Eamon Dyas As far as I see it the issue here isn’t about how racism or anti-racism explains these incidents. The issue is how European capitalism has come to rely on immigration both to feed its labour as well as its population needs in a situation where a sense of nationality continues to be the … Continue reading Racist Incidents, Southampton and Belfast
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Immigration Policy in Ireland
Eamon Dyas [This addresses the question of immigration in Ireland, but the same situation exists in Britain.] What began as a genuine outbreak of resistance in local communities to the results of EU immigration policies has become synonymous with the right. There was always an inevitability about all of this as the left, with its … Continue reading Immigration Policy in Ireland
Diane Abbott’s Letter to the Observer
By Catherine Dunlop Abbott in her letter was responding to an article in the Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/15/racism-in-britain-is-not-a-black-and-white-issue-it-is-far-more-complicated), by Tomiwa Owolade, a contributing writer at the New Statesman. This article commented on a report just published about racism in Britain, Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS). That report says that more whites than blacks say they have experienced racism. … Continue reading Diane Abbott’s Letter to the Observer
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