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Adam Roden, the representative from Llanfairfechan Left Unity, co-chaired the middle session of our first national meeting. These are his thoughts. Well, we’ve had the first National Meeting of Left Unity… it was bleedin’ marvellous! It was the first time I’ve ever attended a ‘proper’ political meeting, and while I may have contributed to the […] Read more »

 Mark Perryman explains why he has sent Left Unity a cheque.  I’ve signed the appeal. Been to a local group meeting. Leafletted a showing of Spirit of 45. Chipped in on the website.  And now I have no hesitation (well not many) investing in a year’s worth of Left Unity.  I don’t consider myself particularly […] Read more »

Message to the first national meeting of Left Unity Dear comrades, We have been attentively following the recent developments in Britain and the attempt of the radical left to launch a new party of the left, following Ken Loach’s appeal. We wish you success in this process. A strong and broad anti-capitalist party in Britain […] Read more »

 By John Keeley, Left Unity supporter & IOPS member. Key to the success or failure of Left Unity will be its ability to include as much of the British left as possible, working together & winning people to a vision. The working together part requires a democratic decision-making process that allows all to participate & […] Read more »

A contribution to the debate from Alan Story of Nottingham I think some of the most important tactical and strategical issues that Left Unity will face for at least the next few years are the following: a) how do we win over current activists in the Labour Party (LP)? b) how do we at the […] Read more »

Mark Perryman from Philosophy Football explores a year when the tide turned against Fascism Ken Loach’s recent film Spirit of ’45 brilliantly celebrates the triumphant mood that delivered a Labour Landslide election victory at the end of World War Two and the establishment of both the Welfare State and nationalised public utilities. What is made less obvious […] Read more »

Left Unity prides itself in not having any existing political groups involved on an official level – which is exactly its problem, says Tina Becker from Sheffield Left Unity and the CPGB About 100 people attended the first national gathering of Left Unity on May 11 in London’s Ambassador Hotel. The gathering certainly succeeded in […] Read more »

Micheline Mason is a member of Wandsworth Left Unity, and pleased to be part of the Left Unity ‘adventure’. Here are some of her thoughts on Saturday’s meeting: I am so pleased to be part of this adventure, right from the beginning.  I felt more at home in that lovely, warm, messy, slightly chaotic gathering […] Read more »

Annie Higgs from Oxford Left Unity writes to us about Saturday’s meeting and the future Dear Left Unity I’ve just set up my direct debit for membership to Left Unity, an organisation that isn’t yet fully fledged. It’s not a huge one but I can afford it and it’s regular. I do, however, realise that […] Read more »

  Bianca Todd is the Left Unity organiser for Northampton and she is one of the ten people elected at the Left Unity meeting last Saturday as part of the new national co-ordinating committee.    I am the grand-daughter of former general secretary of the TGWU Ron Todd and the assumption that can be made […] Read more »