Editorial

A contribution to the discussion from Left Unity supporter Simon Hardy and member of the Anti-Capitalist Initiative Left Unity is taking shape. Several local groups have now been formed and a delegate conference will lay the basis for building the organisation in the coming months. The electoral successes of UKIP and the inevitable swing to […] Read more »

Jen Ross gives a brief personal report of Saturday’s  Manchester Left Unity organising meeting. There will be five people from Manchester attending the May 11th group representatives meeting from the five Manchester groups. The picture was taken right at the start of the post May day rally meeting. It was rammed by the end. People […] Read more »

Left Unity supporter Mark Perryman explores the who, what and how of a Left populism Of course there are plenty who have signed up to Left Unity who wouldn’t want to be in a party bearing any kind of resemblance to UKIP. But what we need to explore is not tacking right to embrace their […] Read more »

This is an edited version of a talk given by Nick Wrack to the CPGB’s April 27 London Communist Forum entitled ‘What sort of mass party do we need?’ This discussion is part of a whole series of debates which are, in my opinion, quite rightly taking place in Britain and beyond. It concerns the […] Read more »

Merry Cross from DPAC lays out ground rules to make meetings accessible for all. First your publicity needs to state explicitly that you welcome disabled people and will make every effort to meet any access needs.  If you don’t do this, disabled people will assume it is NOT the case (which is the norm) and […] Read more »

A contribution to the discussion on a new party by Kady Tait of Leeds Left Unity and Workers Power, The terrific response to Ken Loach’s Appeal proves this is an idea whose time has come. So how can we achieve the potential that 8000 signatories and more than 80 local groups present for the formation […] Read more »

John Keeley (Left Unity supporter & IOPS member) contributes to the debate. One of the biggest challenges we face is convincing people that we are different to the capitalist political parties. That we are not just another group of politicians seeking power to rule over the people. After 18 years of Tory government, Blair & […] Read more »

Left Unity supporter Mark Perryman argues the need for a new political culture This may seem a tad premature. Signatories to Ken Loach’s appeal are still pouring in, most local groups have only had their first meeting in the past few weeks with some still yet to meet, we don’t even know what to call […] Read more »

Alan Story from Nottingham Left Unity contributes his thoughts for how the discussion could proceed As most LEFT UNITY supporters know, an initial national LU meeting will be held in central London on the afternoon of 11 May. Each local LU group has been asked to send a maximum of two representatives, of least one […] Read more »

With the urgent need to present an alternative to the neo-liberal project and to fight its austerity measures, are we in danger of forgetting about the threat of climate change? Richard Willmsen argues that Left Unity must have at its base a radical green agenda. The last couple of weeks have seen the publication of […] Read more »