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Bianca Todd, one of Left Unity’s principal speakers, has written this piece in the Guardian today about the Labour party special conference held this weekend. Please go to the comments section and participate in the discussion. From an early age, my grandfather instilled in me one key value: never, ever forget your roots. My grandad […] Read more »

by Leigh Harris from Left Unity South Lincolnshire The Coalition Of Resistance recently brought back to the forefront of people’s minds the very real situation of privatisation within the Police Service, specifically Lincolnshire Police Service, by posting a photograph of a G4S staff shoulder badge embroidered with the County’s Service name; a simple image that […] Read more »

Richard Morris writes ‘I officially joined Left Unity last night and resigned from the Labour Party. Here’s my letter of resignation explaining why’ Dear Roger, I am writing to inform you that I have resigned as a member of the Labour Party. I am sad that I no-longer feel that the party supports the needs […] Read more »

Stephen Hall from Wigan Left Unity outlines the case against fracking This is a critical time for Britain. Faced with the growing threat of climate change, which many believe is behind the unprecedented floods and the freak weather conditions most of us have experienced in recent years, the Government is hellbent on promoting fracking, a […] Read more »

Left Unity congratulates Snowden on rector win Left Unity congratulates NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden on being elected rector of Glasgow University. Members of the Left Unity party at the university have been part of the campaign to win Snowden the post. Bianca Todd, one of Left Unity’s principal speakers, said, “This is a great victory […] Read more »

The Guardian carried an obituary to Stuart Hall on its website within hours of his death. I was alerted to it by a round-robin email from a network. In many ways there is a kind of irony here; the social media has such a pivotal role these days in popular culture, which was of course, […] Read more »

‘Anti-fracking Politics’, by Drew Milne, Cambridge Left Unity.             Fracking, as hydraulic fracturing is widely known, is not new. Shale gas extraction has been going on for some time, but technological development has intensified in recent years, notably in the USA. US fracking companies have been secretive about the toxic chemicals used in fracking, and […] Read more »

Michael Roberts looks at the impact of climate change across the world The world is experiencing extreme weather.  In the US, California’s drought is the worst in 100-years while the East Coast faced a massive snowstorm with freezing temperatures. On the other side of the world, Australia continues to deal with intense summer heat and droughts, causing […] Read more »

by Len Arthur from Cardiff Left Unity   All council cuts derive from the Tory government’s politics of austerity. They are essentially about making the working class pay for the financial crisis; something which was not of our making. They derive from policies we did not support at the last election but were foist upon us […] Read more »

Two new publications are available from Left Unity for use in your branch: 1. New A6 colour postcard promoting Left Unity The card is free of charge but please pay the following for postage: 50 cards – £2 100 cards – £4 Available now Pay via Paypal Number of Cards 50 Cards £2.00 GBP100 Cards […] Read more »