Guest post from France: the need for a united fight against the fascists
At the end of May, the Front National results in the European elections sent a shockwave across France. Here we look at the causes of this disaster, and at what can be done.
Who shot the BNP? It certainly wasn’t UKIP
The European elections are just three months away. From Hungary to the Netherlands and from Greece to France, fascist and racist populist parties are making all the running.
France: antifascists march on Front National meeting
Around 700 antifascists marched on a meeting of the fascist Front National in Rennes, north west France on 8 February. Their actions hit home: the next day, FN leader Marine Le Pen issued pleas for interior minister Manuel Valls to “dissolve” the antifascist groups.
St Pauli: The pirates of Hamburg
Love football or hate football – you will love St Pauli: the pirates of Hamburg.
Newsreel footage: Battle of Cable Street
Here’s some footage of the Battle of Cable Street on 4 October 1936, when huge crowds of antifascists stopped Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists blackshirts from marching through the East End of London.