The refugee ‘crisis’ – Trump, the EU and new levels of barbarism
As we prepare to “unwelcome” US president Donald Trump to Britain, the fallout from his policy of separating families at the Mexican border continues. But if people watching Trump’s actions with horror comfort themselves by thinking that nothing so dreadful happens in Europe, they would be mistaken. Refugee solidarity activist Margaret Woods explains
Hungary’s far right government launches racist referendum on refugees
Hungary’s far right racist Fidesz government has launched a referendum on refugees, aiming to bolster its popularity by tapping anti-migrant racism. The move is one that will be watched – and potentially copied – by racist parties across Europe, many of whom are trying to build by stirring up hatred of refugees and other migrants.
Analysis: Jeremy Corbyn’s win, UKIP and polarisation
It’s September, but it feels more like a kind of spring.