Newsreel footage of the day a united mass mobilisation defeated Oswald Mosely and his fascist Black Shirts. 75 years later the confrontation is a powerful reminder of the need to stop fascists on the streets.
Dan Poulton
Dan is a writer, broadcaster and campaigner. His most recent documentary was The New Scramble For Africa and his documentaries have appeared regularly on the Islam Channel. He is an organiser for Counterfire and a regular contributor to Counterfire site.
Book review
Suzanne Collins, Sunrise on the Reaping (Scholastic 2025), 416pp.
23 May 2025
Sunrise on the Reaping – book review
Analysis
London, Embankment to Downing Street, 17 May 2025 / Photo: Leo Bild
23 May 2025
The Gaza solidarity movement outlives the Government’s support for Israel
Opinion
Archive: Aug 24. Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets French President Emmanuel Macron for a bilateral meeting at the Elysee. Source: imon Dawson - No 10 Downing Street - Flickr / cropped from original / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
23 May 2025
Israel rages as international establishment U-turns on Gaza
Analysis
Plastics prepared for sorting in materials recovery facility / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0
22 May 2025
The myth of ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’: Why only mass action can curb the climate crisis
News
Co-op Old Street, Shoreditch, rebranding launch / Flickr / CC BY 2.0
21 May 2025