Might 2017 see a repetition of the historical splits in the Conservative Party? As the many consequences of the June 8 election work through, the United Kingdom is edging closer to a rare historical occurrence already celebrated twice before: a...
Radicalization is intimately tied up with Islamophobia. This needs to be better understood. The media and political responses to the Finsbury Park attack in London have been lame. Islamophobia is the driver of far-right extremism inasmuch as...
Despite the tough talk in the Queen’s Speech, the UK’s position at the Brexit negotiating table has been weakened. If the results of the British general election revived hope of mitigating Brexit, the long-awaited Queen’s Speech in Parliament...
If Europe’s economic situation fails to improve, the far right will be waiting to pounce again with their easy answers: nationalism and racism. The good news out of Europe is that Marine Le Pen’s neo-Nazi National Front took a beating in the...
The Grenfell Tower fire exposes deep inequality in Britain. “Sometimes there is a news story that has a power that reaches beyond the material facts.” This is how British comedian-turned-activist Russell Brand opens his Trews segment on the...
