Vote for Independent Left candidates!

Use your vote this Thursday to say No to the Sunak/Starmer great moving right show, and yes to all those candidates who stand up for Gaza, for socialist principles. The wave of socialist independents is unprecedented and they need our support. The stronger their results, the greater chance we have of building a viable left […] Read more »

France: the New Popular Front Can Win

The European Left Party backs Le Nouveau Front Populaire and urges unity and solidarity to defeat the far right: The high percentage of votes for the radical right in the first round of the French National Assembly elections is a wake-up call for all democratic and progressive forces in Europe. However, the strong result of […] Read more »

…We are all Palestinians. Building a new global movement.

1. The long struggle of the Palestinian people for their national rights and sovereignty and Israel’s ongoing massacre in Gaza has generated a new global movement Read more »


Why ecosocialists support the ‘Restore Nature Now’ demonstration

Join Left Unity’s online public meeting: 18th June at 7pm with speaker Allan Todd Zoom link here With the Ecological/Biodiversity Crisis, sometimes called the Sixth Mass Extinction, getting worse every day, ecosocialists should get behind the ‘Restore Nature Now’ demo Read more »

Restore Nature Now – or else!

“Let us not, however, flatter ourselves overmuch on account of our human victories over nature. For each such victory nature takes its revenge on us. Read more »

Restore Nature Now!

Here’s a date for your diary: Saturday 22 June – for a demo demanding ‘Restore Nature Now!‘ On that day, supporters from a wide range of organisations Read more »

National Conference Resolutions 2024

The following resolutions were passed as amended at Left Unity’s national conference on Sunday 3rd March Read more »

Left Unity National Conference 2024: motions

The following motions have been submitted for Left Unity’s online annual national conference on Sunday 3rd March from 2-5pm. If you wish to submit any amendments, please send to standingorders@leftunity.org by 23rd February. Read more »

Gaza 2024: Four months of slaughter, four months of resistance and protest: what now?

PUBLIC MEETING: Monday 19th February online at 7pm  REGISTER HERE As the genocide against the Palestinians continues, so resistance and protest continue. As global coordination in support of Gaza is on the rise, join Left Unity to dicuss the next steps. Read more »

Remembering Sandra Daniels

Left Unity mourns the loss of Sandra Daniels, an outstanding activist and force for social and political change. Read more »

How to win an independent, republican and ecosocialist Wales

As the Independent Commission on the Welsh Constitution reports this week, Left Unity Wales/Undod Chwith Cymru is proud to present this new bilingual book on the fight for independence and ecosocialism in Cymru Read more »

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Discussion & Debate

A case for Left Primaries?

We need to defeat the Conservatives and build an alternative to the pro-austerity pro-war Labour Party. Rob Kaye presents below a possible way to maximise Read more »

‘Optimism of the Will’: ecosocialist dreamin’

Allan Todd writes: ‘In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations’ Read more »

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Local reports

Stopping New Coal: Speakers’ Corner

YES to Just Transition and Climate Jobs – NO to the Whitehaven coalmine! Allan Todd writes: On Saturday 22 July, around 80 people – from trade unions and local campaign groups – gathered at the site of the proposed coal mine in Whitehaven, to hear a range of speakers talk about climate jobs for Cumbria, […] Read more »

Report: Northern March for the NHS

The Northern March for the NHS on July 1st in Leeds attracted about 600 supporters. The march was called by Keep Our NHS Public and 24 unions branches across the North. Read more »

Film review: Time to blow up a pipeline?!

Another month, and yet another set of news stories that graphically underline the indisputable fact that the Climate and Ecological Crises are continuing to worsen, and are thus impacting negatively on the lives of millions of people around the world:  Read more »

National Humiliation for The Patriots in Leeds

On Saturday 10 June a mobilisation for the neo-Nazi Patriots was drowned out by a counter demo in Leeds. Read more »

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ACTIVIST CALENDAR

Events and protests from around the movement, and local Left Unity meetings.

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Just Stop Oil – Slow Marches

Slow marches are still legal (so LOW RISK of arrest), and are extremely effective. The plan is to keep up the pressure on this ecocidal government to stop all new fossil fuel licences.

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Saturday 6th July: National March for Palestine

National demonstration.

Tell the new government: End the Genocide! Stop Arming Israel: Assemble 12 noon, Russell Square, London

Full details to follow

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