Tag Archives: Left Unity

The Captain finds a new berth

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Sean Thompson

A few days ago I took part in the Founding Conference of a new party, Left Unity. The make-up of the conference was broadly what I was expecting; mainly men, largely over forty, mostly veterans of at least one of … Continue reading →

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Political architecture, (or draw the blueprints before arguing about the furniture fabric)

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Sean Thompson

My daughter is planning to build her own house in the next year or two – an exciting, if somewhat daunting prospect. However, when confronted by an empty piece of open ground and a blank sheet of paper, she’s found … Continue reading →

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An open letter to the members of Green Left

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Sean Thompson

Comrades, An event in Manchester last month served to demonstrate to me the limitations of the politics of the Green Party. It was on the TUC demonstration in support of the NHS; a huge, cheerful and largely working class march, … Continue reading →

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The Times They (may be) a’Changin

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Sean Thompson

Over the past couple of weeks, three things have served to lift the gloom of an apparently endless winter in Tory Britain. First has been the first stirrings of what may well become a real wave of popular revulsion at … Continue reading →

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