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THE organisers of a festival against racism in Dundee today have issued a warning that fascists are “not welcome in the city now, next month or ever.”
The annual Dundee Together rally celebrates the city’s multicultural traditions and is led by local community groups and trade unions.
Dundee TUC chairman Stuart Fairweather told the Morning Star: “Dundee Together is a peaceful day, it’s all about music and facepainting and people coming together.
The sheer number present on the day, estimated at half a million, points to organisational acumen and bodes well for developing the movement, says DIANE ABBOTT
CJ ATKINS commemorates one of the most dramatic moments in working-class history
Once again Tower Hamlets is being targeted by anti-Islam campaigners, this time a revamped and radicalised version of Ukip — the far-right event is now banned by the police, but we’ll be assembling this Saturday to make sure they stay away, says JAYDEE SEAFORTH
ANN HENDERSON on the exciting programme planned for this summer’s festival in the Scottish capital