Last week saw the publication of a report by a group of MPs called the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry Into Antisemitism. It is an important document to confront, because it is part of a Europe-wide attempt to widen the definition of antisemitism to include root and branch criticism of Israel.
The report into antisemitism published last week was produced by an All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry Into Antisemitism, which was set up last November by the Parliamentary Committee Against Antisemitism.
Over the previous two columns, I have argued that the British prison system is shot through with abuse and oppression and not "fit for purpose".
Read our monthly supplement, featuring Judith Orr's interview with Ariel Levy on raunch culture and myths of empowerment.
Last week I gave a general overview of prison life. This week I extend my argument with a little more detail about how the system treats prisoners, and what this does to them.
With just two weeks to go until the 23 September "Time To Go" demonstration in Manchester at the Labour Party conference, momentum is growing in the north west of England.
We live during a new wave of struggles for national freedom and dignity, expressed most strongly in the Middle East and Latin America, but finding a reflection in the heartlands of imperialism.
There is new evidence that a Tory government suppressed documents showing the coroner in the inquest into the death of Blair Peach on a 1979 Anti Nazi League demonstration was biased.
Much is said these days about jail being too easy, with prisoners apparently living in the lap of luxury and enjoying Sky TV.
People have always moved from one part of the globe to another. They have moved as settlers, to join family members, to study or to flee persecution. But ever since capitalism began to establish itself as the dominant mode of production, the main type of migration has been labour migration.
‘I came to Britain in 2000, before Poland joined the European Union (EU). So I had to wait six months before I could get the right papers and was allowed to work.
We passed a demographic milestone on Thursday of last week, according to the media. "UK Population Passes 60 Million For The First Time", the headlines read, referring to figures produced by the government’s Office for National Statistics (ONS).
