On a protest in north London after a police raid on a Kurdish community centre The British state has escalated its repression of Kurds . Police arrested six people at the Kurdish Community Centre (KCC) in Haringey, north London, on Wednesday. Cops raided KCC claiming there was activity linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which is based in Turkey. As around 100 people from the wider community protested against the raid, police barricaded KCC and arrested eight of the protesters. The British state proscribed the PKK as a terrorist organisation in 2001. “Any attack of this kind is unprecedented—I can say that without hesitation,” a spokesperson for Day-Mer, another Kurdish community organisation, told Socialist Worker. “The centre is under a barricade. The police have occupied it, people have been detained and some have been injured by the police.” The spokesperson said that there has been a “very broad and wide response against the police repression”. “The state’s heavy handedness is a concern and the community will continue to protest and be engaged with local politics so that the pressure is lifted,” they said. “Democratic organisations representing the community’s diversity have come together to call for an end to the repression of Kurdish people, organisations and institutions.” The attacks are an escalation, but come against a backdrop of repression. The spokesperson said, “For a number of years there has been pressure on the community centre from the Charity Commission. It was under pressure due to its recognition of the Kurdish national freedom struggle.” The British state has joined Turkey’s repressive regime to “quell and silence Kurdish efforts”. The Turkish state also is pressuring other governments to “stop any support and any tolerance of Kurdish issues”. When Sweden joined the Nato warmonger’s alliance earlier this year, it was pressured by president Recep Erdogan into repressing Kurdish organisations. “The Turkish government’s efforts to silence the Kurdish movement have increased,” the spokesperson explained. “And it’s obvious they want to weaken the Kurdish movement to have a better vantage point. “Since Brexit, Britain’s connection with Erdogan and Turkey has taken a different shape and there is a kind of collusion now. In February, former defence minister Grant Schapps met with Turkish defence minister Yasar Guler to strengthen that relation.” Following the raids, Day-Mer released a statement saying, “We demand the immediate release of those detained and an end to the police blockade of the Kurdish Community Centre, as well as the repression of Kurdish people. “We will not remain silent and will continue to stand in solidarity with the community and against the criminalisation of Kurdish institutions, their leaders and Kurds who stand for their freedom.” Police plan to continue to control the community centre over the next few days. They have asked for anyone who has been “affected” by Kurdish organisations—the victims of state repression—to come forward. But, the spokesperson asked, “How about the people who are affected by the police violence?” Join the protest on Thursday in north London. Shame on Homerton hospital bosses Dates and times of pickets below Security guards want fair pay West's leaders still back Israel

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Home Depot Inc. stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitorsis facing calls to be dropped from after a worrying run of form was compounded by a moment to forget on day three of the first match against India in Perth. Labuschagne's LBW for just three - after he failed to offer a shot off the bowling of Jasprit Bumrah - compounded one of the worst days in recent memory for the Aussies on home soil. India piled on the runs to ram home their advantage, with Yashasvi Jaiswal hitting a stunning 161 and with an unbeaten century to see the tourists stretch their lead well past 500. The Indians then struck three times in the final session to leave Australia reeling at 3-12, still 522 runs in arrears of the rampant tourists. Bumrah was almost unplayable at times in the first innings and he showed no let-up in the second innings, striking early to remove Test debutant Nathan McSweeney for a four-ball duck. Skipper Pat Cummins sent himself in as a nightwatchman late in the final session but he was out for two, edging one off Mohammed Siraj to Kohli in the slips. That brought Labuschagne to the crease and the out-of-sorts batter would have been hoping just to get to stumps and put a disastrous day for the home side behind them. However, things got even worse for Labushagne and the Aussies when the 30-year-old failed to play a shot at a superb ball from Bumrah that swung in and hit him on the pads, plum in front. Labuschagne consulted with Usman Khawaja briefly before sending the umpire's LBW decision up for review, but it seemed out of desperation and hope more than anything. Perhaps that could have been expected from a batter who had averaged less than 30 in Test cricket since the start of last year's Ashes series. Both the eye-opening review and Labuschagne's decision not to play at a shot against the relentless accuracy of Bumrah, saw the 30-year-old come under intense criticism from fans and cricket analysts. And after a painful first innings where Labuschagne toiled for 52 balls before being dismissed for two, many insisted the Aussie was simply not in good enough form to remain in the Test side. “Inexplicable cricket from Marnus Labuschagne in that situation,” veteran cricket journalist Peter Lalor said on SEN radio. “How do you not use your bat when you’ve seen that this ball is skidding through?” SEN host Gerard Whateley said Labuschagne was batting like a man whose confidence was shot and that a stint back in Sheffield Shield might do him good. “It’s a scrambled mind, it’s a lost technique," Whateley said. “You cannot go out there without the intention to use your bat. It’s so symbolic of where he finds himself in his game. He’s going to have to be relieved of his place in the team.” Lalor added: “Without a doubt, I don’t know how you can pick him for the next Test.” Former Aussie fast bowler Damien Fleming was also gobsmacked why Labuschagne chose to leave the delivery from Bumrah without even offering a shot and said it was simply "not good enough" from the Aussie batter. “You can handle paying a shot to a good ball and getting an outside edge,” he said. “That type of dismissal is just not good enough from your number three in a tough battle. It was a good length, it was just outside off stump, it didn’t do anything extreme.” Labuschagne's last 10 innings make for shocking reading and only back up the calls for him to be dropped. He's scored 10, 1 not out, 3, 5, 1, 2, 90, 6, 2 and 3 for an average of just 13.66 across that period, with reserve batter Josh Inglis waiting in the wings for the Aussies if selectors decide to swing the axe. "Marnus' first innings was as painful as anything I've ever seen. He needed to be there at the end yesterday and he got nothing. "He cannot be left in the team to find form. Send him back to the Shield." says it's time to drop Marnus. — Vossy & Brandy SEN 1170AM Sydney (@VossyBrandySEN) What an absolutely disgraceful challenge from Marnus. Utterly selfish and egotistical. Needs to be dropped — Ronny Lerner (@RonnyLerner) Marnus is gone. Has to go. That’s the worst day of Test cricket we’ve had in 20 years — Nat Martin (@NatMartin30) Marnus needs to be dropped — Lockie McKinnon (@lockster247) Marnus has to be dropped, that's two dreadful dismissals from him. There's only one Shield round before the hit and giggle too. It's going to be a long ass summer. — Anthony Kernich (@AntJKernich)