Len McCluskey is right to threaten Miliband with disaffiliation from Labour
Len McCluskey, General Secretary of Unite, has given the strongest indication yet that his union may consider disaffiliating from Labour. At this …
Did Nick Clegg receive a spine for Christmas, or just a second face?
Either it’s an election year, or Nick Clegg has suddenly discovered some principles. This week, George Osborne announced that there would be …
Britain must adopt a financial transaction tax
Eleven EU member states are pushing ahead with a plan to introduce a tiny tax on financial transactions. Four of Europe’s five …
Why Left Unity could become Labour’s UKIP
“There is a spectre haunting Britain,” Ken Loach warned a packed conference hall at the first national meeting of a political movement …
Letter in the Guardian: Left Unity ready to offer an alternative
Managed to get this letter into the Guardian today, signed by director Ken Loach, Only Fools and Horses actor Roger Lloyd Pack, …
Owen Jones calls on the left to unite against austerity
Chavs author, Independent writer and Labour activist Owen Jones talked to Salman Shaheen about the People’s Assembly and the prospects for resistance …
Did Thatcher make Britain a more selfish country?
It’s a curious irony that with the death of Margaret Thatcher and the release of Ken Loach’s The Spirit of ’45, the …
Appearance on Voice of Russia: The social cost of tax havens
A massive leak exposed in the Guardian yesterday by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists identified thousands of the world’s super-rich who …
The government of millionaires needs to wake up to the lives of millions
After Iain Duncan Smith claimed he could live on £53 a week in benefits instead of his £1581 a week post-tax salary, …
David Miliband’s departure shows Ed is set to be the next Prime Minister
Ed Miliband says that British politics will be a “poorer place” now that his brother David is stepping down as an MP …