On Jimmy Carr and the last ‘acceptable’ form of racism
Guest writer, Romany @Chrissy1b writes of her community's anger and distress over Jimmy Carr's disgusting 'joke'. This is a must-read for everyone. We should all be very angry. #CriticalMass
More Police Failures and Scandals
Today’s horrific revelations about rampant racism, misogyny, ableism and bullying by police officers at Charing Cross Police Station make up the latest scandal to emerge about the Metropolitan Police. Recruits…
Why people believe right wing propaganda
In his book, Drums in the distance – journeys into the global far right, Joe Mulhall describes his experiences of far right movements around the world. He watches these movements, often from the…
Johnson – empty words – hidden threat
I despise Boris Johnson. Hardly surprising for a life long socialist. But he is Prime Minister. He remains one of the most popular politicians in the country. He has a…
Black Lives Matter and so does Black Capitalisation
To promote Black Maternal Health Awareness Week we published a news item in Critical Mass about the shocking rates of mortality among Black women in maternity care. This attracted some criticism over the lack…
The fight against racism and white fragility
Socialists need to take racism seriously, we need to understand the lived experiences of people who do not feel safe driving a car because they are likely to get pulled…