David Renton
The Police Bill, lockdown and the right to protest
Barrister David Renton explores why the government is so determined to suppress protest, the Police Bill, and the impact of the Covid Regulations on protest rights.
Roger Eatwell and Matthew Goodwin’s race problem
David Renton reviews the latest opportunistic attempt to make sense of the resurgence of reactionary politics in the West.
Rock Against Racism: forty years on
The 1978 Rock Against Racism carnival rallied 100,000 young people against the advancing far right. What were they fighting – and why was this particular fightback so very powerful?
What’s next for the DFLA?
The Democratic Football Lads Alliance outnumbered antiracists at a march weekend, with a crowd that included hardened neo-Nazi activists. Where is the group going next?
What is fascism?
Dave Renton delineates the types of extreme right movement and highlights the dangers of fascism's newest form.
What chance of justice from an online court?
The government is developing plans to move many court hearings online. Dave Renton argues that that the proposals mean privatisation, job losses and exclusion...
Video: the global rise of the far right
A political discussion hosted by rs21 with David Renton and Jairus Banaji
Convergence on the right
Sometimes distinctions between conservatives, right-wing populists and fascists are easy to make. But increasingly often, argues Dave Renton, there is some overlap –...
After fascism, what?
David Renton, author of Fascism: Theory and Practice, discusses whether previous definitions of 'fascism' fit with the world we see today.
The question of whether Donald's...
Latest articles
Germany’s Namibia Genocide Apology: the limits of decolonising the past
Heike Becker writes about the recent agreement between the German and Namibian governments to benefit the Ovaherero and Nama communities affected by colonial genocide.
Labour: socialists and witch-hunters
Ian Allinson and Rachel Eborall take up the issue of Starmer’s purges in the Labour Party and respond to Conti and Woody’s claim that the party represents the progressive petty bourgeoisie.
Flooding in Germany is a man-made disaster
Trade unionist and climate organiser Mark Bergfeld discusses the economics and politics of the floods in Germany since mid-July which have killed over 180 people.
Starmer’s purges and the problem with Labour
Finlay Conti and Gus Woody look at the Labour Party's history to understand the meaning of Starmer's purge, what it tells us about Labour's inability to represent the working class, and how Marxists go forward from here.
Remembering Utøya
We cannot allow the memory of the Utøya massacre ten years ago to be co-opted and depoliticised. Breivik's murderous Islamophobia and his hatred of the Left display affinities with far more mainstream political ideology.
Gender and nationalism: Breivik’s ‘Western values’
Breivik's political motivations for committing the massacre have been consistently side-lined. But when examined, his far-right politics demonstrate clear affinities with much more mainstream right-wing ideology.
Highlights
Remembering Utøya
We cannot allow the memory of the Utøya massacre ten years ago to be co-opted and depoliticised. Breivik's murderous Islamophobia and his hatred of the Left display affinities with far more mainstream political ideology.
Marx, the Paris Commune & socialism’s two souls: What liberation are we fighting for?
At the heart of the Communist Manifesto of 1848, recalled Engels, was the idea that “the emancipation of the workers must be the act of the working class itself.”
The Nakba never ended. Victory to the Intifada
For 73 years Palestinians have not only mourned the Nakba but refused to accept its continuation.
Ongoing Manchester bus strike defeats fire and rehire
The longest bus strike in British history is poised to win after a campaign involving an indefinite strike, community solidarity and a leverage strategy.
What’s behind the riots in the North of Ireland?
The riots in the North of Ireland must be understood in the context of continued sectarian division and state repression.
#KillTheBill – where it came from, where it’s going
Th Police Bill is an assault on us all and an attack on us all must be met by resistance from us all. Unity and solidarity must be the clarion call of this movement.