Anti-racism

Tory Fake News & Private Failure…

Tory Fake News & Private Failure…

Tory fake news By Michael Barker, Leicester East Socialist Party Britain’s leading apologist for the government’s divisive ‘anti-terrorist’ Prevent strategy, Will Baldet, once again showed his contempt for democracy when he recently mangled the truth on Channel 4’s evening news programme. Mr Baldet chose to misrepresent the truth, in order to belittle the validity of […]

Posted in: Anti-racism, Aslef, NUT, Students, UCU
Muddled Thinking on Anti-Semitism

Muddled Thinking on Anti-Semitism

Capitalist Labour MPs like Liz Kendall just can’t keep themselves from plotting and scheming against socialists. Earlier this month Kendall retweeted a vile anti-Corbyn attack piece that had been published in the Evening Standard by her right-wing Blairite friend, Ian Austin, the Labour MP for Dudley North. Austin, in a fit of capitalist rage, alleged […]

Posted in: Anti-racism, Leicester
Leicester’s Sri Lankan Community Calls for An End to Anti-Muslim Riots in Sri Lanka

Leicester’s Sri Lankan Community Calls for An End to Anti-Muslim Riots in Sri Lanka

Islamophobia is on the rise all over the world, and it has once again made headlines in Britain as Muslims living in Sri Lanka are facing racist attacks that have been fuelled by their government’s relentless and divisive hate-speech. The Guardian reported: “At least two people have been killed and eight others injured in anti-Muslim […]

Opposing the National Front in Grantham

Opposing the National Front in Grantham

When it was announced that the racist National Front planned to descend on the small market town of Grantham, Lincolnshire, last Saturday, counter-demonstrators were given just one-day notice to organise. Yet in spite this, the far-right group were massively out-numbered. Even with a national mobilisation, they could only muster around 30 supporters! The National Front, […]

Leicester Says Dump Trump!

Leicester Says Dump Trump!

Despite freezing cold weather, more that 50 people gathered at the Clock Tower in Leicester on January 20th, to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump. Women of all ages were present, all expressing alarm at the prospect of an openly sexist and misogynist leader of the United States. “Dump Trump- racist Trump! Dump Trump- sexist […]

Opposing Hatred and Bigotry in Leicester

Opposing Hatred and Bigotry in Leicester

Leicester has been in the news a lot recently, because of the unprecedented success of its football team. However, we have seen the far-right attempt to jump on this bandwagon, oblivious to the multicultural nature of both Leicester and its footballing heroes. This was the scene last weekend: For two weekends in a row, the […]

Posted in: Anti-racism, Leicester
Leicester Makes Short Shrift of Britain First

Leicester Makes Short Shrift of Britain First

Like much of the East Midlands, Leicester is well known for its multi-ethnic communities. Narborough Road, for instance, has recently been named as one of the most multicultural streets in the country. It is perhaps for this reason above all that the vile right wing organisation Britain First thought that their ideas might resonate here. […]

Posted in: Anti-racism, Leicester
Real Agenda Behind Anti-Semitism Slurs

Real Agenda Behind Anti-Semitism Slurs

On May 9, Dr Simon Bennett published a first-person article in the Leicester Mercury attacking the Socialist Party titled “Why hard left is a threat to Labour Party.” On May 11, the Mercury published the following first-person response from Socialist Party member Steve Score, in addition to a letter published by John Merrell, who is also a […]

A Fighting Strategy to Defeat Cuts – Completely Lacking From Labour

A Fighting Strategy to Defeat Cuts – Completely Lacking From Labour

On Thursday 8th May, the public gallery was full as the scrutiny committee of Leicester Council met to discuss cuts to voluntary services in the city. Leicester Race Equality Centre (TREC) and Leicester Council of Faiths were both allowed to submit a response (although they were limited to just 5 minutes each to put their […]

Posted in: Anti-racism, Cuts, Leicester
Save Leicester Race Equality Centre

Save Leicester Race Equality Centre

Leicester Race Equality Centre (TREC) has represented the people of Leicester for the last 50 years, giving advice and support to an estimated 150,000 people during that time. Leicester is one of the few cities left in the UK with a Race Equality Centre and the city has been touted by the council, with their […]