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Dan Morgan, a former soldier, has called an anti-austerity protest in Trafalgar Square – and now other towns and cities – on May 4th. He set up a facebook group by himself and thousands have responded to his call. Here he outlines the progress made so far with the 99% against Austerity mobilisations. Well that’s […] Read more »

The SWP – one of the most successful organising forces on the British left over the last few decades – is close to death, says Salman Shaheen, its good work sacrificed on the altar of the cult a flawed model of democratic centralism created. I will spend no time mourning for there is no time […] Read more »

The leader of the left party in Greece, Syriza, has been in London this week speaking to academics, political supporters and leading British politicians and trades unionists. Here Michael Burke reports on the economics seminar he attended that Tsipras spoke at last Thurdsay There are 700,000 households in Greece that currently have no incomes at […] Read more »

In the last week of February, after days of protests across the country, the Bulgarian government headed by Boyko Borisov resigned. Mariya Ivancheva looks at how it happened and what comes next.   From the beginning of February, Bulgarians in most big cities have been out in the streets, protesting against the increased electricity and […] Read more »

CND General Secretary Kate Hudson on the victory over EDF Fantastic news today that EDF has dropped its £5 million damages claim against climate change campaigners No Dash for Gas who shut down EDF’s newly-constructed West Burton gas-fired power station for a week. This victory has been achieved thanks to a massive backlash from hundreds […] Read more »

Ralf Streck works as an independent correspondent for Radio Dreyeckland. Here he looks at a new phenomenon in Portugese political life – the re-emergence of military associations on the side of the people. These associations are demanding the resignation of the conservative government. There are reports of similar developments in both the Greek and Spanish […] Read more »

Mark Perryman argues that after the SWP car crash we need to review why the Outside Left’s turning points have invariably turned instead into the closing down of windows of opportunity Evan Smith raises the question on his blog whether the SWP fallout will prove to be a turning point for the British Far Left. […] Read more »

  This is an update from our article published yesterday. EDF have dropped their lawsuit against No Dash for Gas. Below we publish the campaign’s statement as an addition to the original article and interview with Ewa Jasiewicz Statement from No Dash for Gas WE WON! EDF just withdrew their £5m lawsuit against No Dash […] Read more »

Camilla Power, a member of the Radical Anthropology Group, looks at the work of Marx and Engels on the women’s question and casts a critical eye on the Marxist left’s response to feminism. Camilla begins her article citing the case of  a trade unionist who has accused a leading member of the RMT union of […] Read more »

Mass protest has erupted in Greece as local people fight to prevent environmental catastrophe at the hands of gold companies and the Greek government.  David Haralambidis explains the background to the crisis.  The history of gold in Greece dates back to ancient times.  Indeed, gold in Halkidiki, one of the most beautiful and historically important regions […] Read more »