Issue 1578 - 26 March 2026
Misusing the F-word
To effectively combat the far-right menace we need clear definitions, sound historical analysis and militant class politics, says Jack Conrad. The broad-as-possible strategy of Together Alliance is worse than useless
Letters
Union influence; Genuine debate; YP or Greens; Universalism; Lab stocktake; Biblical Kippers
Fifteen theses on fascism
Talks, bluff and oil
Doubtless negotiations are happening, but certainly not directly. Those negotiations might be about quickly ending the war, or about bringing down the price of oil and reassuring markets. Yassamine Mather explains what is probably going on
Thou shalt not criticise Karie
CEC members may not ‘misrepresent’ or ‘publicly oppose or undermine a decision’. Nor may they pass on ‘confidential’ information or ‘personally attack’ officers. The CEC’s code of conduct is a bureaucrat’s dream. It is designed to silence all and every opposition. Carla Roberts reports
Secularism means mutual toleration
Communists oppose the scurrilous attacks on Muslim public worship. Eddie Ford says it is all part of the right’s culture war designed to promote white nationalism and a particularly bigoted version of Christianity
Through the Slough of Despond
Things have changed here and there, but not positively. Israel’s war on the Palestinians has become a US-Israeli war on Iran, YP proved stillborn and the climate crisis gets worse. Mike Macnair reports
Reform at the crossroads
Have we reached ‘peak Farage’? Perhaps, argues Paul Demarty. But, whatever the fate of Reform, the drift to the right is likely to continue. Lining up with the centre is no answer - independent working class politics is needed