Articles and Editorial

Tens of thousands of people joined protests in towns and cities across Europe yesterday. They were responding to a call from Portugal for a continent-wide protest against the actions and policies of the Troika – the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the  International Monetary Fund.  The three institutions are pushing European countries to […] Read more »

  On 22nd June a People’s Assembly will meet in Central Hall Westminster to plan a fightback against Government austerity measures, Keith Flett looks at the history of similar gatherings. It will of course excite much debate on the left but will also hopefully lead to something actually happening to protect the poor and disadvantaged […] Read more »

This morning the Taksim Gezi protest movement put out this call following yesterday’s brutal police attacks, the reported killing of at least two people and the wounding of 300 more. The attacks, which include tear gas and water cannon, were made on a peaceful protest to prevent building development at Gezi park in Istanbul: ‘Attention! […] Read more »

The brutal killing of Lee Rigby in Woolwich has led to a media frenzy about “Muslim terrorism”. Thankfully, however, horrific incidents such as the one in Woolwich are extremely rare. We in Left Unity believe that  it is necessary to question why the debates in the media about “Muslim extremism” are framed in the way […] Read more »

This Saturday 1st June London will be joining more than 100 cities in 12 European countries in an international protest against Austerity in Europe. People will assemble at 2 pm at HM Treasury, King Charles Street, London, and then march to the European Commission representation in the United Kingdom These protests follow the launch from […] Read more »

Sheffield Left Unity: An Open Letter To The Left This is an invitation to all working class and socialist organisations to participate in the official launch of Sheffield Left Unity on Saturday 29 June. The event will take place at the Central United Reformed Church (S1 2JB) at 1pm. As the welfare state is being […] Read more »

The DGB German trade union confederation has produced a manifesto which offers an internationalist answer to the crisis, reports Nicky Dempsey. It stands in sharp contrast to the bitter diet of xenophobia and racism which is being promoted across Europe. The DGB’s ‘Marshall Plan for Europe‘  is a first attempt by one of the leading […] Read more »

Mark Perryman argues that England fans should voluntarily give up their “No Surrender” chant It has been on the fixture list for months – I snapped up my tickets as long ago as February. On Wednesday, England play Ireland at Wembley, as part of the celebrations to mark the FA’s 150th anniversary. Yet it seems […] Read more »

Sophie Katz argues that Samual Huntingdon’s infamous phrase is at its zenith following the Woolwich attacks It has never been more important to look at the world from the point of view of the clash of civilisations. Three groups of people in the UK see the hacking to death of Lee Rigby as a symbol […] Read more »

Salman Shaheen comments on EU plans to crack down on tax-havens  Read more »