Crumbling infrastructure and massive debts are costing us all dearly. It’s time the government made a new year’s resolution to fix it. A brilliant opinion piece by @tajali1.bsky.social in @hyphenonline.com featuring our recent book 'Murky water', which is out now: hyphenonline.com/2025/12/23/u...

What should the government’s new year’s resolution be? Fix the water industry, argues @tajali1.bsky.social ⬇️ hyphenonline.com/2025/12/23/u...

Check out this film about rising hate in disadvantaged communities. Part of the Guardian charity appeal, it ends with Locality member Back on the Map who are improving their area and creating hope. Please share & donate www.theguardian.com/society/vide... @tajali1.bsky.social @theguardian.com

The demonisation of asylum seekers has to stop. @tajali1.bsky.social: "Some of the rhetoric around asylum seekers is dangerous." "And what we're seeing now is racist violence, not just directed at asylum seekers, but ethnic minority communities across the country."

In the 1964 general election, a campaign of racist sloganeering was unleashed on Birmingham’s voters. Six decades later, attacks on multiculturalism are still being directed at the city by a senior Tory figure, writes @tajali1.bsky.social. hyphenonline.com/2025/10/29/m...

Whether it’s in Handsworth, Hartlepool or Hull, working-class communities across Britain face multiple challenges. It makes no sense to describe one segment of that broad demographic as “left behind” & another as the root cause of those problems. My column. hyphenonline.com/2025/10/29/m...

‘The most disappointing thing,’ says Maryam, ‘has been the silence and the absence of any clear stance from the government which has fed down from a national to a local level.’ Read more from @tajali1.bsky.social newint.org/nationalism/...

As racist attacks on the Muslim community rise in the UK, Taj Ali believes that grassroots organising can turn the tide of hate. https://hyphenonline.com/2025/10/07/governments-dont-defeat-racism-ordinary-people-do/

Tommy Robinson: 'I challenge any journalist to come to Luton and find Muslims with non Muslims.' I'm a journalist from Luton and this man is talking utter nonsense. A pleasure to work on this film, chatting to incredible people in my hometown and separating fact from fiction.

Top work by @tajali1.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/vide...

Excellent journalism. Shows the resilience of communities. The brilliance of humanity. And the real thing driving people to the far right - rising wealth inequality and misinformation. This is the type of journalism our country needs.

It’s good this. As it always is from @tajali1.bsky.social 🧡

I like what you're doing there Taj. I've only seen your trailer but look forward to watching the whole series: www.theguardian.com/news/series/... + www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... Keep up the good work. :-)

Tommy Robinson: 'I challenge any journalist to come to Luton and find Muslims with non Muslims.' I'm a journalist from Luton and this man is talking utter nonsense. A pleasure to work on this film, chatting to incredible people in my hometown and separating fact from fiction.

This is an excellent piece of reportage by journalist and historian @tajali1.bsky.social from the streets of Luton, recently targetted by #far-right trouble makers. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/vide...

An excellent initiative that not only collates the information, but supports the victims too

You can support this independent anti-racist reporting and monitoring organisation by donating here 👇 www.gofundme.com/f/build-an-i...

Taj Ali has a new antiracism monitoring & reporting initiative bsky.app/profile/taja...

NEWS: I’ve set up an independent anti-racist reporting and monitoring organisation. We’ll document racist attacks, support victims, pressure authorities to act, and amplify the voices of smaller, more isolated Black and Asian communities across Britain.🧵

NEWS: I’ve set up an independent anti-racist reporting and monitoring organisation. We’ll document racist attacks, support victims, pressure authorities to act, and amplify the voices of smaller, more isolated Black and Asian communities across Britain.🧵

#EducateAgitateOrganise The brilliant Taj Ali addressing @tajali1.bsky.social TUC Black Workers Conference...

From revolutionaries fighting for freedom to seafarers coordinating global strikes, South Asians have a rich tradition of political activism in Britain. I'll be delivering the Frow Memorial Lecture in Salford this year on this incredible history.

We're commemorating the significant anniversary at our #SummerSchool with a session of 50 Years on Grunwick - What Does It Mean for Our Movement led by @tajali1.bsky.social. 🔴 By learning from past experiences, we can better equip ourselves for the future- gftuet.org.uk/courses/gftu... #GFTUET

My mum, Swatanter Mayor (1940–2024), was part of the 1984 Ford Dagenham strike for equal pay. Her journey was one of resilience and strength, fighting for fairness in the workplace. Her story is a powerful reminder of the importance of trade unions and collective action. @tajali1.bsky.social

Enjoyed speaking to @tajali1.bsky.social for this piece - valuable insights into the rise of Reform and the history of far-right expression at British football matches.

“It’s all very worrying. The stress has caused mum’s physical condition to worsen and she has been hospitalised with the worst case of shingles her nurse has ever seen.” Labour's cruel assault on disabled people will push 250,000 people into poverty. My column. hyphenonline.com/2025/03/26/l...

Keir Starmer promised no return to austerity. Now, Labour is delivering the most punishing disability benefit cuts the nation has ever seen. @tajali1.bsky.social on how the party has shattered its pledge — and who will pay the price. hyphenonline.com/2025/03/26/l...

'What you are running here is not a factory, it is a zoo. But in a zoo, there are many types of animals. Some are monkeys, who dance on your fingertips. Others are lions, who can bite your head off. We are the lions, Mr Manager.' — Jayaben Desai, 1976-78 Grunwick strike leader

'Take back control’ should be a slogan of the left, not the right, writes @tajali1.bsky.social in this week's column. He urges Labour to achieve this by strengthening workers' rights, renationalising water and energy companies and taxing the super-rich. hyphenonline.com/2025/02/27/t...

Reform present themselves as an anti-establishment party whilst being financed by and ideologically wedded to elites. A populist agenda focused on taking back control from profiteering companies and improving living standards is the antidote. My latest. hyphenonline.com/2025/02/27/t...

Join us online for our social this Thurs 27th, where we'll be discussing the Rise of Reform and the Far Right. We'll be joined by a great panel: @tajali1.bsky.social, @georgielaming.bsky.social, & Craig Stewart (@tuc.org.uk Worker Led Transition Project Officer). Tickets: tinyurl.com/neonevents

Absolutely bonkers

6 months on from the worst instance of racist riots in living memory, I visited Middlesbrough to speak to Muslims about their experiences. It's clear that the atmosphere of hate that fuelled the violence is far from over. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/...

This will not work. Parroting the far-right only strengthens the far-right. They set the agenda. They win the ideological battle. In the end, voters prefer the original to the copy. That's the story across Europe.

6 months on from the worst instance of racist riots in living memory, I visited Middlesbrough to speak to Muslims about their experiences. It's clear that the atmosphere of hate that fuelled the violence is far from over. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/...

Top reasons 2024 Labour voters are abandoning the party: 1) Cuts to winter fuel payment 2) Not reduced cost of living 3) Not improved public services 4) Broken too many promises 5) Not stood up to the rich and powerful (YouGov polling)

Labour will never out-Farage Farage. Across Europe, centrist parties have adopted right-wing narratives and policies. This has only strengthened the far-right. They set the agenda. They win the ideological battle. In the end, voters prefer the original not the copy.

The government pay offer for teachers is beyond belief. 2.8% to come out of EXISTING budgets. If this goes ahead, it will mean per-pupil funding dropping to the lowest real-terms levels in England for at least 15 years. My latest column. hyphenonline.com/2025/01/28/t...

NEW: Joseph Rowntree Foundation report warns 1 in 3 children will still be in poverty in England by the end of the decade — even with high economic growth. Only Scotland is expected to see child poverty rates fall by 2029. Scotland has pledged to scrap the two-child limit on benefits from 2026.

The government pay offer for teachers is beyond belief. 2.8% to come out of EXISTING budgets. If this goes ahead, it will mean per-pupil funding dropping to the lowest real-terms levels in England for at least 15 years. My latest column. hyphenonline.com/2025/01/28/t...

'Our education system is in the midst of a recruitment and retention crisis that is only set to get worse.' @tajali1.bsky.social on how stagnating salaries and intense workloads are driving teachers out of the profession, leaving schools in crisis. hyphenonline.com/2025/01/28/t...

Anti-Muslim graffiti has been found daubed on 7 London buildings this month, including mosques, community centres and a school. "Those responsible for this act of hate have shamed only themselves. They will not intimidate us. We will not live in fear." news.sky.com/story/school...

Mick Lynch is set to retire as @rmtunion.bsky.social General Secretary in May. I wrote about his straight-talking, no-nonsense approach to TV interviews, his principled anti-racism and his pragmatic trade unionism. www.bigissue.com/opinion/mick...

The far-right are bankrolled by the very same global elites they claim to be fighting against. My piece on how billionaires like Elon Musk are ramping up a moral panic about Muslims and migrants to usher in right-wing governments around the world. www.newarab.com/opinion/how-...

Imagine the National Front with the backing of billionaires, MPs, TV channels & social media platforms. That is what we are up against. A global alignment of the far-right. Elites posing as saviours of the working class.

Happy new year! I'm now on TikTok and YouTube. Will be posting regular content on South Asian history, politics and other things I write about. linktr.ee/taj.ali

“When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.” — Toni Morrison

The Pakistani humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi was once asked why he sent ambulances to help Christians & Hindus, he replied ‘Because my ambulance is more Muslim than you.’ My column on how religious institutions are tackling poverty & bringing communities together. hyphenonline.com/2024/12/19/d...

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the most racist election campaign in British history. In 1964, Conservative candidate Peter Griffiths won in Smethwick with the vile slogan, “If you want a n***** for a neighbour, vote Labour.” 60 years on, how much has really changed? 🧵

Vauxhall workers in Luton are holding a two-day protest over Stellantis’ plans to shut its profitable electric van factory, putting more than 1,100 jobs at risk. A number of lorries have turned around this morning, refusing to assist plant removal.