News

The recent German elections saw a major drop in votes for the German Left Party – Die Linke. Read more »

Allan Todd writes: Across Europe, there are governments and parties increasingly adopting illiberal forms of governments and/or political agendas that borrow heavily from the authoritarian hard-right or even from fascism. Read more »

Nick Jones reports: Several thousand anti-Tory protesters marched in Manchester today in what has been the largest demonstration to occur here since covid regulations are being lifted. Read more »

Craig Lewis writes: Steve Ryan, who has died after a short battle with cancer, was an active and much respected Executive Committee member of Left Unity, and a mainstay of LU in Wales. Read more »

Kate Hudson writes: If anyone thought that talking of a ‘new cold war’ with China was overstating the case, the recently announced AUKUS military pact must make them think again. Read more »

Doug Thorpe writes: Housing and environmental campaigners chose the HQ of property developers Delancey as the backdrop to launch their People’s Housing Charter Read more »

Bob Willimas-Findlay writes: On 7th September 2021, the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced new plans to reform health and social care funding Read more »

Felicity Dowling writes: The Health and Care Bill hits the Committee Stages in Parliament on the 6th of September 2021. Read more »

Left Unity is very sad to hear that Mikis Theodorakis, the celebrated composer and political activist, has died in Athens at the age of 96. Mikis’ songs were always deeply political as was his entire life. Read more »

Kate Hudson writes: This week the Taliban re-entered Kabul, almost twenty years since the US-led intervention in 2001 drove it out. Read more »