Canada: lessons for the left
In October 2019, Canada held a federal election in which Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ran for a second term. Despite his best intentions, Trudeau failed to secure enough seats…
Writing From the Left, Changing the Conversation
In October 2019, Canada held a federal election in which Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ran for a second term. Despite his best intentions, Trudeau failed to secure enough seats…
WOMEN, and men, are justifiably angry and, in many cases, scared as a strict new abortion law came into effect in Texas after the Supreme Court voted down an emergency…
Afghanistan was betrayed by Britain and the USA because they knew their withdrawal would hand it back to the Taliban. And now, to hide their shame, the blame game has…
A plan to encourage volunteers into Welsh care homes has attracted controversy.
THOSE expecting or hoping for a more pro-Palestinian stance from the Biden administration will have been bitterly disappointed after the first meeting of Biden with the rightwing Israeli Prime Minister…
Yesterday’s news was dominated by one story. Afghanistan. As Twenty Years of Purgatory comes to an end the country once more descends into Hell. The government mishandled the whole withdrawal/evacuation…
A farmers’ protest in New Delhi ended in violence yesterday. The protest called by farmers concerned for their livelihoods was attacked by state forces. There is evidence that this attack…
Extinction Rebellion protesters covered parts of the City of London in red paint yesterday. They were highlighting the role of the City of London in supporting industries responsible for environmental…
Two bombs exploded in Kabul yesterday killing at least 80 civilians as British and American officials try to justify their decision to abandon Afghanistan. But what we are seeing is…
Sharon Graham wins Unite the Union’s General Secretary ballot. This vindicates her decision to stand. Many people on the left had accused Graham of being sectarian when she refused to…