Although the Spanish Revolution ended in defeat, it nevertheless proves that ordinary people can be inspired to fight for a better world and offers a glimpse of what that world could be. But, above all, it proves that, when a revolutionary opportunity arises, having the right politics matters.
For three years in a row, Britain has been seized by summertime racist rioting. Islamophobes and nationalists seem to have laid claim to UK streets for the months of June through September. But this is not without precedent: summer has always been high time for bigots and diehard patriots.
There’s a power in collective resistance and solidarity that, if only it can be organised, could flush away Hanson and her ilk into history’s septic tank. Yesterday, students pointed the way forward.
Rebel teachers are taking the energy and inspiration of their industrial struggle against the Victorian government into the state election this November.
