events.
NUJ: EDL thugs “violently attacked” journalists
The National Union of Journalists has said English Defence League thugs attacked journalists at the weekend in a series of violent assaults, reports Shamik Das.
What do we know about Anders Behring Breivik? Very little
Anders Behring Breivik, the Norway terror attacker, may just have been a lone extremist; we should stop speculating, says Dr Robert Ford of Manchester University.
Euro-Tories gain a UKIP defector – but Helmer faces the chop
Ben Fox reports from Brussels on the defection of David Campbell Bannerman from the Tories to UKIP and the possible de-whipping of sexist climate denier Roger Helmer.
Conclusive proof that AV hinders the BNP
The Independent today reports new analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research - also covered by The Guardian yesterday - showing that AV would hinder the BNP.