A short history of Britain since 1945 (without the boring bits)
Neil Faulkner on how the great social achievements of the post-war generation have been systematically attacked and eroded Read more
People's Assembly: we need unity to beat austerity
Alex Snowdon on why the People's Assembly must be top priority for the left in Britain Read more
Bulgaria after the elections
Bulgarian elections on Sunday failed to produce a clear winner as the country faces months of deep political uncertainty Read more
Rise of the 'clowns': Ukip and British politics today
After Ukip took nearly a quarter of all votes in the council elections, Alex Snowdon looks at what they represent and how the left should respond Read more
Raising Expectations (And Raising Hell): My Decade Fighting for the Labor Movement
Season Butler reviews a new book about trade union activism in the US Read more
Analysis
 Labour, the movement and the radical leftLabour activists are an important part of the anti-cuts movement in many areas. Reuben Bard-Rosenberg argues for a united anti-cuts movement involving those ins... Analysis | Reuben Bard-Rosenberg | Monday, 22 April 2013 |
Analysis
 The Lady's not for mourning: Margaret Thatcher and the neoliberal counter-revolutionHistorian Neil Faulkner on Thatcher, the neoliberal counter-revolution, and the battle for the future Analysis | Neil Faulkner | Tuesday, 16 April 2013 |
Book Review
 Mad Science: The Nuclear Power ExperimentNuclear power is championed by some environmentalists as an answer to global warming, Mad Science provides evidence that it remains far too dangerous Book Reviews | Elaine Graham-Leigh | Friday, 3 May 2013 |
News & Comment
Video Ground the Drones protest | April 27 2013Video report of the march in protest at the UK's drone program, organised by Stop the War, CND, and ... |
Who wants to Evict a Millionaire - Evicting Lord Freud UK Uncut 13.04.13Who wants to Evict a Millionaire - Evicting Lord Freud UK Uncut 13.04.13 From: fourmanfilms View... |
Tyneside shows opposition to bedroom taxThe nationwide protests against the bedroom tax continue with hundreds gathering in Newcastle. Repor... |
Bedroom tax: Manchester joins national day of actionManchester had a vibrant protest against the bedroom tax on Saturday, hot on the heels of the city'... |
Our History
 The Suffragettes, Black Friday and two types of window smashing‘The argument of the broken window pane is the most valuable argument in modern politics’, declared suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst Our History | Katherine Connelly | Thursday, 18 November 2010 |
Opinion
 We need to end the legacy of ThatcherismMargaret Thatcher may be dead, but her legacy lives on. We must unite to defeat it, argues Alex Snowdon Opinion | Alex Snowdon | Monday, 8 April 2013 |
History
 How History Happens: A Marxist History of the World part 9The complex societies that emerged from the division of society into classes also created societies that were wasteful, violent, stagnant and crisis prone. Understanding why is the key to how history happens argues Neil ... A Marxist History of The World | Neil Faulkner | Monday, 16 August 2010 |
Video
 Video: 'A Marxist History of the World: From Neanderthals to Neoliberals'From the dawn of humanity to the greatest crisis to confront the human race, Neil Faulkner introduces his new book. Video by Fourmanfilms Video | Fourmanfilms | Tuesday, 14 May 2013 |
International
 Mortgage fraud, faux-democracy and escrache in SpainAs David Cameron plans another housing boom in Britain, Yaiza Hernández looks at how the people of Spain are suffering - and resisting - the dire consequences o... International | By Yaiza Hernández, assisted by Ernest Marco | Saturday, 13 April 2013 |
Stop the War
 Fighting drone wars behind our back: cheap, invisible and risk-free mass murderThe great advantage of drones for western governments is they can be used without domestic casualties and therefore, they hope, without the risk of popular op... Stop the war | Chris Nineham | Wednesday, 17 April 2013 |
Theory
 The crisis in Europe and the response of the LeftIn this article, which will appear in Spanish in the Chilean journal Revista Materialismo Histórico, John Rees looks at the prospects for the left The Crisis | John Rees | Tuesday, 2 April 2013 |
Book review
 In defence of permanent revolutionThe theories of Permanent Revolution and Deflected Permanent Revolution remain of central importance despite the doubts expressed in Neil Davidson’s How Revolut... Book Reviews | Dominic Alexander | Thursday, 14 February 2013 |
Opinion
 Chavez: farewell to neoliberalism's nemesisChavez proved that radical policies work and win support and that defiance of US imperialism is possible tand popular - Chris Nineham writes on why he will be m... Opinion | Chris Nineham | Wednesday, 6 March 2013 |
Theory
 A twenty-first century feminist manifestoThere have been very great changes in women’s lives in the past few decades - but there is still much to fight for. Here is my manifesto for a 21st century fem... Women's Liberation | Lindsey German | Sunday, 7 March 2010 |
International
 Letter from Italy: when the old is dying and the new cannot be bornIn the first of a regular series, Elle Gierre's letter from Italy reports on a left struggling to get a grip on a country in crisis International | Elle Gierre | Wednesday, 1 May 2013 |
International
 Crisis without end: Egypt’s democratic transitionWhat is the nature of the ongoing struggle in Egypt and where is it today? Egyptian socialist Tamer Wageeh provides some answers Analysis | Tamer Wageeh | Saturday, 13 April 2013 |
Book Reviews
 Bahrain: 20/20A huge, glossy, photographic history of the Bahrain uprising presents a misleading narrative that seeks to whitewash the regime, finds Dominic Kavakeb Book Reviews | Dominic Kavakeb | Friday, 10 May 2013 |
Analysis
 North Korea threatened by rogue nuclear stateAs tensions rise on the Korean peninsula its worth remembering that the US spends more than the next 42 countries combined on waging war International | Sean Ledwith | Saturday, 20 April 2013 |
Our History
 Elizabeth Gurley Flynn: a radical leader of workers’ strugglesInternational Women’s Day has radical working class origins. Jacqueline Mulhallen reveals the extraordinary story of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and the militant s... Women on the left | Jacqueline Mulhallen | Friday, 8 March 2013 |
Theory
 Empire and revolution - Syria and the critics of the anti-war movementJohn Rees responds to recent discussions on Syria, imperialism and the Arab revolutions International | John Rees | Wednesday, 1 August 2012 |
Theory
 The crisis of the British regime: democracy, protest and the unionsThe British political regime faces a crisis of confidence. This report presents empirical evidence for the democratic deficit, growing protest, the state of th... Theory | Adrian Cousins | Sunday, 27 November 2011 |
31 May - 1 June 2013
an international festival
In the parks, halls and public spaces around Kings Cross
With:
David Harvey, Tariq Ali, Tony Benn, Owen Jones, Nina Power, Sanum Ghafoor, Andrew Murray, Laurie Penny, Lindsey German, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Paul Le Blanc, Terry Eagleton, Paul Gilroy and more...
Saturday 22 June 2013
9:30am – 5pm
Central Hall Westminster
Events
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- A short history of Britain since 1945 (without the boring bits)
- Raising Expectations (And Raising Hell): My Decade Fighting for the Labor Movement
- People's Assembly: we need unity to beat austerity
- Bulgaria after the elections
- Stop the War public meeting: Syria - Stop Western Military Intervention | 21 May
Books
How a Century of War Changed the Lives of Women
By Lindsey German
A Marxist History of the World
From Neanderthals to Neoliberals
By Neil Faulkner
The People V Tony Blair
Politics, the Media and the Anti-War Movement
By Chris Nineham
Timelines
A Political History of the Modern World
By John Rees
A People's History of London
By Lindsey German and John Rees
Counterfire Books
The People Demand: A short history of the Arab revolutions
By John Rees and Joseph Daher
Strategy and tactics: how the left can organise to transform society
By John Rees
Capitalism and Class Consciousness: the ideas of Georg Lukacs
By Chris Nineham
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