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Tens of thousands of people joined protests in towns and cities across Europe yesterday. They were responding to a call from Portugal for a continent-wide protest against the actions and policies of the Troika – the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the  International Monetary Fund.  The three institutions are pushing European countries to […] Read more »

This morning the Taksim Gezi protest movement put out this call following yesterday’s brutal police attacks, the reported killing of at least two people and the wounding of 300 more. The attacks, which include tear gas and water cannon, were made on a peaceful protest to prevent building development at Gezi park in Istanbul: ‘Attention! […] 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 »

The DGB German trade union confederation has produced a manifesto which offers an internationalist answer to the crisis, reports Nicky Dempsey. It stands in sharp contrast to the bitter diet of xenophobia and racism which is being promoted across Europe. The DGB’s ‘Marshall Plan for Europe‘  is a first attempt by one of the leading […] Read more »

Mark Perryman argues that England fans should voluntarily give up their “No Surrender” chant It has been on the fixture list for months – I snapped up my tickets as long ago as February. On Wednesday, England play Ireland at Wembley, as part of the celebrations to mark the FA’s 150th anniversary. Yet it seems […] Read more »

CND General Secretary, Kate Hudson, wrote the following post after hearing of the attack in Woolwich. We deplore the brutal murder of an unarmed British solider in Woolwich yesterday. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Acts of violent retribution against individuals can never be justified as a response to the crimes of states […] Read more »

Edd Mustill reflects on the challenge of building left unity a hundred years ago It’s 1912, and socialists in Britain are asking themselves a lot of questions. Why, they wonder, were there so many different socialist groups? Why is the Labour Party unfit for purpose, not reflecting the interests of the class it is supposed […] Read more »

A member of Left Unity in Huddersfield gives us her thoughts. Hello, my name’s Char. I’m so pleased to be part of Left Unity. I have been dismayed by British politics since Blair’s time, the only party I can put a cross next to is the Green’s and as a born and bred socialist this […] Read more »

Richard Seymour’s speech at the Subversive festival in Zagreb I think the title of this talk, The Rise of a New Left, is clearly to some extent projection of a desired outcome; of course, there are elements of a New Left visible.  Not just the indignados and occupiers, but also the radical left challengers: Syriza, […] Read more »