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Cyprus is currently experiencing dramatic moments that are expected to subvert the entire network of social relations and daily life of our people, says Yiannos Katsourides. The recent agreement of the Cypriot government with the Eurogroup overturns violently the main pillar of the capitalist structure; namely, the banking sector.  The effective resolution of the Popular […] Read more »

  Over the past two months Bulgaria, the most passive country in the traditionally belligerent Balkans, has been shaken by protests, says Mariya Ivancheva. Since the beginning of February Bulgarians in most big cities have been out in the streets, protesting against the increased electricity and heating bills. After a few nights of clashes between […] 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 »

We have received the following shocking report from Giorgos Karistinos on the shocking brutalities being carried out by the Greek police: I feel obliged to speak about the things I witnessed with my own eyes at the Police Station of Drapetsona, a close-to- the city- port neighborhood in Piraeus. I really have no idea of how I could […] Read more »

Left Unity – Leicester had the first gathering on Tuesday 23 April 2013 at the Phoenix Cinema cafe, where some of us had seen Spirit of 45. We were around 20 people, and there was some good energy in the room for finding a way forward for positive change. We pooled ideas about what we […] Read more »

  Pete Green reports on two Left Unity meetings in East London and Hackney The East London/Hackney group has now had two meetings as well as a Saturday afternoon trip to the Rio cinema for a showing of The Spirit of 45 to which quite a few people came. 23 people came to the first […] Read more »

Seventeen people attended the first meeting of the Bristol group last week, from a broad range of political backgrounds. There were also around a dozen apologies from those who couldn’t make that date. Some of those attending had previously been members of left groups or parties; others considered themselves to be independent socialists or anarchists; […] 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 »