National Politics
Grace Blakeley – Going Back to Class
A hopeful piece about the success of the Workers’ Party of Belgium in re-building socialist politics. In ‘Tribune’. Read the article HERE.
Left-wing
EU politics
Virginia Crespi de Valldaura, Gianmarco Fifi – How the European centre-left embraced “progressive neoliberalism”
The centre-left in Europe has been pivotal to sustaining neoliberal governance. Virginia Crespi de Valldaura is a PhD Researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Gianmarco Fifi is Nicholas Barr Fellow in […]
Climate Crisis
Enzo Rossi – Growing Pains: Climate Change and the Socialist Transformation
The debate between those who advocate degrowth and those who advocate eco-modernism on the international left has often been unnecessarily polemical, and both sides have failed to offer a compelling vision to the public. Enzo […]
National Politics
Mike Sivier – At Last The UK Is To Have A Left-Wing Political Party To Challenge The Right
A new initiative called ‘Collective’ which involves Jeremy Corbyn and other figures on the UK left looks likely to evolve into a political party. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Juliette Gache – Barred From Government, France’s Left Seeks a Way Forward
‘Saturday saw protests across France after Emmanuel Macron named conservative Michel Barnier as prime minister. The decision fueled claims that Macron had ignored July’s election result — but has also put the victorious left-wing alliance […]
EU politics
David Broder – Emmanuel Macron Is Refusing to Allow the Left to Govern
‘Emmanuel Macron has ruled out appointing a government led by the biggest force in parliament, the left-wing New Popular Front. His refusal confirms a case long made by the Left: it’s time to get rid […]
EU politics
Henry Wallis – Why the New Popular Front won
It’s an exciting moment in France for the left, but if it is not capitalised on then it could easily be a false dawn. Henry Wallis writes on French politics at helotage.com. Cross-posted from Counterpunch On […]
EU politics
Harrison Stetler – France’s New Popular Front Has Won a Historic Victory
The French election was meant to bring victory for Marine Le Pen’s far right. But the New Popular Front rallied around a left-wing program for social change — allowing it to become the biggest force […]
EU politics
Eric Toussaint – The Browning of Europe
A long assessment of the European Parliament election results but well worthwhile. Éric Toussaint is a historian and political scientist. He is spokesperson for the Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt. Cross-posted from Counterpunch […]
Geopolitics
Katherine Hearst – UK election 2024: How Luton’s independent campaigns are fighting for representation
A positive story about how discontent over Gaza is mixing with discontent over declining living standards, motivating people to back left-wing independent candidates. Katherine Hearst is a writer, film maker and organiser. After graduating from […]