Resolution on Left Unity

Below is the text of an emergency resolution on the new left coalition launched last weekend submitted to the Respect national conference.
The Conference Arrangements Commitee ruled it out of order as not constituting an emergency. This was contested and a vote taken. The decision of the conference was to uphold the ruling of the CAC [...]

Why we need a new workers’ party

For some time now there has been a page on this blog entitled Why We Need a New Workers’ Party. It hasn’t had much on it though.
This is partly because no one has got round to writing it. It is also because the project for a new party is a work in progress. It has [...]

An interesting letter in the Morning Star

An interesting letter in today’s Morning Star:
Kevin Halpin’s letter (M Star October 26) must be treated with respect.
But it only repeats the old mantra that there is no alternative to a Labour government – except a Conservative one – and that we, the left, must use the unions that finance the Labour Party to change [...]

Bob Crow speaks at the RMT conference on Working Class Representation

Bob Crow, General Secretary of the RMT (Rail, Marine and Transportation Workers Union) speaks at the conference on working class politcal representation held in London on 9th November.
Part 1

Part 2

New coalition of the left is go

Here is the official launch leaflet for the new coalition to fight the general election.
There will probably be more news on the coalition at tomorrow’s conference on working class representation organsied by the RMT at the Camden Centre.
To download the leaflet as a PDF, click here.

A left challenge in the General Election

It is hardly a secret that for the last few months talks have been going on regarding a united left wing challenge in the forthcoming general election. Involved have been the backers of the No2EU slate put up to fight the Euro elections, namely Bob Crow and the RMT, the Socialist Party, the Communist Party [...]

Germany’s election and Die Linke on the Web

Ahead of Germany’s elections tomorrow a survey of articles available on the web on the rise of Die Linke (The Left) seems to be in order.
The British media is not known for its interest in the politics of other countries, other than the United States.
The lack of coverage of elections in Germany (Europe’s largest economy [...]

Are the Greens an alternative?

The success of the Greens in the Euro elections poses some important questions for the left on how to deal with them. Here is a contribution to this discussion from Alastair Stevens.
The failure of the left in England and Wales to create a viable electoral force, and the relative success of the Greens has [...]

What do the Euro elections tell us?

The most striking event of the evening was the gaining of two seats by the BNP and the persistence of the UKIP.
The BNP increased its vote 808,200(6.3%) to 943,598. They also won tow MEPS. Nick Griffin in the North West and Andrew Brons.
This is a great success for the BNP.
It isn’t necessarily the breakthrough they [...]