Tag Archives: anti-fascism

Editorial of the Socialist 1336 The ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march in London on 13 September sounds a warning that the workers’ movement must urgently respond to. Police estimate that 110,000 took to the streets in the largest-ever demonstration called by far-right racist Tommy Robinson. Those that attended,  who went far beyond the still small numbers in the organised far right, ...

100 counter-protesters gathered in the village of St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, in opposition to a planned demonstration by far-right group ‘Patriotic Alternative’. Patriotic Alternative are opposed to housing refugees from Afghanistan in the village. In fact, the refugees are being ‘housed’ in accommodation inside the RAF St Athan base – hardly suitable for families and young children! ...

On Saturday March 25th, hundreds of anti-fascist protesters gathered in Llantwit Major, opposing the far-right Patriotic Alternative who were spreading poisonous propaganda against Ukrainian refugees being housed in the area and had organised a ‘rally’ in Llantwit. Anti-fascists were made up of seasoned campaigners as well as workers from the community who didn’t want racist propaganda being spread around their ...

By Ginny Bayliss Swansea Socialist party On August 13th members of Cardiff and Swansea Socialist Party branches united with other left-wing groups from across the area to counter-protest far-right demonstrators outside a drag queen story hour for children and parents at Cardiff Central Library. Despite calling the protest, alt-right group Patriotic Front did not show which left a handful of ...

The protests against police violence and structural racism across the US, also condemned similar injustices in the U.K

Mass demonstrations and a left alternative needed to fight the right This is a statement from Socialist Alternative, the Socialist Party’s co-thinkers in the United States. You can also read the statement at Socialist Alternative’s website. The vicious white nationalist violence in Charlottesville and across the country this weekend has acted as a collective wake-up call. A powerful left challenge ...