Solidarity with Afrin, al-Ghouta, Idlib against all military attacks
We republish here a statement from the Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists on the military attacks taking place against the popular movements in Syria. We […]
Make Carillion a watershed
Just when the May government thought the horrors of Grenfell Tower might be fading in the public’s mind, and they had convinced themselves (however implausibly) […]
Inside Trump’s White House
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff (Henry Holt and Little, Brown, 2018) reviewed by Jo Taku Michael Wolff was able […]
Plastic waste and political hypocrisy
Ten years after plastic pollution has reached a global crisis point—brilliantly highlighted recently by David Attenborough’s stunning Blue Planet II series—Theresa May has decided that […]
Irma: a neoliberal hurricane
The smaller of the two main islands forming the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbuda, is a small sun-drenched island in the eastern Caribbean; it […]
Upcoming Events
Feb
18
Sun
7:30 pm
Where Are We Headed in Israel/Pa...
@ Wilberforce Room, Wesley Hotel
Where Are We Headed in Israel/Pa...
@ Wilberforce Room, Wesley Hotel
Feb 18 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Speaker: Jeff Halper, Founder/Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) ICAHD is a Jerusalem-based human rights and peace organisation founded in 1997. It is dedicated to [...]
Feb
19
Mon
7:00 pm
Rules for Radicals
@ The English Lounge
Rules for Radicals
@ The English Lounge
Feb 19 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Derek Wall, former Principal Speaker of the Green Party, will talk about his new book Elinor Ostrom’s Rules for Radicals and the links between Red and Green [...]
Feb
24
Sat
1:00 pm
Occupy E17 Market Square – for a...
@ Walthamstow Town Square and Market
Occupy E17 Market Square – for a...
@ Walthamstow Town Square and Market
Feb 24 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Private companies are moving in everywhere. They are helped along by Tory government legislation, and unfortunately they also work in cahoots with even local Labour [...]
Feb
28
Wed
7:00 pm
Taking Back The Debate: Left Win...
@ Housmans Bookshop
Taking Back The Debate: Left Win...
@ Housmans Bookshop
Feb 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Discussion and book launch on Antisemitism in central London on 28th February Taking Back The Debate: Left Wing Approaches to Fighting Antisemitism Speakers: Aviah Day, [...]
Mar
10
Sat
10:00 am
Jobs and Climate: Planning for a...
@ Hamilton House
Jobs and Climate: Planning for a...
@ Hamilton House
Mar 10 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tackling the climate crisis needs workers to build a world fit for the future. Yet the narrative of ‘jobs versus environment’ is still heard across [...]
International Viewpoint
- The 2018 wage agreement in the metal industry: more freedom for capital Jakob Schäfer
- A long-simmering factor in Iran protests: climate change
- The war is far from being over in Syria Gilbert Achcar
- Reactions to Lula's conviction João Machado
- The Tet Offensive, international solidarity and radicalism Pierre Rousset