Editorial

Interview with Dimitris Psarras, the author of the Greek ‘Black Book of Chrysi Avghi’ (Golden Dawn), conducted and translated from Greek to French by Eleni Varikas and Michael Löwy and published at Mediapart. 1. In a few words could you describe the origins of Greece’s neo-Nazi organisation Chrysi Avghi (CA), Golden Dawn?  Ever since the founding […] Read more »

Michael Shellenberger & Ted Nordhaus argue that social justice has to synonymous with access to modern amenities in: The Great Progressive Reversal: Part One Over the last few decades, humans achieved one of the most remarkable victories for social justice in the history of the species. The percentage of people who live in extreme poverty […] Read more »

This is a transcript of a talk on Internationalism given to a recent Sheffield Left Unity meeting by local supporter Mike Martin “Workers of all Lands Unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains. You have a world to win.” Marx, Communist Manifesto 1848. International organisation is an objective necessity for the working class. […] Read more »

Richard Murgatroyd of Huddersfield Left Unity reviews ‘NHS SOS’ and offers a personal view on what privatisation of the health service could mean for the Left Unity project. Last week the Royal London Hospital was forced to turn away emergency patients for two days running due to a shortage of beds. The boss of the […] Read more »

  A contribution from Mark Boothroyd, signatory to the Socialist Platform and member of Southwark Left Unity. A lot is being written about how Left Unity should structure and function itself and what principles it should base itself on. This is necessary and should continue. For Left Unity to be effective I believe it needs […] Read more »

by Sophie Katz The asinine media in Britain believe Miliband has made a compromise in his TUC speech with union leaders and backed away from the frontal battle he had previously announced against the unions. As usual they miss the point. Looking for a Kinnock style attack on the Militant they were surprised by Miliband’s […] Read more »

Did austerity lead to recovery? No, GDP was increased by government spending, says economist Michael Burke  The government and its supporters have been quick to claim that the most recent GDP data have vindicated its austerity policy. George Osborne says the argument in favour of austerity has been won and some more excitable commentators have even talked of a boom. […] Read more »

  The following article was written by Matt Hale of Sheffield Left Unity with the intention of initiating a debate among Left Unity supporters regards our attitude towards the union-Labour link. News that the GMB union is to slash the affiliation fees it gives to the Labour Party from £1.2million to £150,000 and disaffiliate 50,000 […] Read more »

With the traditional Labour-trade union relationship under strain and increasing disenchantment with Ed Miliband’s brand of socialism, is there space for a new workers’ party? asks The Guardian’s John Harris Ever since the general election of 2010, British politics has been in a very curious state of flux. Public mistrust in politicians runs rampant. After […] Read more »

Jim Osborne from Glasgow Left Unity sets out the task ahead In this article I am going to try and present what I think is the essential task of Left Unity or any other organisation which seeks to build a society in accordance with a socialist vision. I will try to keep it simple. Firstly […] Read more »