Hello and welcome to crossfire all things are considered im Peter Lavelle we are witnessing the rise of a new secular religion and its called the focus at the moment in that short history its goal in racism why well everything is now considered racist the believers in this cold demand obedience and so criticism were really never told how racism is to be eradicated or how it helps serve the interests of working people of all. To discuss this and more im joined by my guest john de bar in bristol she is the deputy leader of the Workers Party of britain as well as author of the drive to war against russia and china her forthcoming book is identity politics and class and in budapest we have George Samuel he is author of bombs for peace natos humanitarian war on yugoslavia right across our girls in effect that means you can jump an incoming want and i always appreciate it ok lets go to bristol jody what do you do you make of this new secular religion because that its kind of quasi christian
Hello and welcome to cross town where all things are considered im Peter Lavelle we are witnessing the rise of a new secular religion and its called the focus at the moment in that short history its goal is to end racism why well everything is now considered racist the believers in this called demand obedience insult criticism but were really never told how racism is to be eradicated or how it helps serve the interests of working people of all colors. To discuss this and more im joined by my guest john to bar in bristol she is the deputy leader of the Workers Party of britain as well as off the road the drive to war against russia and china her forthcoming book is identity politics and class and in budapest we have George Samuel he is author of bombs for peace natos humanitarian war on you it was right across our girls in the fact that music can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it ok lets go to bristol jody what do you do you make of this new secular religion because th
From moscow thanks for joining us today on r. T. International welcome to the program. A top Level Exchange of accusations and rebuffs is raising the stakes over the sudden and so far unexplained illness of prominent opposition activist Alexei Navalny government spokesman to meet the press corps 5 dismissed all allegations of russian state involvement in the case as unacceptable absurd in their very nature it is just the latest retaught saw and trade statements but im correspondent joins us live now with more peter thanks for joining us now ever since this saga started. Calls. Should the russian gas to Europe Nordstrom to do you think the 2 are connected in any way. Well the German Government press briefing the lunchtime press briefing wrapped up on monday peppered with questions about north stream 2 i think just about every other question made reference to the Multi National Infrastructure Project the message coming out of the German Government is that as it stands at the moment north
To discuss this and more im joined by my guest john you are in bristol she is the deputy leader of the Workers Party of britain as well as off the road the drive to war against russia and china her forthcoming book is identity politics and class and in budapest we have George Samuel he is author of bombs for peace natos humanitarian war on yugoslavia right across our girls in the back that music can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it ok lets go to bristol jody what do you do you make of this new secular religion because that its kind of quasi christian you know a little bit of composers a little bit a bit eventually mentalists style. And you know it has on with this ritual walls it has its humes it has its clergy it has its script sure. And its making everybody miserable and it has nothing to do with fighting racism go ahead. Well i think its the last point that i am really interested in its do we want to fight racism and of course the answer to most of us is yes but t
Thanks for checking in this is our 1st for you then the Prominent Russian opposition activist alexina valmy is out of an induced coma the hospital treating him in berlin made the announcement earlier but it said that its too soon to say if he suffered any long term effects of the Russian Ambassador in london was summoned to the Foreign Office where he said there have been nothing but unfounded accusations leveled against russia peter all of the reports next from berlin. Of the statement put out by a shot at a hospital here in berlin says that Alexei Navalny has been woken from the induced coma hes been in for just over 2 weeks that hes starting to breathe on his own and hes responding to verbal stimuli the patients artificial coma maintained by medication has been ended the patient is gradually being taken off mechanical ventilation hes reacting to being spoken to but long term consequences of severe poisoning cannot be ruled out or berlin claims that alexina volunteer was poisoned wit