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Responding to David Cameron’s speech on tax credits, Salman Shaheen of Left Unity said: “Cameron is preparing for yet another assault on people struggling to make ends meet, and this time tax credits are in the firing line. “Tax credits are a lifeline for people on the breadline. But at the same time, they essentially […] Read more »

Tomorrow’s anti-austerity march in London will be addressed by Marina Prentoulis, representing Greek party Syriza. As Greece faces a crunch point, her speaking demonstrates that the anti-austerity movement in Britain stands together with the Greeks. Marina Prentoulis said: “We have paid the price of the austerity policies in blood. The Greek government has the political […] Read more »

Pete Green of Left Unity said: “We welcome the fact that Jeremy Corbyn is on the ballot paper. There will now be an anti-austerity socialist in this election raising the serious issues other candidates have been so determined to ignore. “This election will now be a real test of whether the Labour Party is willing […] Read more »

Left Unity has condemned anti-homeless spikes outside a London branch of estate agents Foxtons, saying “first they make you homeless, then they put down these spikes”. Pete Green of Left Unity said: “Installing spikes outside a shop to deter homeless people is inhumane and disgusting. Last year Tesco had to back down over this issue, […] Read more »

Responding to George Osborne’s announcement of a proposed ‘budget surplus law’, Salman Shaheen of Left Unity said: “This dangerous law will legally institutionalise austerity, whether in boom times or bust. “A permanent surplus in government coffers will mean a deficit elsewhere – in our public services. “A budget surplus means that taxpayers’ money is being […] Read more »

Left wing political party Left Unity is calling on Labour MPs to ensure that Jeremy Corbyn is allowed on the ballot paper for Labour leader. Read more »

Responding to the Tories’ plans to make it more difficult to strike, Left Unity trade union officer Oliver New said: “This Tory government was elected on 37% of the vote. If you include turnout, as they want to for union ballots, they got less than a quarter of the vote. “For them to demand that […] Read more »

No one was expecting this election result. Against all predictions the Tories are set to return to government – and the fight is on to stop five more years of austerity and the destruction of the welfare state and attacks on migrants. A significant factor in this defeat was the Labour leadership’s capitulation to Tory […] Read more »

Responding to Ed Miliband’s speech on migration and “failures of post-conflict planning” in Libya, Left Unity’s Salman Shaheen said: “The migrant crisis we are seeing now is a direct result of military intervention in Libya, which Ed Miliband supported. “He is the latest Labour leader to have backed a war with little regard for the […] Read more »

Responding to the reported death of hundreds of migrants in the Mediterranean sea, Left Unity’s Felicity Dowling said: Read more »