Much of the media are fawning over the "Burnham bounce" at Labour conference, but the most accurate insight came from the Financial Times when they described how the "economic walls are closing in". Burnham's plans are crashing against the limits of a system in deep crisis.

It is good to see Reform UK stuttering in the polls, but the political landscape to the right of them is thickening at a fast rate. The weekend saw further street mobilisations, and Restore Britain - a party on the road to fascism - are growing more confident and increasing their base. Tomorrow's online briefing on the changing face of the far right is important to explore these dynamics (register herehere.)

Constructing Stand Up to Racism into the kind of force that can drive the far right back is the key priority. Saturday saw several important mobilisations: 800 on the Manchester unity demo, 600 on a counter protest in Sheffield, 300 at the Hastings unity demo, 200 on Sutton's largest ever anti-racist protest, 120 at the Hull unity protest, 100 at Wakefield, Crowborough outnumbering the far right for the first time - and SUTR disrupted Restore's campaign in Camden again. Read all reports here.

21 local community groups and trade unions are supporting the Oxford Stand Up To Racism unity march and this has the potential to build a big turnout on October 17th and provide a spring board to a bigger anti-racist movement.

What you can do:

Join and help us build the Oxford Unites Against the Far Right March on 17th October (see flyer below) - one of thirty unity marches around the country (email contact@oxfordstanduptoracism.org.uk to volunteer or request materials to build the march)
Get involved with Oxford Stand Up to Racism
Sign up for the Together Against the Far Right Summit in London on 24th October (see details below)

Next Oxford and Thames Valley SWP meeting - all welcome

90th Anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street

Fighting Fascism: Then and Now

7PM Wednesday 30th September

New Road Baptist Church, Bonn Square, Oxford, OX1 1LQ

or join via zoom https://oxfordswp.org.uk/zoom

The blocking of Oswald Moseley's fascist march in Cable street is widely remembered as one of the defining moments of a mass movement that broke the advance of the fascism in Britain.

As we face a resurgence of fascism today across the world what can Cable Street tell us about the strategy and tactics needed to defeat the fascists today.

Future meetings

7/10 - Antizionism is not antisemitism

14/10 - Socialist Worker Student Society meeting - Why you should be a revolutionary?

21/10 - Black History Month meeting - 50 years on from the Soweto uprising against Apartheid

In the last few years, we have seen a shocking growth of the far right spreading fear, division, and hatred.

The far right are constantly trying to whip up racism against Muslims, migrants and refugees. This has lead to repeated outbreaks of racist protests and violence including the pogroms in Belfast, Glasgow and Southampton - and now the fascist paramilitary style mobilisations of the Patriot Platform in Dover and Portsmouth.

The far right are following Trump's lead by calling for mass deportations, including removal of Indefinite Leave to Remain for people who have every right to live in the UK.

We urgently need a movement that can challenge the growth of racism and the far right.

In March Stand Up To Racism worked with artists and hundreds of organisations to support the Together Alliance march - bringing 500,000 people together in a massive show of unity against the far right.

Stand Up To Racism is now building the same kind of unity in local communities across the country.

Join this peaceful unity march to say the far right do not speak for us and we will unite to celebrate our diverse communities and reject all attempts at racist divide and rule.

It is by us all uniting together that we can win.

We want to show how proud we are to live in Oxfordshire because of its cultural diversity. We want a day of hope, peace, unity, and fun - to show that there is an alternative to the racism and despair of the far right.

Join us on Saturday October 17th.

Invite your union or campaign group to support this show of unity against racism the far right in Black History Month. Email us here if you want to help build this event.

Let's create a huge turnout to show that unity will triumph over hate and division.

Restore, Reform & the street movement: the changing face of the British far right // Online briefing with Richard Donnelly, senior researcher for Stand Up to Racism

Tues 29 Sept 6.30pm / register for link

Reform UK continue to ride high in the polls, despite the scandals. Danny Tommo has attempted to launch a new far right street movement in Dover and Portsmouth, building on the mobilisations led by Tommy Robinson over the last few years. And Restore Britain, led by Rupert Lowe, have popped up overnight with a significant electoral base - while welcoming known fascists and neo-Nazis into their organisation.

What are the different formations on the far right, and what kind of danger do they pose? Join this online briefing and Q&A with far right researcher Richard Donnelly to explore the changing face of the British far right - and how we stop them.

People vs Palantir - International Day of Action

Brought to you in collaboration with Global Justice Now, Good Law Project, Health Workers for a Free Palestine, Just Treatment, Keep Our NHS Public, MedAct, Palestine Solidarity Campaign UK, Pull the Plug and We Own It.

On Thursday 1st October, patients, NHS workers and activists across England are taking action to say NO to Palantir in our NHS.

Oxford action 4-5:50PM - meet corner London Rd/Old High St, Headington for petitioning and leafleting.

Palantir is a US software company whose tools are currently used by the Israeli military as they commit genocide against Palestinians in occupied Gaza.

Palantir also supplies ICE with tools that are used to track and surveil migrants in the US.

In 2023, NHS England awarded a £330 million contract to Palantir to provide a new data platform.

On 3 June 2026, the cross-party House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee called for the government to terminate NHS England's contract with Palantir because the company supports 'highly controversial policies and activities'.

A company profiting from such grave human rights abuses should have no role in our health system or wider public sector. Our message is clear – No Palantir in our NHS.

Coordinated with a global movement of activists across North America, South America, Europe and Australia, we’re all showing up on one day to demand an end to all contracts and partnerships with Palantir.

Vigil

Justice for the victims of Grooming

Don't let the far right exploit their suffering

Saturday 3rd October, Assemble 12 noon

Oxford Crown Court, St Aldates

Called by Women Against the Far Right & Oxfordshire Stand Up to Racism

We are calling a vigil in opposition to the far right Oxfordshire Patriots hijacking the suffering of victims of child sexual exploitation in Oxfordshire to whip up anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred.

We believe the horrific cases of group-based child sexual exploitation must never be minimised or ignored. Every person responsible for sexual exploitation and violence must be investigated, prosecuted and held accountable, irrespective of their ethnicity, religion or immigration status.

But neither should these crimes be used to portray sexual violence as something principally imported into Britain or inherent to an ethnic or religious community.

We support the 200 Women’s organisations calling for the government to act because vital conversations about violence against women and girls are being hijacked by an anti-migrant and Islamophobic agenda that fuels division, harms survivors and ultimately impedes the real work of tackling the root causes of society-wide violence, to the detriment of women and girls.

Join our vigil to demand Justice for the victims - Don't let the far right exploit their pain.

Labour hoped that its recent shift in tone over Palestine would win back voters—and rebuild the legitimacy that the Western “liberal order” and Israel have lost.

But the response from the Israel’s far right leadership has deepened the crisis and opened up opportunities for the Palestine movement.

Understanding the shift—and its limitations—is key if our side is going to capitalise on the civil war in theirs.

Britain was among 12 Western states, including France and Canada, to say it wouldn’t trade with settlements that are illegal under international law. Labour foreign secretary Ed Miliband announced limited sanctions in the House of Commons this week.