Terrorism
Bomb inquiry falls short
Who could have stopped the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017? According to the official inquiry, it was two low paid teenage stewards. Sir John Saunders, chair of the public inquiry into the bombing, said there were “serious shortcomings” and missed opportunities to prevent the attack.
Tories won’t tackle racism—they’ll fuel it
The government’s lie that it’s “committed to tackling racism” has been exposed once again. The Metropolitan Police has increased its use of stop and search powers.
Terrorism Act 2000 - 20 years of increased racism, repression and injustice
The introduction of the Terrorism Act 2000 created a “racist, fear-based environment” argues a new report from human rights group Cage.
‘Horrific’ new terror laws will mean that more lives are ‘ripped to shreds’
Tory home secretary Priti Patel wants to grab more powers for the state with a draconian terror bill.
Right want to use south London stabbings for more repression
Boris Johnson unveiled a wish list of repressive measures after the shooting of Sudesh Amman in Streatham, south London, on Sunday.
Tories use London Bridge killings to reinforce right wing policy
Right wingers are using the horrific killing of two people near London Bridge last week to bolster a reactionary agenda
London Bridge killings are linked to imperialist war
01 December 2019The horrific killing of two people in a knife attack on Friday in London is being used to bolster right wing ideas. The crackdown has to be opposed.
Say no to ban on Hizbollah
26 February 2019Home secretary Sajid Javid, in his ongoing grandstanding campaign to be Tory leader, has declared Lebanese group Hizbollah a terrorist organisation.
Resist calls for clampdown after Parsons Green attack
19 September 2017Racist politicians and newspapers have seized on the arrest of two young refugees over the failed bomb attack in London last week.
Spanish Tory government is hounded on its own march
28 August 2017Activists in Barcelona made sure a protest in response to terror attacks opposed war and racism, reports Maria Dantas
Muslims and anti-racists in Barcelona won't let far right exploit terror attack
19 August 2017Muslims, anti-racists and anti-fascists are organising in Catalonia to resist any Islamophobic backlash after terrorist attacks on Thursday night
Gareth Peirce says there are serious questions over the Birmingham terror trial
05 August 2017Three men from Birmingham and a man from Stoke-on-Trent were convicted last week of plotting terror attacks. Naweed Ali, Khobaib Hussain, Mohibur Rahman and Tahir Aziz were jailed for life on Thursday of last week.
Islamophobic attacks soar as media and politicians push anti-Muslim hate
27 June 2017Police have reported a surge in Islamophobic “hate crimes” after the Manchester and London Bridge terror attacks last month.
‘I want to kill all Muslims’—racist terror in Finsbury Park
20 June 2017A white van ploughed through a group of worshippers outside the Muslim Welfare House mosque in Finsbury Park, north London, this morning, Monday.
Theresa May promises new terror clampdown
13 June 2017New terror legislation is reported to be a dead cert in the Tories’ plan for a minority government, whatever else is dropped.
Theresa May wants to use London Bridge attack to step up Islamophobia and repression
06 June 2017Prime minister Theresa May is deliberately using the deaths of seven people last night to boost the Tories and encourage revenge against Muslims.
‘Don’t attack Islam’—residents at London Bridge reject racist scapegoating
06 June 2017After Saturday’s attack the area around London Bridge in central London was in lockdown.
More powers for the cops won’t make us more safe
06 June 2017Theresa May has said that the Tories will bring in new terror legislation.
Blame the system that creates terrorism
30 May 2017Terrorist attacks are often a brutal response to a brutal world, explains Simon Basketter—and the only way to end the violence is to transform the society that breeds it
Police raids sow fear in Manchester
30 May 2017The cops’ heavy-handed response to the Manchester attack has chilling echoes of the state’s deadly clampdown that followed the 7/7 bombings in 2005, writes Dave Sewell
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