Labour politicians, the media, and the ‘left’ have all been lulled by Burnham’s ‘hopeful’ vision. These people have no idea how removed they are from the real mood in society. Events across the Channel paint a very different picture of where things are headed in Britain.

Europe has been set alight by mass protests, led by the youth. From sky-high rents, to dilapidated schools, to militarism and austerity – workers and youth in Britain share all of the conditions that led to this social explosion.

Events in France are moving at a lightning pace. Thousands of school students across the country have joined the powerful mobilisations of fire fighters and public sector workers, facing heavy-handed police repression. But how can the movement succeed?

The Community Security Trust – a propaganda organisation posing as a neutral charity – has smeared Revolutionary Communist Students as ‘antisemites’ for supporting Palestine and attacking the Epstein class. We reject this baseless political attack.

90 years on, the Battle of Cable Street should be studied by everyone who wants to fight the far right today. But one part of the story is often missed: not everyone on the left wanted to fight the fascists. Have today’s leaders learned from yesterday’s cowardice?

Last weekend, the ghost of the Troubles returned to the North of Ireland, as loyalists attempted to hold an Orange march through a nationalist neighbourhood, which was blocked by workers and youth. A revolutionary struggle against sectarian reaction is needed.