Articles and Editorial

Inspired by his first Left Unity meeting, Mark Perryman wonders what it means to be a party I’ve been around the Left  block enough times, the old Communist Party in the Thatcher years, in and out of Respect, I  now vote Green in most elections. But mostly for the past twenty years I’ve felt that […] Read more »

As we had expected, reports Chantal Delmas, the WSF in Tunis was a great moment of solidarity with the people of Tunisia, two years after the Tunisian uprising against Ben Ali. It was also a great time to strengthen the democratic camp in the Arab world. It brought a burst of energy and dynamism to […] Read more »

Groups linked to the Venezuelan right-wing opposition have unleashed a wave of violence across the country, following their loss at Sunday’s presidential elections and their refusal to accept the official results. The European Left Party has issued the following statement, calling for respect for the democratic outcome and the election of Nicolás Maduro. “The European Left […] Read more »

Mark Perryman from Philosophy Football reviews the best reading of the quarter As the Thatcher funeral hoopla fades away and the focus shifts to the likely rout of the Con-Dems in the 2 May local elections the political landscape outside the Westminster bubble in the next few months is likely to be further shaped by the […] Read more »

More than 8,000 people have signed the Left Unity appeal to discuss a new party of the Left. They come from all walks of life. What unites them is a desire for change. There are some 90 groups now organised across the country. Here are four more accounts of why. Michael Green: I have been […] Read more »

On Sunday, Spaniards in their thousands took to the streets to commemorate the declaration of the second Republic in April 1931: “From Cibeles to Sol [in Madrid], republican demonstrators flooded completely the Calle Alcalá, with flags, tricolours and songs against the monarchy and for socialism”. The demonstrations called for the establishment of a Third Republic. […] Read more »

Thursday May 2nd 2013 will see local elections for councils in parts of England. Harry Blackwell of Socialist Resistance sets out his own views on the significance of these elections for the left, reviews recent council by-election results for left candidates and looks forward to the elections of 2014, the last big ones before the […] Read more »

This is a discussion document from Huddersfield Left Unity and is part of the preparations for the May 11th national meeting of Left Unity groups.    The basic values and insights of socialism are still relevant today Human beings are not naturally selfish, aggressive or ignorant – we are social beings who work best when […] Read more »

Left Unity was first initiated by Kate Hudson and Andrew Burgin in November last year following the European Day of Action against austerity on 14th November, which saw the first ever coordinated strike action across the continent. They issued an initial unity appeal, which is on the website, and people gradually began to get in […] Read more »

In the second of a two part essay, Ed Rooksby sketches some broad strategic principles for a radical left party.  In the first part of this essay I argued that the current crisis must be seen as a systemic crisis of capitalism which is rooted in an underlying structural problem of low profitability. I also […] Read more »