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Dave Kellaway reflects on French Presidential elections too close to call: Shock followed by surprise followed by upset. The French presidential election is yet another expression of the political volatility produced by the aftershocks of the biggest economic recession since the 1930s and the incapacity of both neo-liberalism and social democracy to maintain support for […] Read more »

Theresa May has today called a general election for 8th June. Left Unity calls for a victory for the Labour Party under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn. The Corbyn-led Labour Party is the only party which has the policies to regenerate the British economy through an investment-led programme, to unite the country in defence of […] Read more »

Thousands of opposition supporters chanted, “We know we won, we know they lost, we are not afraid”, in the streets of major cities after Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed victory in the 16 April referendum to strengthen presidential power, writes Phil Hearse. Late in the evening police attacked opposition demonstrators outside the headquarters of […] Read more »

Delegates at the annual National Union of Teachers conference in Cardiff voted through a priority motion that condemns the expansion of selective education and seeks to campaign for a state-funded comprehensive education system that benefits all children, reports Nick Jones. On the 7th March, Theresa May announced that the forthcoming Schools White Paper would contain […] Read more »

99% of schools face cuts with an average of minus £107,754 per primary school and £470,433 per secondary school. It is a scandal and has to be fought, writes Nick Jones. Hundreds of teachers have gathered in Cardiff for the annual conference of the National Union of Teachers. Conference was addressed by Shadow Chancellor, John […] Read more »

Kate Hudson writes: Did anyone really think that a Trump electoral victory would spell the end of NATO? Well he did describe it as ‘obsolete’ during his presidential campaign. But he’s certainly changed his tune faster than you can say ‘New Cold War’. And I can’t say I’m surprised. This week Trump met with NATO […] Read more »

Left Unity strongly condemns the reported incarceration and abuse of gay men in Chechnya, Russia. We call for the closure of the reported detention centre for gay men in Chechnya. We send solidarity to all gay and Trans men suffering such oppression. Even stories of such oppression send shock waves around the globe and encourage […] Read more »

  Left Unity National Council condemns completely the witch-hunt against Ken Livingstone. This is being conducted by much of the mainstream media, the right wing of the Labour Party and supporters of the Israeli state in all parties. Left Unity makes a distinction between antisemitism and anti-Zionism, or the opposition to Zionist settler colonialism which supports […] Read more »

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The general election has seen a humiliating defeat for Theresa May – now reduced to a minority government Coalition of Chaos – and a huge surge to the Corbyn-led Labour Party, standing on a popular left-wing manifesto. Discussing the next steps is urgent: Read more »