As part of a discussion on the next steps for the left, Lindsey German looks at the election defeat, the coronavirus crisis and how socialists should organise
Before you go
More war, escalating authoritarianism, a deepening cost of living crisis – the left faces big challenges.
But resistance is also growing.
Counterfire has been at the heart of the mass movements against war, in solidarity with Palestine, and against austerity. Given the scale of the crisis, we urgently need to ramp up our operations. We need your help to raise £30,000 to make that happen.
Lindsey German
As national convenor of the Stop the War Coalition, Lindsey was a key organiser of the largest demonstration, and one of the largest mass movements, in British history.
Her books include ‘Material Girls: Women, Men and Work’, ‘Sex, Class and Socialism’, ‘A People’s History of London’ (with John Rees) and ‘How a Century of War Changed the Lives of Women’.