In the wake of reports of violent crimes committed by refugees in Europe, we are seeing an increasing backlash. Such crimes should never be swept under the carpet, they must be policed and punished, but we must not tar the many refugees who need our help with the actions of the few. Nor must we […]
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The Trade Union Bill shows these supposed small-state Tories’ true colours. Like Thatcher before him, Cameron wants a light touch on economic regulation, but a heavy hand when it comes to society. Indeed he is going far further than Thatcher ever dreamed in his attempts to curtail workers’ rights to strike. Me on RT yesterday.
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I was on RT News, congratulating Jeremy Corbyn on his stunning victory in the Labour leadership election and defending him from the attacks he has been facing.
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As Jeremy Corbyn surges in the Labour leadership race, fears have abounded over hard-left infiltrators signing up as Labour supporters to hijack the party. This is simply not the case, as I explain here on Channel 4 News.
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“How many chances does this man get?” Somi Guha asks incredulously on the day that Clarkson “begs forgiveness” for apparently not trying hard enough to not say the word “nigger” despite doing “everything in his power” to avoid saying it. Clarkson’s apology is too little too late for Guha who now wants the BBC to
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I have a letter in today’s Guardian: Ken Loach’s article (Labour is not the solution, 28 March) has received a fantastic response – 250 people joined Left Unity over the weekend, when we held our first national conference. But Labour supporters would rather see us pack up our things and go home. They tell us
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When Russell Brand called for revolution last month it struck a chord with hundreds of thousands of British people. Not simply because a long-haired dandy known for his tight leather trousers and desire to defile the granddaughter of Manuel from Fawlty Towers surprised us with his eloquence and political passion to trounce a tired Jeremy
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The Tax Justice Network has released a report slamming Britain as the worst offender when it comes to financial secrecy thanks to its network of tax haven crown dependencies and overseas territories. I was back on RT News today responding to their report and calling on Britain to get its house in order.
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The Guardian’s John Harris has written a brilliant feature on the rise of Left Unity, which has hit the shelves just as Miliband prepares to face the wrath of the TUC conference as he presses ahead with his plans to reform the Labour-union link. I spoke to Harris last week and he quotes me warmly
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On the back of last week’s article in the New Statesman, I was back on Voice of Russia, the Russian world service radio station, having a very interesting discussion with Scott Craig on why we need a new party of the left, what it might stand for, and why splitting Labour’s vote is a good
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