Thursday, 17 January 2013 15:43
William Hague and his government know full well that the successive wars engaged in by Britain have increased terrorism across the Middle East and south Asia
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Donny Mayo (his name has been altered for all the usual reasons) was until recently a leading member of the Socialist Workers Party
Bombing Muslim countries does not defeat terrorism but provokes it - John Rees interviewed on Russia Today
In Mali, the West is more a part of the problem than the solution - the present situation is itself is a product of decades of western interference writes Explo Nani-Kof
The recent attacks on benefits are part of a plot against the welfare state itself writes Adam Tomes
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
Len McCluskey is standing for re-election as the leader of Unite. He deserves the full support of all who want to see a serious fightback against the Coalition regime
Deepa Kumar’s important new book on Islamophobia explores the link between the politics of Empire and domestic attacks on Muslims in Western nations, finds Sean Ledwith
Loyalism offers no future to a Protestant working class facing austerity writes Brian Christopher
Chris Bambery reflects upon the fortunes of the British left in recent times, whilst looking forward to potential roads to progress in the coming years
HSBC has been caught laundering tons of cash for drug cartels and alleged terrorists, yet no bank officials will be prosecuted or imprisoned
The markets were celebrating the last minute deal to avoid the 'fiscal cliff' but American workers have been betrayed by Obama writes Sean Ledwith
A novel by Roger Smith, which has gathered praise, disappoints with its misogyny and many failures of both politics and craft
Historian Neil Faulkner concludes 
The gang rape of a young woman – who later died from her injuries – led to widespread protests across India. Lindsey German puts the assault in context
The actions of one principled young US soldier, Bradley Manning, have embarrassed and enraged the most powerful nation on earth
After half a century of stable, even boring, politics Japan has entered a more unpredictable era - with an emerging space for the growth of a new left
Obama promises 'meaningful action' but can we expect change from a politician who sheds tears for American children whilst killing their counterparts in Afghanistan?
Britain is speeding up withdrawal from the failed Afghanistan war to support new interventions in Syria and Iran argues Robin Beste
There are calls for banking reform from within the financial sector, why are there no calls from within government and the industry for the break-up of media empires asks Des Freedman?
Four years after the beginning of the crisis, the neoliberal elite is trapped by the contradictions of the system on which its wealth depends, writes Neil Faulkner
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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