Labour’s crushing election defeats and the increase in the vote for the Nazi BNP has led some to believe the country is drifting rightwards. Lindsey German challenges this assumption and argues that election results don’t tell the whole story.

We are reproducing in two parts a chapter on Enoch Powell from Jonathan Rutherford’s new book, Forever England. Using a mixture of political, historical and psychological analysis, Rutherford offers a rich account of the interaction of masculinity, empire and race in the development of Powell’s notorious but undoubtedly significant brand of politics. This part focuses in particular on Powell’s relationship to the British Empire and the development of his character through his austere and isolated childhood and education. Part 2, following shortly, draws upon this backdrop to develop an account of his political career.

The cuts in teaching English for speakers of other languages (Esol) spell disaster for the poorest and most vulnerable members of settled immigrant communities, asylum seekers and refugees, reports Hazel Healy.

The deportation of a terminally ill woman to Ghana signals trouble ahead for some of the most vulnerable people in Britain, writes Barry Mason

Claire Rodier speaks to l’Humanité about a planned EU directive on deporting illegal immigrants.

SchNEWS on growing movement to resist the British government’s inhumane and racist policies on immigration.

The vindictive efforts of the Home Office to deport a 19-year-old Watford FC footballer back to Sierra Leone is just another example of Labour’s increasingly draconian and inhumane approach to immigration, write Keith Lee and Paul Mitchell.

The Black Women’s Rape Action Project has written to human rights organisations and the British media, outlining the appalling conditions faced by women being held at the Yarl Wood Removal Centre.