Police do it again!

Merseyside Police have ruined the academic career of a young muslim student. This has totally changed what I have learned about this country and my time here,” he said. “They are clearly identifying Muslim students. It’s a big insult … The first thing I will do is leave this country as soon as possible. The [...]

A Time To Speak Out

Yesterday, at the Institute of Education, there was a long public meeting organised by Independent Jewish Voices (IJV), primarily as a launch for their book of articles “A Time To Speak Out“, but also as a forum for debate and discussion amongst Jews about Israel, the war in Gaza, identity, and the relationship of Jews [...]

Burning Questions of Our Movement

  ‘What is to be Done’ is often thought of as Bolshevism’s orginal sin document. The bit where Lenin admits his elitism unashamedly, and sets his followers down a road that leads inevitably to the gulag. You see, it contains this notorious passage: The history of all countries shows that the working class, exclusively by its [...]

Another Guantanamo?

We were all so glad to hear Obama’s announcement that he would shut down Guantanamo. We all thought that this would be the beginning of the end of torture, holding prisoners without charge, and extraordinary rendition, but as we have positive news from Guantanamo, hitting the media here with the release of Binyam Mohammed, a [...]

The Daily Condemnation

Have you condemned attacks on British Troops yet today? Better get it done soon, maybe round the water cooler or during lunch. You don’t want to be seen as an extremist now do you? This would be funny if it wasn’t so pernicious. The new government guidelines for defining extremists are reported to include the [...]