An anti-capitalist, revolutionary, socialist newspaper based in Britain http://www.socialistworker.co.uk en-gb The fascist British National Party (BNP) made an electoral breakthrough on 1 May when it won a seat on the London assembly and made a net gain of ten more council seats across England http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=14895 Around 70 people came out to support four Unison branch officials – all members of the Socialist Party – who faced a disciplinary hearing today, Thursday, for issuing a leaflet at last year’s national Unison conference http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=14903 Augusto Boal is a pioneering Brazilian director and playwright who founded the Theatre of the Oppressed, a form of theatre that encourages the audience to be an active participant in the drama http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=14864 Sixty years since the Palestinians were expelled, Anne Alexander and John Rose examine the roots of the Israeli state http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=14858 Abortion rights in Britain are facing a serious attack over the next week and we have to defend them http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=14891 Simon Assaf reports from Beirut on last week’s clashes between the pro-US Lebanese government and the resistance forces led by Hizbollah http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=14890 Reading Ken Livingstone in the Guardian on Friday of last week, I almost convinced myself that 1 May had been a bad dream and that Boris Johnson hadn’t been elected mayor of London http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=14872 Chris Bambery looks at the fear that still drives the ruling class to attack the legacy of 1968 http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=14852