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Left Unity and Breakthrough Party joint statement supporting The Big One

Left Unity and Breakthrough Party are pleased to support Extinction Rebellion’s ‘The Big One’ — a mass protest in London beginning on Friday 21 April. Extinction Rebellion’s plan is for at least 100,000 people to arrive outside Parliament on 21 April – and/or on the following three days – for a “multi-day show of strength […] Read more »


‘The Big One’: “Unite To Survive!”

Climate and ecological disasters are raging – while the ‘Cost of Living’, energy and social justice crises are worsening. At the same time – and closely connected to all these crises – fossil fuel companies continue to post record profits. They are aided and abetted by this corrupt Tory government – which gives them massive […] Read more »


Left Unity Elections: nominee statements

Name: Francis Fish Post: Principal Speaker Nominated by: Felicity Dowling, Jim Hollinshead Statement: We are potentially on the cusp of becoming a large party that has a lot of social weight if we can find our audience. For example, there was an article in The Independent saying that 60% of the population want an alternative […] Read more »


Gary Lineker, Refugees & The Climate Crisis

First off: Gary Lineker was absolutely right to say what he did Read more »


A Left Unity Budget for Children 2023

If there were a socialist government producing the March budget,  rather than this cruel government for the rich, this is what we would want in that budget, for all our children.  Read more »


Government to force the sick and aged back into work

Ian Hodson writes: Doctors are to be instructed by Government to stop signing people off sick from the workplace. In a new move to get people into the workplace it’s expected that Jeremy Hunt will announce measures that will include returning those who have taken early retirement Read more »


Left Unity Elections: call for nominations

This is the time of year that we invite all members to stand for election to one of our posts or committees. We have lots of new members and this invitation is for you too! The entire process takes place online, including the voting. Read more »


A Fair Trial?

On Saturday (26 Feb), Red Rebels from XR North Lakes processed through Keswick (Cumbria) to raise awareness of the ever-worsening Climate and Ecological Crises. Read more »


Review: ‘Finite: The Climate of Change’

With the world already looking to ‘warm’ beyond 1.5C – and probably reaching 2.7C of heating by the end of this century – younger people in particular are increasingly looking for ways to stop this climate madness before it is, quite literally, too late. Which is why, if you only see one film this year, […] Read more »


Patriotic Alternative. Fight the Fascists

We are witnessing a frightening new upsurge in fascist activity in the recent period – declaring itself in Telford with a series of mobilisations by Tommy Robinson (real name Stephen Yaxley Lennon) and now, taking a further violent turn in Merseyside, spearheaded by a fascist outfit called Patriotic Alternative with other events planned in Newquay […] Read more »



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