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Julia Jones, who will have to live on just £53 a week, faces losing the home and garden where she scattered her husband’s ashes Dear Mr Cameron I heard you in Prime Minister’s Questions say you would look at individual cases on the bedroom tax. I am 59 years old, David (my husband) and I […] Read more »

  Kate Hudson reports from the 36th Congress of the French Communist Party in Paris Confit duck legs for a thousand? No problem. The French Communist Party displayed its strengths this week in more ways than one. Its 36th Congress opened in the Docks d’Aubervilliers, a former industrial estate on the northern fringes of Paris […] Read more »

Sophie Katz writes on the latest Left Unity meeting Time to Party On the 4th of Feb a ‘November 14 Left Unity’ group held a meeting about a new party. Good turn out. Not too old. Some interesting points made. Everybody tried very hard not to be sectarian. Lots of self-criticism about ‘my old organisation.’ […] Read more »

    Against privatisation: Statement from Sussex University Occupation February 8th 2013 Following a demonstration of over 300 staff and students in opposition to the privatisation of services at Sussex University; a large group of people have occupied the conference centre on the top floor of Bramber House. In May 2012, the University announced its unilateral […] Read more »

Last night construction workers from Unite blocked Oxford Street in the heart of London’s West End to protest against the insidious policy of blacklisting. Thousands of construction workers are on Blacklists in the UK and many have had their lives ruined by this secret and  shameful practice. MPs have called this a national scandal. The […] Read more »

No to selling off the stock! Sussex occupation underway now! Sussex students have occupied Bramber conference centre. Solidarity demo outside Bramber at 5 p.m today [Thursday]. The occupation is in opposition to the University selling off services.Messages of support to – sussexagainstprivatization@gmail.comsussexagainstprivatization.wordpress.com Left Unity sends its solidarity to the occupation and to the students and […] Read more »

At the heart of this new political project is the realisation that it is necessary to build a European-wide movement. We need co-ordinated action with others fighting capitalism across the continent. We saw the beginning of this when millions took strike action across Europe on November 14th last year.   We were very pleased that there […] Read more »

Tonight England vs Brazil at Wembley marks the start of the FA’s 150th Anniversary Celebrations. Philosophy Football’s Mark Perryman  busts the myth of Britain’s right to footballing supremacy and argues that it is the perfect time to lower our expectations of England’s chances. England vs Brazil, friendly or no friendly, is a tasty international fixture […] Read more »

This is a call to all those millions of people in Britain who face an impoverished and uncertain year as their wages, jobs, conditions and welfare provision come under renewed attack by the government. With some 80% of austerity measures still to come, and with the government lengthening the time they expect cuts to last, […] Read more »

Last night 25 comrades – some representing left organisations and some individuals met at Conway Hall in central London to continue the discussion around the recomposition of the left. We will be carrying a series of short reports about the meeting from those attending. First from Tom Walker who was until recently a full-time journalist […] Read more »