Monday, 04 March 2013 15:33
Ken Loach speaks to Neil Faulkner about the inspiration behind his new film The Spirit of '45 and how a new struggle is needed to defend the Welfare State
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Construction workers at a site in Runcorn have walked out in protest at poor conditions. Elly Badcock interviews a worker on site - referred to as ‘A’ due to the blacklist
David Jamieson speaks to political commentator John Rees about mass movements, the modern world and the tasks of the left today.
Interview with Palestinian youth activist Murud Jadallah on the day Khader Adnan beat the Israeli state.
John Snowdon is an activist in Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Counterfire asked him about his recent visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Mitra Qayoom recently had the opportunity to interview one of UK’s most talented and inspiring rappers, Lowkey, who has recently returned from a trip to Venezuela.
Lindsey German is the National Convenor of the Stop the War Coalition. Elly Badcock spoke to her on the coalition’s tenth anniversary.
The revolutionary process in Egypt is ongoing, with last Friday's demonstrations gathering hundreds of thousands of protesters. The resignation of Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq is one step in the right direction. He was replaced by former transport minister Essam Sharaf to form a new government.
Elias Stoakes talks to the Israeli historian Ilan Pappé about the prospect of a peace settlement in the Middle East, the plight of the Palestinian refugees, and his response to his numerous critics.
Ben Spence interviews Shiv Malik about his new book, co-authored with Ed Howker, about how the neoliberal policies pursued by Thatcher and Blair have resulted in a generation worse off than the previous one.
In this transcribed interview, John Rees reports from Tahrir Square, in the centre of Cairo, on the Egyptian revolution, its future and its significance for the Middle East.
Counterfire interviewed Basile, a French railway worker and member of the Union Sud Rail, who was taking part in the demonstration in Paris against the attack on the pension age last Saturday, 6th November.
Kate Connelly interviews John Mullen, a teacher taking part in the recent strike action in France and an activist in the Nouveau Parti Anti-capitaliste (NPA).
Kate Hudson interviews Jeremy Corbyn MP on the record of the coalition government, the state of the British economy, and the future of the Labour Party.
Anti-Muslim racism is on the rise. Arun Kundnani, author of Spooked: How not to prevent violent extremism talked to us about how the government’s Preventing Violent Extremism programme casts Muslims as a ‘suspect population’
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
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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