Any socialist with blood in their veins must be inspired by the fightback in France. Inspired enough perhaps to say to friends and workmates, "We need to do the same."
As the Tories drive a knife deep into the welfare state, nostalgia for Labour’s years in office may well grow as memories fade.
Two news stories this week give the lie to the myth that people are naturally selfish.
Since its launch, the racist English Defence League (EDL) and its sister organisations have organised 31 demonstrations across Britain.
Those of us who work in education frequently have to deal with questions of truth. We ask children to draw conclusions from evidence, to describe things as they see them, and not to tell lies.
Last week the Daily Mail’s hired comedian, Richard Littlejohn, sneered that he’d never heard of Labour leader Ed Miliband’s father, "the ‘celebrated’ Marxist academic Ralph Miliband". In Littlejohn’s world "celebrated" means filthy rich for doing nothing useful, so that’s no surprise.
The right wing press and the hard Blairites have reacted with fury to the victory of Ed Miliband as Labour leader.
Our impressive 35-vehicle convoy arrived in Paris early on Sunday morning two weeks ago—and we slept in a sports hall.
John and Mary Flynn are Travellers facing eviction from their home at Dale Farm in Essex—a scrap yard before Gypsies bought the land and made their homes there.
The visit by Pope Benedict to Britain last week raised questions over how to take on right wing views and deal with religion.
The Tea Party movement caused a dramatic upset in last week’s US primary elections—and pushed the Republicans even further to the right.
The row over Tory spin doctor Andy Coulson should not be mistaken for one of those long running and complicated arguments that are of interest only to fellow media types.
