Europe
Far right gain from mainstream crisis
28 May 2019The two “moderate” blocs that have run the European Parliament for decades have seen their control torn away in the recent elections.
Behind the swift rise of the Brexit Party beast
27 May 2019Farage has played clever by bridging class divisions. The left must expose the racism at the heart of it
Euro elections see political crisis, and the racists make some gains
27 May 2019The Brexit Party came first, the Tories took less than 10 percent - and there are questions for Labour. Tommy Robinson lost heavily,
Vote Labour in the European elections - and increase the Tories’ crisis
14 May 2019The Tories are in near-terminal collapse. They cannot pass legislation, they cannot resolve Brexit and their supporters are jumping ship to the racists of the Brexit Party.
Tories could force out Theresa May as support in opinion polls plummets
14 May 2019Tory support at the European parliament elections—and a possible general election—is collapsing.
Brexit crisis - Tories say Theresa May has got to go
23 April 2019Theresa May was facing a growing revolt as Brexit talks with Labour resumed on Tuesday.
European Union’s border plan will put more refugees at risk
23 April 2019Europe’s rulers are split between those who want stronger external borders and those who back stronger national borders. But all their policies are deadly, says Tomáš Tengely-Evans
Labour is wrong to agree to Tories’ racist plan over Brexit and free movement
09 April 2019Anti-racists will have to fight major battles to push back the racist and far right challenge in elections and to defend workers’ freedom of movement
Refugees rescued but left stranded on ship by EU
09 April 2019A rescue ship carrying 64 refugees is stuck at sea after the Italian and Maltese governments refused to let it dock last week.
Don’t back bigots in the battle for Brexit
02 April 2019Labour’s failure to put forward an independent vision for Brexit can allow neoliberal and right wing forces to make the running.
French state sends in the army in attempt to stem the tide of Yellow Vests
24 March 2019On Saturday the French interior minister cheered on a massive escalation of state repression.
Tory fools are in a Brexit farce as ruling class panic grows
19 March 2019The Tories’ Brexit crisis has descended further into farce. But behind the absurdity is a deep panic in the ruling class.
Workers across Europe strike back against austerity
19 February 2019The economic and social policies pushed by the European Union (EU) are often described as a haven from inequality and crisis.
May in crisis over EU deal as divisions get deeper for Tories
12 February 2019Theresa May has launched another desperate bid to delay a vote on her Brexit deal.
Labour’s Brexit plan is a mistaken concession to the bosses’ agenda
08 February 2019Jeremy Corbyn has written to Theresa May suggesting a five-point plan to deliver Brexit. And shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said that, unless May accepts the plan, there should be a second referendum.
Mood of rebellion moves to French trade unions
28 January 2019Yellow Vests and trade unionists could together deliver a crushing blow to France’s president Emmanuel Macron.
Racist EU leaders are to blame for refugee deaths
22 January 2019Around 170 refugees have drowned after two boats were shipwrecked in the Mediterranean Sea last week.
Jeremy Corbyn can break the impasse over Brexit if he backs free movement
22 January 2019After the crushing House of Commons defeat for her deal with the European Union (EU), Theresa May has been going through the motions of talking to opposition parties.
Struggle can break paralysis on Brexit
15 January 2019A thin ray of light shone through the Brexit tangle last week. Two government defeats in the House of Commons marked the moment when Theresa May definitively lost control of the parliamentary process governing Britain’s departure from the European Union (EU).
How can the left get its voice heard over Brexit?
08 January 2019What machinations will May pull to get out of her crisis? And what should the left do to force her out? Tomáš Tengely-Evans says the key is a fight against racism and austerity
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