• On September 27 and 28, 1995, activists from the "Offensiv" group and other Swedish left-wing organizations held a founding congress to establish the Socialist Justice Party.
• The movement emerged from the Swedish labour movement, seeking to challenge the prevailing political landscape of the time.
• The author, Nasser Paydar, argues that social democracy has historically misused the continuity of the labour movement to strengthen union reformism and social-reformist tendencies.
Filing by attorney general Raúl Torrez comes after DoJ appears to have ignored deadline for key Epstein ranch filesNew Mexico filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Justice and acting attorney general Todd Blanche on Wednesday for “stonewalling” its criminal investigation into the activities of the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at a remote ranch in the state.Raúl Torrez, the New Mexico attorney general, had said he was mulling the possibility of legal action if the justice department (DoJ) did not share with him by 31 July information about the alleged historical abuse of girls and young women at Epstein’s Zorro ranch about 30 miles south of Santa Fe. Continue reading...
Jake Richard acknowledges ‘unimaginable pain’ of Harper’s family but says government faces an ‘unenviable position’Good morning and welcome to the UK politics blog.Ministers continue to defend the release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers as part of the government’s early prisoner release scheme, despite a potential legal challenge from the Police Federation.Well, look, we understand that people are angry. The Harper family are, of course, angry. The police are angry too.We’re angry that we’re in this situation where we face the unenviable position of having to make sure that we have a sustainable prison system, which is so vital to a functioning law and order system in our country, but also that we do right by victims as far as possible.Because without a functioning prison system, it means it’s difficult for police to make arrests, it’s difficult for our courts to try cases, and it could mean to the collapse of law and order in this country.We cannot be in that situation, so that is the challenge that we face as government ministers and the prime minister faces ultimately.I feel sick to my stomach, if I’m really honest with you. I’ve had a gut wrenching feeling in my stomach the past couple of weeks with this, and it doesn’t go away.And arguably, I would say that many of my members across Thames Valley also have this gut wrenching feeling, even at the prospect of these two killers being released in the space of weeks, potentially.Ministers will scrap the requirement for companies to prove their green and progressive values before they are awarded government contracts, and instead ask firms to prove they will help young people back into work.Women should not feel pressurised into experiencing an “ideal birth”, the new health secretary, Yvette Cooper, has said, promising a root-and-branch reform of standards after several damning maternity scandals.An official investigation has been launched into charities in England and Wales donating funds to illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine.Andy Burnham has inherited a Labour membership that is sceptical about increased welfare spending, supportive of higher defence spending, and ranks the climate crisis as one of the country’s biggest challenges, according to new polling.BP’s chief executive has urged Andy Burnham to make use of the UK’s oil and gas resources even as the oil company prepares to sell its North Sea business after 60 years in the ageing basin.The Conservative party leader, Kemi Badenoch, has defended the selection of a former neo-Nazi activist as a candidate for a local election in Somerset despite him being jailed in 2016 after he was convicted of racially aggravated harassment of the former Labour MP Luciana Berger.Pupils in Scotland’s schools received their exam results this morning, with exam pass rates at all levels having risen this year, including a record number of National 5 passes. Continue reading...
• The U.S. Department of Justice is monitoring polling sites in Detroit, Hamtramck, Lansing, and East Lansing during the August 4 Michigan primary.
• The agency notified Detroit, Lansing, and East Lansing of its intent to deploy election monitors via letters sent in late June.
• This oversight ensures federal monitoring of the voting process to maintain election integrity and protect voter rights in key urban areas.
• The U.S. Justice Department deployed election monitors to four Michigan cities on Tuesday to oversee a critical primary election.
• The primary is essential for determining the November candidates for an open U.S. Senate seat, which is expected to be one of the most competitive races of the 2026 midterms.
• This move ensures federal oversight of voting processes to maintain integrity and accessibility during a high-stakes electoral cycle.
• The U.S. Department of Justice has deployed election monitors to Michigan to ensure fairness and transparency during the 2026 primary elections.
• High-stakes contests include a fractured Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate between Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed, as well as a competitive race for governor.
• These primaries are critical because the Senate seat is currently rated as a "toss-up" by the Cook Political Report for the general election against Republican Mike Rogers.
• EU justice ministers from 22 member states met on Tuesday to address the sudden influx of migrants into the Spanish territory of Ceuta.
• The meeting, which lasted one hour, was initiated by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and included leaders from nations such as Germany, Poland, and Italy.
• The session served as a critical platform for member states to express collective solidarity with Spain during the ongoing migration crisis.
• Former Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Friday that the United States should consider expanding the Supreme Court to include 13 justices.
• Speaking at the National Urban League’s annual conference in Nashville, Harris compared the proposed expansion to the existing structure of 13 district courts.
• This proposal aligns with a broader push by Democrats for judicial reform, alongside Harris's calls to review the Electoral College and grant statehood to Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico.
David Huerta was arrested while protesting against an ICE operation during crackdown in Los AngelesThe Department of Justice (DoJ) has moved to dismiss charges against a prominent California union leader who was arrested while protesting an immigration raid in Los Angeles last year, in the latest US government case against protesters to fall apart.David Huerta, the president of Service Employees International Union United Service Workers West, was arrested at a June 2025 demonstration and has been fighting the charges ever since. On Monday, the US attorney’s office in LA filed a motion to dismiss the charges against him. Continue reading...
Gibraltar-based Ros Astengo inspired four men to report sexual assaults carried out by Allan Grimson in 1990sRos Astengo, a journalist based in Gibraltar who usually focuses on politics and social issues, had qualms when she began investigating the case of the suspected serial killer Allan Grimson as he neared release from prison after serving more than 20 years.She worried that she might reopen the scars of survivors of Grimson – but also that she could be putting herself in the “crosshairs” of a dangerous man who had sexually assaulted and battered two young men to death in the late 1990s when he was a Royal Navy petty officer. Continue reading...
