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  As Left Unity nears our formal Lift-Off, John Tummon says we need to take full account of the nature of political literacy in 21st century Britain.   As a regular viewer of the BBC-1 Quiz ‘Pointless’, which assesses contestants by how obscure their knowledge is in comparison to 100 people given the same questions […] Read more »

 John Penney from Crewe Left Unity examines building a radical counter narrativeAcross the mass media a ”big lie” message is currently being pumped out, ie,  that the Tory/Lib Dem economic strategy is working and the recent upturn in the UK GDP figures shows the UK is “on the road to recovery”.  As evidence of this […] Read more »

The latest developments in German politics should serve as a reality check for the ‘broad party’ advocates in this country, argues Ben Lewis For all the talk of the recent German elections being the most boring in memory, having been met with huge levels of apathy and indifference on the part of the population, the […] Read more »

CONFERENCE BOOKLET SECTION 4 Aims: 4. Section 2 of constitution moved from Internal Democracy Commission. The aims of Left Unity are: a)     to unite the diverse strands of radical and socialist politics in the UK including worker’s organisations and trade unions; ordinary people, grass root organisations and co-operatives rooted in our neighbourhoods and communities; individuals […] Read more »

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  ‘Build a Bonfire! Build a Bonfire! Stick the Tories on the top. Put the Lib Dems in the middle and burn the bloody lot!’ On 5 November I made my way to the advertised People’s Assembly demonstration on Westminster Bridge. It was a traditional type of protest and not a particularly well-attended event. The highlight was the […] Read more »

Looking out across the grey expanse of middle ground politics Mark Perryman of Philosophy Football finds some books to provide dreams of a better tomorrow. As the almost instantly forgettable party conference season disappears over the horizon the Westminster bubble political landscape would be hard pushed to inspire anybody much at all. For hope of […] Read more »

Salman Shaheen brings the debate about Left Unity to the Huffington Post. Please contribute to the debate on the original post at that site. The storm has blown away the last of the summer. Winter is on its way. And for Britain’s poorest families, forced by a soaring cost of living and the government’s austerity […] Read more »

Saturday 16 November assemble 10.30am Belmont Park, Exeter 11am March through town 12 noon Rally at Bedford Square The English Defence League (EDL) has announced its intention to hold a national March and Rally in Exeter on Saturday 16th November. The EDL is a violent, racist group riddled with fascists, dedicated to promoting hatred and […] Read more »

Supporters of ‘austerity’ would have a very strong argument if there really were no money left, says economist Michael Burke. In that case, opponents of current policy would be left arguing only for a fairer implementation of those policies, or that perhaps they could be implemented more slowly. This is not the case. Firms in […] Read more »