Liverpool

Liverpool, Shankly, Socialism

As the Labour conference in Liverpool continues, Philosophy Football’s Mark Perryman revisits Shankly's Clause Four
Felixstowe and Liverpool: Workers’ democracy vs. bosses’ autocracy

Striking dockers in Liverpool and Felixstowe are demonstrating to every working person who really makes the wealth in this country, writes Richard Allday
Making a splash on the Mersey

Liverpool dockers on strike win support from near and far, reports Tayo Aluko
Rallying round the P&O workers in Liverpool

Demonstrators in Liverpool call on the trade union movement to get off its knees and fight, reports Madeline Heneghan
Unwelcoming the warmongers: Liverpool keeps up the pressure

Hundreds mounted yet another protest against the arms fair on Merseyside on Tuesday. Alan Milne reports.
Stop the arms fair: Liverpool says no to the merchants of death

Ahead of the Electronic Warfare Europe arms fair in Liverpool, protesters gathered to call for it to be cancelled, reports Michael Lavalette
Strikes win: Anatomy of the University of Liverpool victory - video

Counterfire's Unjum Mirza spoke to University of Liverpool UCU Vice President Jo McNeill about their recent victory which stopped compulsory redundancies
Merchants of death are not welcome in Liverpool: protesters rally against the arms fair

Protesters confront the militarism of the Liverpool arms fair with a clear message of peace, reports Tayo Aluko
Back to the future: revolutionary art on the Mersey

A new installation on the Mersey is a homage to a militant history and radical art, writes Chris Nineham
Why University of Liverpool staff are striking and how you can help

Anthony O'Hanlon, one of the strikers at the University of Liverpool, spoke at a recent Counterfire event about the dispute and how you can show solidarity
Resisting ‘rank and yank’: UCU fights job cuts at Liverpool University

Ahead of a rally on Monday, UCU’s battle to save jobs at Liverpool University is a critical fight for the whole sector
Labour backs Tory assault on democracy in Liverpool – CounterBlast

Labour’s backing of the Tory assault on local democracy underlines the need for the left to fight for a political alternative, argues Alex Snowdon
Black Lives Matter protests continue to spread across the UK

Around the country, thousands of people marched, knelt and shouted against racism on Saturday. We report on some of the local Black Lives Matter protests
Liverpool defies Johnson's dangerous schools plan

Liverpool Council has taken a stand against the government's reckless plan to begin opening schools on 1st June, reports Don Davies
Liverpool takes a stand

Jim Lucas looks at what led Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson to head for a collision with the government
Enough is enough: Liverpool Mayor stands up to Tory cuts

After the Tories announced a new round of cuts, Liverpool's Mayor Anderson spoke out and refused to implement them, reports Madeline Heneghan
Hillsborough: ‘the greatest miscarriage of justice of our times’

Dragan Plavšić looks at the struggle to get to the truth behind the Hillsborough tragedy
The Centenary of the 1919 Race Riots

For Black History Month, we are reposting Madeline Heneghan's piece on the race riots of 1919
The Centenary of the 1919 Race Riots

One hundred years after the race riots of 1919, author, activist and co-director of Writing on the Wall, Madeline Heneghan reflects on racism then and now
How to understand racism: A review of Great War to Race Riots

A new history of the 1919 race riots locates the dynamics of racism in the context of class, imperialism and wider popular struggles, argues Chris Nineham
Liverpool: celebrating Corbyn but still angry

Activists partied for Corbyn in Liverpool, but anger at Labour's right is strong. Chris Nineham reports as Labour's conference gathers
Hillsborough: Football’s greatest hurt

Mark Perryman argues that Hillsborough needs to be understood not just as a human tragedy but a consequence of how football was changing in the 1980s
What about the kids? Race, austerity and the closure of Kids Company

The sudden and controversial closure of Kids Company - in London, Bristol and Liverpool - has generated widespread concern and debate. Ibn Yayha offers his perspective
Andy Warhol's powerful ambiguity

More than 100 works by iconic Pop Artist Andy Warhol are on show in a major exhibition at Tate Liverpool - reviewed by Mike Quille

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Liverpool

Liverpool

As the Labour conference in Liverpool continues, Philosophy Football’s Mark Perryman revisits Shankly's Clause Four

Striking dockers in Liverpool and Felixstowe are demonstrating to every working person who really makes the wealth in this country, writes Richard Allday

Liverpool dockers on strike win support from near and far, reports Tayo Aluko

Demonstrators in Liverpool call on the trade union movement to get off its knees and fight, reports Madeline Heneghan

Hundreds mounted yet another protest against the arms fair on Merseyside on Tuesday. Alan Milne reports.

Ahead of the Electronic Warfare Europe arms fair in Liverpool, protesters gathered to call for it to be cancelled, reports Michael Lavalette

Counterfire's Unjum Mirza spoke to University of Liverpool UCU Vice President Jo McNeill about their recent victory which stopped compulsory redundancies

Protesters confront the militarism of the Liverpool arms fair with a clear message of peace, reports Tayo Aluko

A new installation on the Mersey is a homage to a militant history and radical art, writes Chris Nineham

Anthony O'Hanlon, one of the strikers at the University of Liverpool, spoke at a recent Counterfire event about the dispute and how you can show solidarity

Ahead of a rally on Monday, UCU’s battle to save jobs at Liverpool University is a critical fight for the whole sector

Labour’s backing of the Tory assault on local democracy underlines the need for the left to fight for a political alternative, argues Alex Snowdon

Around the country, thousands of people marched, knelt and shouted against racism on Saturday. We report on some of the local Black Lives Matter protests

Liverpool Council has taken a stand against the government's reckless plan to begin opening schools on 1st June, reports Don Davies

Jim Lucas looks at what led Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson to head for a collision with the government

After the Tories announced a new round of cuts, Liverpool's Mayor Anderson spoke out and refused to implement them, reports Madeline Heneghan

Dragan Plavšić looks at the struggle to get to the truth behind the Hillsborough tragedy

For Black History Month, we are reposting Madeline Heneghan's piece on the race riots of 1919

One hundred years after the race riots of 1919, author, activist and co-director of Writing on the Wall, Madeline Heneghan reflects on racism then and now

A new history of the 1919 race riots locates the dynamics of racism in the context of class, imperialism and wider popular struggles, argues Chris Nineham

Activists partied for Corbyn in Liverpool, but anger at Labour's right is strong. Chris Nineham reports as Labour's conference gathers

Mark Perryman argues that Hillsborough needs to be understood not just as a human tragedy but a consequence of how football was changing in the 1980s

The sudden and controversial closure of Kids Company - in London, Bristol and Liverpool - has generated widespread concern and debate. Ibn Yayha offers his perspective

More than 100 works by iconic Pop Artist Andy Warhol are on show in a major exhibition at Tate Liverpool - reviewed by Mike Quille