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We need to talk about fascist terrorism

Jo Cox was murdered by a man with links to neo-Nazi and fascist groups. Britain was warned about the risk of far-right violence. Something has to change.

By Adam Ramsay
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From Brendan Cox
From Brendan Cox

Labour MP Jo Cox who was murdered on 16 June 2016. Credit: From Brendan Cox

Let’s start with a few things we know.

We know that Jo Cox, the Labour MP for Batley and Spen, was murdered yesterday. She was a woman who stood up against gender violence, a politician who spoke up for multiculturalism and an activist for some of the most oppressed peoples in the world. Each of these things is significant.

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