July 10th, 2010 by MarkH
Claire Fisher reports on a disturbing outbreak of thuggery at Marxism 2010 – and Zuri Zurowski continues the story.
I’m writing as a member of the SWP. Attending Marxism has always been enjoyable for me – the opportunity to listen to debates within a left forum can be inspiring and help foster the belief that we can [...]
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June 12th, 2010 by MarkH
Ben Lewis reports on the campaign to free all political prisoners in Iran.
Jafar Panahi, the Iranian film maker recently released after three months in Iran’s notorious Evin prison, protests that at the moment he has little hope of making another film – all he can do is produce one in his head. However, he adds defiantly: [...]
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May 20th, 2010 by MarkH
Ben Lewis reports on the campaign to free the outspoken film maker imprisoned by the Iranian regime.
Activists in Hands Off the People of Iran have been informed that Jafar Panahi, the internationally acclaimed film maker who has been incarcerated for over two months, has begun a hunger strike in Evin prison.
This is the latest brave step [...]
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May 14th, 2010 by MarkH
The crisis in Greece is bound up with the global capitalist downturn. Instead of a nationalist response there could be an international fightback, writes James Turley
After eight months of increasingly fervid speculation, the European Union has finalised a bail-out package for struggling Eurozone economies.
And for all the strenuous denials from Berlin and Brussels that such economies [...]
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May 9th, 2010 by MarkH
Wednesday, May 12, 6pm. Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London W1
With an introduction by John McDonnell MP. The event is co-sponsored by the Labour Representation Committee (click here to read their letter, urging support for the event). For details of screenings in Glasgow and Manchester, click here.
Jafar Panahi – the well known Iranian film maker – [...]
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May 4th, 2010 by MarkH
Creeping censorship must be opposed – even if feelings get hurt, argues James Turley
It seems that freedom of speech is once again being quietly undermined. The recent libel case of Simon Singh, the scientist sued by the snake-oil salesmen of the British Chiropractic Association, had the positive effect of outlining the absurdly punitive restrictions on free [...]
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April 26th, 2010 by MarkH
James Turley argues that there is more to the Eyjafjallajökull volcano than disruption to tourists
The disruption caused by the gigantic ash column over Iceland is another monument to the idiocy of capitalism. With the skies of western Europe a no-fly zone for a week, a not so remarkable natural event has provoked a very human sort [...]
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April 24th, 2010 by MarkH
Ben Lewis reviews Labour Representation Committee’s ‘A people’s agenda: a pamphlet for the general election 2010’* pp12, donation
The Labour Representation Committee has been stepping up its activity for the election. A campaign of the Labour left whose most prominent leader is John McDonnell MP, the LRC is unsurprisingly calling for a Labour vote across the board [...]
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