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Mark Perryman reviews an argument for a new political vocabulary The latest installment of the hugely ambitious After Neoliberalism Manifesto from the politics and culture journal Soundings has just been published. Geographer Doreen Massey is the author. In her contribution she makes a key argument that has an increasing currency on the Outside Left, that […] Read more »

2010 marked the big change in world economics, argues Sophie Katz. And equivalent changes in world politics will follow. We know this because what happened in 2010 was the tipping over of a trend that started in 1995 into a new global economic reality. In 2010 the ‘developed’ countries’ share of world trade dropped below […] Read more »

Historic Day for Left Unity in Milton Keynes: Left Unity in Milton Keynes held its first ever public information stall on Saturday 8th June in Wolverton. As there is no actual centre in Wolverton we pitched our stall outside the Coop where there was some good space next to the post box and cash machine. […] Read more »

Protesters across the city, as part of a nationwide fight to oppose the introduction of the bedroom tax, recently marched up the city streets to St George’s Plateau to hear speakers and discuss follow up action. About 5-600 people or more combined two marches to wend their way shouting and chanting through traffic from Derby […] Read more »

Left Unity Women don’t want much, says Felicity Dowling- useful work, equality at work, a living wage, a working week leaving time for ourselves, family, fun and culture. We want affordable homes, health care free at the point of need, universal education, care for the elderly, good pensions, decent benefits for those who can’t work, […] Read more »

As the Alter Summit meets in Athens, it shares its Peoples’ Manifesto, outlining urgent common priorities for a democratic, social, ecological and feminist Europe ROLL BACK AUSTERITY AND CLAIM REAL DEMOCRACY! Europe stands on the edge of a precipice, looking into the abyss. Austerity policies drive the peoples of Europe into poverty, undercut democracy and dismantle social […] Read more »

With Euro 2013 opening in Israel tomorrow Philosophy Football has spent the weekend in Palestine making a film about football there. In the autumn of 2011 Philosophy Football met Honey Thalijeh, then captain of the Palestine Women’s Football team. Inspired by what she told us about what football meant to her country we promised that […] 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 »

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 »