Discussion & Debate

Safe spaces policy – latest draft

This is the latest draft of the proposed Left Unity safe spaces policy, as distributed at our conference in March 2014. It is being placed here for easier reference. Read more »


Policies not ideologies

John Smith-Cohen argues that Left Unity should aim to ‘balance the books’ – which can be done by removing programmes such as Trident and PFI Read more »


An introduction to Thomas Piketty’s ‘Capital in the 21st Century’

Stuart Watkins from Left Unity Leamington looks at why Piketty is an essential read Read more »


‘Speaking bitterness’ and Left Unity

The precursor of ‘safe spaces’ was unsuccessful and destructive in past movements of the oppressed, argues Mike Macnair Read more »


Gove’s Trojan Horse: or how a neocon has infiltrated our schools

Stuart King from Lambeth Left Unity examines the media storm around supposed Islamic extremism in Birmingham schools Read more »


Will the real Trojan Horses please stand up?

Mike Scott of Nottingham Left Unity writes on the ‘Trojan Horse’ affair Read more »


I’m an Anarchist and I’m in Left Unity, there I said it!

by Stephen Miller of Northampton Left Unity Read more »


What can the British left learn from Podemos?

Adria Porta Caballe asks how a change in language and approach took the fledgling Spanish party Podemos to be a surprise of the European elections Read more »


An alternative to ‘safe spaces’

Mike Macnair argues that ‘safe spaces’ aren’t liberating – and proposes an alternative Read more »


Looking forward from the elections: towards a new left movement

John Smith-Cohen suggests some policies he would like to see the party adopt Read more »



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