LOUISE RAW talks to Sabby Dhalu, Kevin Courtney and Steve Wright about why we should all join next weekend’s march against the far right in London
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We cannot allow the far right to reframe what misogyny is
With fascists and their supporters cynically and falsely posing as ‘defenders of women,’ the left must take violence against women seriously and gain a better understanding of women’s oppression, warns HELEN O’CONNOR
(Right) anti-racist protesters in Glasgow and (left) a far-right protester supposedly campaigning against abuse of children
DIANE ABBOTT says the socialist island has played an outsized role in the fight against racism worldwide — we must stand by it as Trump tries to choke it to death
GAWAIN LITTLE looks at the causes of the far-right resurgence and explains how the General Federation of Trade Unions is helping to combat it
As delegates from the north-east, Yorkshire & Humber meet this weekend in Durham, TUC regional secretary DAVE PIKE speaks to Ben Chacko about the challenges ahead
Prison Officers’ Association general secretary and TUC president STEVE GILLAN looks at what’s missing from the Employment Rights Act, and why we need further legislation
Militarism and war cannot be separated from ‘bread and butter issues,’ argues MICAELA TRACEY-RAMOS — opposing them is central to trade unionism
VIOLENCE against women and girls has now reached epidemic proportions and, to add insult to injury, the far right is using this rising tide of violence to generate civil unrest on a scale unseen in recent years.
The hateful organisations of the right, peddling fear and racism, don’t care about women either. Many are violent, thuggish men, likely to be abusing and bullying women themselves while making false and racist claims that misogyny is exclusive to immigrants and Muslims.
Prior to the shocking murders of the young girls in Southport, very few batted an eyelid at statistics revealing that violence against women and girls has risen by 40 per cent between 2018 and 2023. There was little public outrage at the press exposing the “blow jobs for promotions” scandal across the ambulance service in this country.
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