Conor McGregor’s recent announcement that he plans to run for the Irish presidency has come as no surprise to those paying attention to his outbursts over the last few years. Having become increasingly vocal about what he sees as Ireland’s immigration problem, he is now seen by the Irish far right as their saviour. Across […]
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Leonard “Lenny” Zeskind – comrade and friend
Leonard – he was always Lenny to me – Zeskind left a positive impression on all who knew him. He was forthright, authoritative, knowledgeable, informative and crystal clear. He argued well, gleaning as much that was useful as he could in debate and argument. But he was never a pushover. And he seldom lost arguments. […]
Spanish darling of UK nazis locked up for race hate
A Spanish neo-nazi who caused a public row three years ago when she was allowed into the UK to address a nazi rally, has been jailed by a court in Spain. Isabel Peralta, leader of the Sección de Asalto (Assault Section) group, was charged following an unauthorised anti-immigration demonstration outside the Moroccan Embassy in 2021. […]
The strange tale of the fascist terrorist, a banned British charity and a hoard of gold bullion
Earlier this week, the media reported that the Charity Commission had shut down an ostensibly Roman Catholic-supporting charity, sacked its trustees and confiscated £30,000 in gold bullion. The charity was accused of cheating HMRC out of tens of thousands of pounds and being linked to far-right politics. That much was widely reported. But not much […]
Review: Celebrating Billie Holiday, jazz great and civil rights activist
A great night at the Jazz Café, Camden, on 7 April when we were transported back to the Jim Crow era and Billie Holiday’s concerts at Carnegie Hall in 1956, with Riketté Genesis really embodying Holiday and Alex Webb on piano with a fantastic band supporting. Holiday was born on 7 April 1915. Webb read […]
Remembering Dietrich Bonhoeffer – murdered by Hitler’s nazis
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the murder of Dietrich Bonhoeffer in the final days of the Second World war. The sounds of the bombardment of the advancing Soviet army showed defeat was near for the Nazis, but their priority was to kill internal enemies threatening them. The killing of Bonhoeffer, a German theologian and […]