Separating reality from myth: why immigration is good for all of us
It is time for the left to seize the debate on immigration and assert a counter narrative that is fact-based, positive and progressive.
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Seven reasons why migrants are good for Britain
Reasons to defend the existing right of free movement in the EU and for seeking to extend that right to others.
Britain’s Iraq memorial insults veterans, 1m dead Iraqis, and reality, says former soldier
Brainchild of the Murdoch press, part-funded by global arms giant BAE Systems, this memorial is a gilded fiction, says veteran Joe Glenton.
Appeal to all those who have made “migrant” a term of abuse
Irene Clennell, 28 years living in the UK, was treated like a terrorist when she was deported and forced from her family.
This poisonous government drives anti-immigrant phobia to new pitch of strident hysteria
We have allowed this government to pander to bigotry, prejudice and intolerance and to scapegoat minorities, writes Matt Carr.
100 years on: a very short history of the Russian Revolution told in 10 objects
Celebrating the cultural achievements of the early Russian revolution which had at its centre a commitment to the politics of socialism.
Reflections on Trump’s Muslim ban and the massacre that never was
Have we entered a cultural and political environment in which a 21st century fascism is possible?
Don’t dread old age. I’m 94, and I won’t spend my last years in fear of the Tories
Are we all complicit in the spectacle of Trump’s rise to power?
Whether we love Trump or hate him, is it possible we are all equally addicted consumers of spectacular images he continues to generate?
What Charlie Chaplin had to say about Trump, migrants and free movement
In 1952, in the time of McCarthyism witch hunts, Charlie Chaplin was branded a communist and banned from entering the US. He used his film ‘A King in New York’ to satirise the country that banned him.
Ken Loach wins Bafta and slams government’s brutal treatment of poor and refugees
The Tory government is ‘callous, brutal and disgraceful’ says Ken Loach after his film I, Daniel Blake wins the 2017 Bafta award for Outstanding British Film.
Under President Trump USA might finally be on time for a world war
We face a brief political period that, unchecked, will bring at least irreversible climate change and, at worst, nuclear war.
Message to President Trump: here’s a simple way to stem the flow of Muslim refugees
The US needs to stop waging wars in Muslim countries that kill millions, maim millions, and displace millions more, says Paul Street.
No Trump visit say MPs, trade unionists, writers, musicians, comedians, campaigners
We oppose Trump’s state visit and commit ourselves to one of the biggest demonstrations in UK history, to make very clear to our government, and to the world, that this is not in our name.
Jeremy Corbyn’s manifesto for turning the tide against the populist far-right
The left must break with the failed economic and political establishment, or else siren voices of the populist far right will fill the gap.
Trump has proven beyond doubt that the system is broken, so let’s fix it
The whole system that has to change, says Brian Eno, not just who leads the government but something deeper and more fundamental.
Obama killed hope, says Chelsea Manning, showing why we need an unapologetic progressive leader
We need to stop hoping that our systems will right themselves. We need to actually take the reins of government and fix our institutions.
What is the alternative to the nationalism of Brexit and Trump?
The answer to neoliberalism cannot be retreat to a barricaded nation-state and pitting “our” people against “others” fenced off by tall walls and electrified fences.
Brexit is dragging Britain towards one of the great self-inflicted wounds in its history
It’s a mind-boggling combination of malice, idiocy, prejudice, magical thinking and epic incompetence, says Matt Carr.