Many people across Britain are horrified at the apparent "resurgence" of the Tory party after last week’s elections.
The fascist British National Party (BNP) managed to grab a London assembly seat last week. The fascists also gained a net ten seats in council elections across the country.
The rout suffered by New Labour on Thursday of last week and the defeat of Ken Livingstone as mayor of London have left millions of people fearful of the prospect of a return to Tory government.
The closely fought mayoral contest between Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson dominated the London elections – and seriously hampered the Left List’s ability to make an impact.
The underlying assumption behind Ken Livingstone’s campaign for re-election as London’s mayor was that the votes of the left were in the bag, and that his key job was to capture the votes of the right.
In an echo of the general trend, Labour lost over a quarter of the seats it was defending in the elections in Wales.
The appalling election results last week have sparked a refreshing, if slightly panicked, debate inside the Labour Party.
Every previous Labour government has provoked a major rebellion from the left after it betrayed the hopes that had led to its election.
The alternative of "reclaiming" Labour has proved a dead end.
The political storm that broke out across the world 40 years ago affected every part of the globe. But with much of the media focusing on the student protests and mass strikes in France in May 1968, it is possible to miss the significance of some of the other revolts.
Some 100,000 people of all ages and backgrounds delivered a powerful message against fascism by joining the hugely successful Love Music Hate Racism (LMHR) carnival last Sunday.
