The ruling party has failed to make the case against racism and xenophobia, pandering instead of making a principled stand, argues Gary Younge.

The main threat to democracy isn’t “Islamofacism”, writes Gary Younge, but plain old fascism, with mostly white Europeans terrorizing minorities in the name of racial, cultural or religious superiority.

In Cardiff last week Tony Blair claimed the spate of knife and gun murders in London was not being caused by poverty, but a distinctive black culture. This is the speech he could have made. By Gary Younge.

The west persists in using race to decide who can cross its borders.

Bush and Blair will blame anyone but themselves for the consequences of their disastrous war – even its victims.

The tolerant, secular, liberal society into which Muslims are being asked to integrate lies somewhere between mythology and a work in progress and, the responsibility for transforming it into a lived reality lies with all of us.

Our leaders were never trustworthy, yet many people were only too willing to believe them – and they may do so again.

Those at the trade talks should recognise that there is much more to economics than the market price of goods.

The riots in France have made the French accept the need for social justice- just as riots in Britain and elsewhere have done.

A decent job with a decent income is still the best path out of the crudest forms of racism and fundamentalism

The bombers look like everyone else, and it is improved intelligence rather than bullets that will weed them out.

Of course those who backed the Iraq war refute any link with the London bombs, they are in the deepest denial.

While we pursue an international trade policy that allows capital to roam freely across borders in search of the low wages, we pursue a domestic agenda to stop poor people from travelling in search of better wages.

Faced with defection over Iraq and a falling turnout, Labour blames the electorate rather than its own policies.

The outrages at Camp Breadbasket are consistent with British colonial rule – brutal, oppressive and racist.

To support a government that has brought tens of thousands of deaths to Iraq is to abandon hope of change.