By Bexley Left, SE London Over the past week we’ve had to endure the unedifying spectacle of the Tory Party, which routinely stokes culture wars
Category: Britain
For any objective observer of British politics, Michael Gove’s new definition of ‘extremism’ is only remarkable for the absence of any mention of his own
By William F Warde The recently announced elections to the USDAW (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers) national executive committee give a snapshot of
Letter: The role of the trade union bureaucracy.
By Steve McKenzie (Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley Unite Community)[Photo Credit AP/Matt Dunham] In the Bulletin of the Left Opposition, November/December 1929, Leon Trotsky wrote, “The
By Maureen Wade Chair, Birmingham UNISON Retired Members Section March 8 marks International Working Women’s Day, and as it is the 40th anniversary of the
By Cain O’Mahony There has been shock amongst the political diaspora that senior Conservatives – a former Prime Minister, a Vice-Chair of the party, a
Jeremy Hunt’s budget on Wednesday, as is usual for this government, was all smoke and mirrors. Pretending to help working-class people while doing the opposite,
By Michael Roberts Last week I attended a book launch at the London School of Economics on behalf of Liam Byrne, a Blairite Labour MP,
Left Horizons does not fully support the programme and perspectives of the Newham Socialist Labour group, but we feel it is important, as a basic
The Miners’ Strike of 1984-5: a heroic struggle – a bitter defeat.
Ray Goodspeed provides an overview which sets the scene for the strike that became a defining experience for a generation of socialists and trade unionists.