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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Elizabeth Klinck Violin, and Suzan Peeters Accordion Cafe OTO delivered a night of joy passion disquiet and surprise. Thank you both for ❤️
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/news/i-was-a...
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‘I was arrested 22 times, we demand Ed Miliband lifts Palestine Action ban’
Polly was arrested outside the Labour Party conference for holding a sign that read, ‘I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.’
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
socialistworker.co.uk
Gosport: Is fascism taking hold on the south coast of England?
Far right thugs descended on the town of Gosport this week. Camilla Royle reports from Hampshire where racists are growing in confidence and talks to those trying to challenge them
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/news/burnham...
socialistworker.co.uk
Burnham desperate to prove Britain remains a useful ally of US imperialism
Andy Burnham used his trip to New York this week to show Donald Trump that Britain is a junior partner the US can rely on.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
socialistworker.co.uk
Urgent need to meet new fascist threat as thugs mobilise to stop refugees on south coast
Fascist Danny “Tommo” Thomas brought hundreds of black clad thugs to the south coast town of Gosport, near Portsmouth, on Tuesday evening. The mobilisation, that aimed to turn back migrants in a small...
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/news/ed-mili...
socialistworker.co.uk
Ed Miliband is complicit in a genocide he refuses to call genocide
British diplomats have told the US that Ed Miliband's new sanctions against Israeli settlers ‘are largely symbolic and will have no material impact on the UK’s wider relationship with Israel’
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I just took action with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Sign up: National antiracist network to stop the far right. Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-u...
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Sign up: National antiracist network to stop the far right
Masked far right gangs have mobilised in Dover and Portsmouth to physically blockade refugees from entering the country. This is a significant, organised and well-funded escalation. We need to get org...
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/news/local-c...
socialistworker.co.uk
Green councillors must refuse to implement austerity and help mobilise resistance
Activists are gearing up for a Summit Against Austerity hosted by the Green-run council in Hackney, east London, on Wednesday.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
socialistworker.co.uk
Dover port blockade shows real and growing far right threat
Less than 24 hours after Nigel Farage pledged to “stop the boats forever”, hundreds of fascist thugs ran riot in Dover.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/news/royal-s...
socialistworker.co.uk
Royal scroungers grab £50 million ‘pay’ rise
Labour ministers introduce legislation to give a whopping £50m increase to the annual grant, doubling the royals’ core funding.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/in-depth/why...
socialistworker.co.uk
Why are unions still important?
The labour movement in Britain can seem to spend more time commemorating defeats of the past than fighting for change. But it doesn’t have to be this way, writes Judy Cox
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/environment/...
socialistworker.co.uk
Resist big tech’s dirty data centre plan
Hundreds of data ­centres are being built across Britain as the Labour government fights to attract investment in artificial intelligence (AI).
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/labour/rise-...
socialistworker.co.uk
Rise in energy bills show the limits of Burnham’s Labour
Burnham promised to ‘put money in people’s pockets’, but new energy price caps mean we’ll be £60 worse off
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/comment/raci...
socialistworker.co.uk
Racism is more than white supremacy - Socialist Worker
Racism first developed as a justification for enslavement
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
socialistworker.co.uk
Looking back at Rock Against Racism—with hope for the future
The Nazi National Front (NF) was using the panic over immigration, and disillusionment with the Labour government, to push racist hate.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Support workers at the V&A, sign the petition! www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pc...
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PCS Demands Fair Pay and Safe Working Conditions at the V&A Museum
Support workers at the V&A, sign the petition!
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/internationa...
socialistworker.co.uk
Britain dragged deeper into the long war over Ukraine
Russia has threatened revenge against Britain after Ukraine used British-made drones to target Russian oil refineries and transport networks.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/palestine-20...
socialistworker.co.uk
Win for Filton 25 members as jury refuses to convict
A jury has refused to convict eight members of the Filton 25 group of Palestine activists.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
socialistworker.co.uk
Anti-racists take on Farage ahead of Clacton by-election
Anti-racists were out ­campaigning last ­weekend ahead of the Clacton by-election on Thursday.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/alex-callini...
socialistworker.co.uk
Credibility of the US empire is shrinking fast
The US and Israel were unlikely to defeat Iran by air power alone. But as hostilities re-ignited in the past couple weeks, it's been Iran escalating
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/internationa...
socialistworker.co.uk
India’s 'Cockroach' movement declares victory
Tens of thousands of young people in India’s “Cockroach” movement last week celebrated a rare victory over Narendra Modi’s far right BJP government.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/in-depth/the...
socialistworker.co.uk
The spectre of socialism haunting America
Trump and the US ruling class are in turmoil as hatred of capitalism grows. Rebecca Givan talks to US socialists about what strategies are needed to win.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
socialistworker.co.uk
Two crucial by-election battles against Reform UK
Activists are taking on far right Reform UK in two key by‑elections this summer—for Clacton’s MP and Greater Manchester’s mayor.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/news/is-your...
socialistworker.co.uk
Is your workplace boiling? Here’s how to shut it down
Simon Hester is a former Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector. Here's his advice on how to deal with bosses making you work in the heat
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/in-depth/far...
socialistworker.co.uk
Farage, fear and loathing on the Essex coast - Socialist Worker
Karen, a resident of Clacton-on-Sea, said, “The worry is that there’s a lot of people who still see him as their man, who will still vote for him.” She was responding to Nigel Farage’s announcement la...
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/palestine-20...
socialistworker.co.uk
Health workers are 'sounding the alarm' over abuse of Gazan doctor - Socialist Worker
Health worker Maggie says it is 'hugely important' to protest the treatment of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya before he is killed
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
socialistworker.co.uk
Politicians and the press paint Muslims as an 'enemy within'
'It's an effort by the Tony Blair Institute to push this idea that Muslims are incompatible with British life,' says anti-racist activist in Cardiff
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/news/organis...
socialistworker.co.uk
As Farage triggers by-election, kick out the far right fraudster
Farage has been caught once again with his hand in the till—or rather in the pocket of another dodgy billionaire.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/palestine-20...
socialistworker.co.uk
Reclaiming the radical Jewish alternative to Zionism today - Socialist Worker
Molly Crabapple’s new book Here Where We Live Is Our Country chronicles the radical history of the Bund and what we can draw from its experience, writes Alex Mayer
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
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socialistworker.co.uk
Tens of thousands blockade AfD conference in mass show of anti-fascist resistance
Tens of thousands of anti-fascists from across Germany mobilised to blockade the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party’s conference.
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Socialist Worker @socialistworker.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Education report on ‘white working class’ grades is class act in racist dog whistles ⭐'Cut class sizes, give us more money, give us proper provision for students with special education needs and disabilities' say teachers socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
socialistworker.co.uk
Education report on ‘white working class’ grades is class act in racist dog whistles
Labour’s education secretary echoed the far right after the publication of the Independent Inquiry into White Working Class Educational Outcomes.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/news/labours...
socialistworker.co.uk
Labour's war drive makes workers pay
Labour's "defence investment plan" will make you poorer and less save. The defence budget is set to rise to £80 billion by 2029.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/news/peace-t...
socialistworker.co.uk
‘Peace talks change nothing,’ says Lebanese socialist - Socialist Worker
Despite negotiations, Israel is eager to grab land from southern Lebanon, says Ghassan in Beruit
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
socialistworker.co.uk
‘We’ll keep organising against far right’: anti-racists in Makerfield
Activists in Makerfield spoke to Socialist Worker about how they organised against Reform UK and Restore Britain
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/labour/maker...
socialistworker.co.uk
Makerfield by-election: Andy Burnham wins by running against Starmer
Andy Burnham positioned himself as a ‘soft left’ alternative—but he’s busy reassuring the financial markets that he won’t rock the boat
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/news/footbal...
socialistworker.co.uk
Trump’s racist crackdown on World Cup players and fans
Perhaps the most ­controversial World Cup yet has just kicked off. It’s taking place mostly in the US with a few games also occurring in Canada and Mexico.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/news/palesti...
socialistworker.co.uk
Palestine activist jailed in unprecedented sentencing - Socialist Worker
The Palestine movement mobilised outside a south London court against a state-orchestrated attack on all our democratic rights. Four members of the Filton 24 group of Palestine activists—Samuel Corner...
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/news/migrant...
socialistworker.co.uk
Migrant workers take their fight for fair visas to parliament
Many migrant workers made life-changing decisions to move to Britain to work. Now they face a cruel crackdown from the Labour government.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
socialistworker.co.uk
Far right thugs seize on Belfast attack to whip up racist violence
Fascist and far right thugs have seized on a horrific attack in Belfast in the north of Ireland to stir up racist violence and intimidation.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/in-depth/aft...
socialistworker.co.uk
After the far right rampage—‘The racists scared me but I’m not without hope for Southampton’
Pat Meusel went to the city to meet anti-racists who are standing up to the rioters. Plus photographs by Guy Smallman
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/internationa...
socialistworker.co.uk
‘What we need is more protest’—Portuguese general strike brings cities to a halt
Hundreds of thousands of workers in Portugal staged a general strike this week against the right wing government’s labour law “reforms”.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
socialistworker.co.uk
The real ‘two-tier’ criminal justice system
The racists rioting in Southampton on Tuesday night screamed about “two-tier” policing as they sought to weaponise the killing of Henry Nowak.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
socialistworker.co.uk
Are Reform UK and Labour neck and neck among trade union members?
A polls says that 28 percent of trade union members would back Nigel Farage’s far right party Reform UK
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/trade-unions...
socialistworker.co.uk
UCU union conference: delegates demand national fightback as university crisis deepens
UCU union’s annual congress this week there was a battle to get the union leadership to back nationwide action this autumn.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/palestine-20...
socialistworker.co.uk
US strikes Iran again—but Trump's war is backfiring
The US launched renewed strikes on Iranian missile sites in southern Iran near Bandar Abbas, a major port and navy base.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
socialistworker.co.uk
Andy Burnham stands in Labour’s history of betraying migrants
Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham has backed home secretary Shabana Mahmood’s new crackdown on migrants
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/internationa...
socialistworker.co.uk
Samsung workers in South Korea threaten AI boom with a mass strike - Socialist Worker
A massive strike in South Korea has the potential to derail the AI boom—and humble one of the world’s biggest multinational firms. Some 40,000 workers at Samsung Electronics were set to walk out for 1...
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/labour/wes-s...
socialistworker.co.uk
Wes Streeting may well be Labour’s angel of death
But what are the skeletons in his closet?
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/sw-view/star...
socialistworker.co.uk
Starmer's long list of failures
After the turbulent years of the Tories, Labour and the media presented him as a bureaucratic alternative. Two years on, he is universally hated.
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rogerh27.bsky.social @rogerh27.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/labour/starm...
socialistworker.co.uk
Starmer’s rescue plan for zombie Labour is too little, too late
Keir Starmer is trying to save his skin after the Labour Party was humiliated in the elections last week.
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