National

  Dave Renton explores the political writing of David Widgery David Widgery was a political writer. He devoted his life to communicating the ideas of Marxism, that society could be organised from below, and that workers could run the world. In his writing, he explained, he challenged, and he persuaded. His articles described the relationship […] Read more »

                                                        ‘An all too rare victory for the people of Haringey’ Keith Flett Haringey TUC, the North London Trades Council, has said that credit is due to Haringey Council leader Claire Kober and lead Councillor Alan Strickland after a Banksy stencil ‘Slave Labour’ removed from the wall of a Poundland store in Turnpike Lane […] Read more »

Harry Paterson responds to Owen Jones’ defence of the Labour Party with a critique of what it has become – originally posted on his blog. Please note that the author’s views do not necessarily reflect those of Left Unity or the people involved in the project. No one, at least no one with even a […] Read more »

The way the left organises is a nonsense, argues Nick Wrack. This is an edited version of his speech at the February 9 ‘Socialist Organisation and Democracy’ event in Manchester The nature of this onslaught against ordinary working class people, in this country and beyond, is forcing families, individuals, groups of friends – whether it […] Read more »

Another look at the revolutionary left from Tom Walker  If there’s one thing that gets me about the revolutionary left, it’s this: in year five of this protracted capitalist crisis, as austerity strikes blow after blow, our methods, strategies and tactics clearly aren’t working – yet attempting to question and rethink them is often met […] Read more »

International women’s day statement from the Feminists’ network of the European Left On 8 March, the International Women’s Day 2013, women all over Europe are protesting against the downgrading of our lives, brought about by the capitalist crisis and the patriarchal conditions in our countries! We, the women and feminists of the European Left, are […] Read more »

Nick Wrack of the Independent Socialist Network at a meeting on Socialist Organisation held in Manchester at the start of February Read more »

Historian and member of QUAC, Joseph Healy, writes about LGBT history month This month is LGBT History Month and one of those being commemorated this year is the gay scientist and national hero, Alan Turing, whose cracking of the enigma code paved the way for the defeat of Fascism in World War II. The holocaust […] Read more »

  Keith Flett has a look at the history of beer drinking and the left The left and beer- indeed drink in general- have a long history. There are many stories, none of which I plan to recount here. The attractions of drink for many ordinary workers as a release from long hours of hard […] Read more »

The government’s flagship scheme for promoting investment in infrastructure has been branded a failure, says economist Michael Burke. A report in The Times[i]quotes speakers for both the Engineering Employers Federation and the Confederation of British Industry as saying that the scheme is ‘disappointing’ and ‘more needs to be done’. In July 2012 the government announced […] Read more »