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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 »

  The TUC has called a mass demonstration on Saturday 18 October in London. A successor to the great marches on 26 March 2011 and 20 October 2012, it will see tens of thousands of trade unionists, anti-cuts campaigners, student activists and many more take to the streets under the slogan “Britain Needs A Pay […] Read more »

SUPPORT LONDON UNDERGROUND AND TRADE UNION RIGHTS The National Council of Left Unity yesterday (8 Feb) expressed its full solidarity with London Underground workers of the RMT and TSSA who are taking industrial action in defence of jobs, safety and a decent service to passengers. The attempt to abolish 950 jobs is a huge attack […] Read more »

Left Unity’s Salman Shaheen responds to UK government rejection of the UN’s damning indictment of the bedroom tax Read more »

A recent debate in Norwich City Council chambers over the proposal to prevent any tenant being evicted over bedroom tax arrears became high farce, reports Georgina Moles from Norwich Left Unity. A feel-good overture from the Lord (High) Mayor had the incongruous self congratulations of Norwich City Council, deeply proud of its recent record in […] Read more »

Karen Michael, a long time Labour party member has resigned from the party and is now one of the founders of Left Unity in Norwich. This is her resignation letter. The Labour Party Labour Central, Kings Manor Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6PA Re. Membership in the Labour Party: I hereby resign my membership and affiliation […] Read more »