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Activists from Stand Up To Racism Scotland gather in Glasgow's George Square, in a counter protest to a far-right rally, September 7, 2024
PROTESTS will take place this weekend to rally against a far-right group called Unite the Kingdom.
Stand Up to Racism has called counterdemonstrations in London, Liverpool, Derby, Portsmouth, Swansea, Leeds, Nottingham and Ipswich.
Unite the Kingdom uses slogans associated with fascist agitator Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, including “stop the boats” and “save our kids,” and has been linked to the far-right violence which erupted in the summer.
As extremist movements grow on the streets and at the ballot box, the emergence of the Together Alliance points to a vital strategy: unity across trade unions, campaigners and communities, says TONY CONWAY
LYNNE WALSH reports from the Morning Star’s Race, Sex and Class Liberation conference last weekend, which discussed the dangers of incipient fascism and the spiralling drive to war