Alastair Stephens

Alastair Stephens has been a socialist his whole adult life and has been active in Unison and the TGWU. He studied Russian at Portsmouth, Middle East Politics at SOAS and writes regularly for the Counterfire website.

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Jesse Klaver, leader of the Green Left. Photo: Wikimedia

The Dutch dog that didn’t bark

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Protestors defending refugees. Photo: Flickr/Jim Aindow

Why we demand free movement of people

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Photo: Counterfire

A dagger pointed at the heart of the Euro

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Jet fighters flying over Libya. Photo: Flickr/ Metziker

Libya: blood on their hands

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Erdoğan making Rabia sign for solidarity with Muslim Brotherhood protesters after 2013 Egyptian coup d'état. Photo: Wikipedia

Turkey: Erbakan, Erdogan and after

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Albert Garzon and Pablo Iglesias anounce the formation of a the new left alliance, Unidos Podemos (image Podemos)

Podemos alliance on the verge of power?

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The town centre in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, where 69% voted out. Photo: Wikipedia

This vote was about far more than immigration

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Nicky Morgan, Secretary of State for Education, delivering a speech at Policy Exchange. Photo: Flickr

The Tories and academies: a coup against democracy

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Today's protest against the Housing Bill in London. Photo: Alastair Stephens

Big mobilisation against the Housing Bill

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Donald Trump speaking in Washington in 2011. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The resistible rise of Trump

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David Cameron meets with President Juncker in Brussels. Photo: Georgina Coupe

5 reasons to leave the EU

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Joseph Chamberlain began his crusade against Free Trade, Glasgow 1904. Photo: Russell & Sons / Cassell's universal portrait gallery

The Tories’ civil war: why do they do it to themselves?

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David Cameron. Photo: Moritz Hager

Cameron’s outburst shows Colonel Blimp lives on

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Pablo Iglesias, secretary-general of Podemos. Photo: Podemos

Podemos blows a wind of change through the Spanish parliament

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Pablo Iglesias, leader of Podemos. Source: Wikimedia

Podemos comeback has broken the Spanish deadlock

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Le Pen's Front National failed to win a single region in second round of voting. Photo: Abd allah Foteih

Le Pen’s defeat offers only cold comfort

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