Toby Abse sees a warning for the future in the outcome of the recent EU elections The June 2024 European elections may well prove to be a turning point in the history of the European Union. On the one hand, the majority in the European Parliament that elected Ursula von der Leyen as the President ofContinue reading “Green Socialist 108”
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Hate and war
Civil war may not be ‘inevitable’, as the world’s wealthiest psychopath, Elon Musk, claims but, TOBY ABSE argues, the riots delivered a stark warning about far-right culture wars THE rioting that spread across England and Northern Ireland at the start of August was not a spontaneous reaction to the brutal murder of three young girlsContinue reading “Hate and war”
Germany in crisis
TOBY ABSE warns of the shadow of the Far Right looming over the country’s forthcoming general election LAST autumn’s elections in three East German Lander had a significance that went far beyond the local, or even the national, causing shock waves all over Western Europe. Not only did they ultimately bring down Germany’s federal coalition,Continue reading “Germany in crisis”
The rise of fascism in France
Toby Abse warns that Macron’s election victory does not herald the end of Europe’s far right The outcome of the second round of the French Presidential Election on 24th April came as a great relief to anybody concerned about the advance of the Far Right on a world scale over the last few years. Nonetheless, aContinue reading “The rise of fascism in France “
Trump the Fascist
Editorial In the end, Donald Trump’s coup failed but it was squeaky-bum time for a week or so. ‘I won the election,’ he tweeted in the early hours of 16th November, almost a fortnight after he lost the election. A week later, even as he finally permitted the transition to Joe Biden’s presidency to begin,Continue reading “Trump the Fascist”
From Chile with love
By Liz Peck This autumn marks the 50th anniversary of the election victory of Salvador Allende in Chile. On 4th September 1970, he was swept to power as the first Marxist to become president of a liberal democracy in Latin America. It was an event that sent shock waves through a region dominated by USContinue reading “From Chile with love”
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