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The momentous decision by Parliament on August 29 not to participate in a military attack on Syria raises important points both for the trends in British politics and for economic policy, says economist Michael Burke.  SEB has repeatedly argued that there is no prospect of a Tory election victory in 2015. After the failure of Cameron’s military […] Read more »

The Party of the European Left (EL) condemns the coming attack of USA and its western allies to Syria for several reasons. Our only guideline is the interest of the Syrian population. We condemn all the crimes committed for 2 years against the civilian populations: those of the Assad regime who took the responsibility of the […] Read more »

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on foreign affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has spoken out against the reported plans of Britain, France and the USA to attack Syria. Crowe believes that foreign military intervention will increase the death and destruction that the Syrian people are experiencing and called on world leaders to work towards a ceasefire and peace […] Read more »

Lambeth Left Unity condemns the preparations by the US Administration and the British Government for missile attacks on Syria. We also condemn in the strongest terms the Assad regime¹s use of chemical weapons in Ghouta on 21 August, and all its other massacres of the civilian population. But no US, UK or Nato attacks will […] Read more »

After Wiggo, London 2012, Murray in New York, The Ryder Cup and Chelsea winning the Champions League it looked like last summer could never be bettered. And then this summer began… Mark Perryman of Philosophy Football reviews a selection of books that explain sporting success, and failure. The Lions series victory in Australia, Murray’s triumph […] Read more »

Kevin Ovenden, a national officer of the Stop the War Coalition, looks at the arguments about whether protest makes a difference – and what we need to do now. It may seem wearily familiar – a rush to war, disputed intelligence dossiers and a determined effort to proceed without even UN Security Council authorisation. There […] Read more »

London: Downing Street, 5—7pm, Wednesday 28th August Britain, France and the US are committing to another disastrous military intervention. Apart from the inevitable casualties, any attack on Syria can only inflame an already disastrous civil war and would risk pulling in regional powers further. Most people in this country have learnt from the disasters of […] Read more »

CND general secretary Kate Hudson shares her recent blog post on why we should oppose attacks on Syria. We oppose any military attack on Syria. Such actions will only exacerbate this bloody civil war and risk drawing neighbouring states into the conflict. The alleged use of chemical weapons within Syria is to be condemned in […] Read more »

Ed Bauer, a supporter of Birmingham based Communities Against The Cuts reports from the Reclaim the Power camp in Balcombe, Sussex The Sussex town of Balcombe has played host to Reclaim the Power, a protest camp targeting the site of a fracking bid by the controversial firm Cuadrilla. Many of the headlines on the day […] Read more »

Dave Kellaway, from Hackney Left Unity, reviews Elysium (102 mins) Directed by Neill Blomkamp, starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster. All science fiction films are like the future perfect tense, they have to have a connection between our present lives and sometime in the future. If they don’t they become too dense and incomprehensible. However […] Read more »