Four things that make good Green Party policy
We all agree that the Green Party should have good policies. It is the core basis for any political party. But what makes a ‘good’ policy? I decided to stand…
What do British Jews actually think about Israel, and why does this matter?
Eighteen months have passed since October 7 and Israel’s vicious reprisals against Gazans, Palestinians and various neighbouring counties. The response of Western powers has been at best passive, and at…
Jews Don’t Count is a missed opportunity to understand antisemitism
David Baddiel’s new book, Jews Don’t Count, captures a lot of the rage and frustration that many British Jews have been feeling in the past few years. His Twitter feed…
Tackling antisemitism requires abolishing the political structures that produce it
In biblical Jewish culture, at Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), the sins of the community were placed on a goat. This goat, the scapegoat, was then cast out, left…
After the Edward Colston statue, destroy all momuments of colonisers
We don’t need to keep monuments to colonists in order to preserve ‘the past’ or ‘history’. Those that seek to do this do not have an accurate understanding of what…
Greens must be at the forefront of resistance to the far right
The far-right is on the rise across the world. From Germany - where the AfD host neo-Nazi views and holocaust apologia, to Italy - where the Northern League have been…
The memory of Jewish anti-apartheid militant Denis Goldberg is a blessing
The Jewish communist and anti-apartheid militant, Denis Goldberg died last week after a lifetime committed to the political struggle for racial equality and socialism in South Africa. Born in 1937,…
Where next for Jewish media after the collapse of the Jewish Chronicle?
The Jewish Chronicle (JC), and its sister newspaper the Jewish News went into liquidation last week. For the Jewish Chronicle this ends a run of 179 years of continuous publishing.…