In the words of the author himself, Ian Bullock’s latest work of left-wing history, The Drums of Armageddon, is an unusual book in several ways. First, The Drums of Armageddon covers a very short period …...
‘Stay in the Party’ urges new Labour Left Network
A new grassroots network of Labour left groups has urged socialists not to leave the Party but to stay and help re-unite the left following December’s general election defeat and Keir Starmer’s rise to the Labour leadership....
Say Thank You to Shopworkers
The Co-operative Party is calling for supporters to sign an online thank you card to those who are working in shops, supermarkets and on the food supply chain during the coronavirus pandemic....
P5 Publishes Carpenter’s ‘Sheffield and Socialism’
Sheffield learning resources co-operative Principle 5 has ventured into pamphlet publishing for the first time with a re-print of Edward Carpenter’s Sheffield and Socialism, first extracted from his biography Days and Dreams by Mushroom Bookshop in 1993....
Coronavirus: Fear, Racism & Solidarity
New research by Hope not Hate reveals a mix of underlying fear, emergent racism and community spirit among people’s responses to the coronavirus pandemic....
A Glittering Forest of Christmas Trees
For some, Labour’s 2019 manifesto remains totemic, a badge of faith that all leadership candidates must swear allegiance to. For JONATHAN TIMBERS, however, it is one of the main reason’s for Labour’s defeat....
The New Movement for Political Education
Left-wing political education is needed like never before, argues KEITH VENABLES. And a movement of new and inspiring organisations is offering a way forward....
Another Europe to Fight On
Leading left anti-Brexit campaign group Another Europe is Possible has pledged to continue fighting for democracy, human rights and social justice and to protect key progressive aspects of EU membership....
The Strange Death of Labour England
The scale of Labour’s election defeat is hard to take in, says JONATHAN TIMBERS. But it has been a long time coming and will take a long time to put right. This election defeat is not only a “disaster”, as John McDonnell correctly said, it is a body blow that might lead to the...
The (Neoliberal) State We’re In
With the general election less than two weeks away, BARRY WINTER provides a snapshot of the appalling state of our society after 10 years of Conservative cuts. It’s time for change....
Understanding Neoliberalism
HUGO RADICE explores the social, cultural and ideological changes that have embedded neoliberalism so deeply in the daily life of our modern world. To challenge it we need to recreate a sense of common purpose and the public good, to renew our critique of capitalism as a way of life and a way of...
Anti-Fascist Plaque to be Unveiled at Clarion House
A plaque to honour members of the Independent Labour Party and the National Clarion Cycling Club who fought in the Spanish Civil War will be unveiled at Nelson ILP Clarion House on Sunday 20 October....