In March, I travelled from London to Verona, Italy to join a historic protest for women’s and LGBTIQ rights – while Matteo Salvini, from the far-Right Lega party, received a standing ovation at a key summit of ultra-conservative activists.Watch the film 'Solidarity is in the air' on YouTube
“I’m not neutral in this debate, as I’m an anti-Zionist diasporic Israeli Jew most of whose family have been murdered by the Nazis… and I have fought against the homogenizing and reifying effects of identity politics.”
When a young woman embarrassed Matteo Salvini during another of his endless stream of selfies a week or so back: “do that again”, he told her and “we'll break your finger”.
Los populistas quieren desterrar la esperanza de Europa y reescribir nuestra historia. No hay que alzar la voz más que ellos. Hay que aportar mejores argumentos. English.
Populists want to banish hope from Europe and rewrite our history. We do not have to speak louder than them. We have to come up with better arguments. Español.
British restaurant critic and LGBT rights campaigners call for boycott over support for recent gathering of US, Russian and European politicians and activists in Verona.
British restaurant critic Jay Rayner slams leading prosecco firm for sponsoring coalition of ‘racists, bigots and ultra nationalists’ – with ‘ultraconservative’ eco-sustainable cheese producer also under fire
