Europe
The Burnham bounce
The Holborn and St Pancras byelection result on Thursday 8 October, with Labour up and the Greens down, reflects voter preference for Mr Burnham over Mr Starmer. Perhaps this is to be expected in the […]
Europe
Spanish unions call general strike over housing
“General strikes are usually called against governments,” and, “in this case, it is called against the opposition.” The words of Former socialist Deputy Prime Minister, María Jesús Montero. Rest in Peace, Maricarmen 87 year old […]
Education
France school protests, media unfair coverage
UK media reports on the ongoing protests across France typically focus on the downside of the unfolding situation regarding predominantly peaceful protests by students, parents and teachers at the quality of education, the crumbling high […]
Europe
Could housing bring the left to power?
The “MariCarmen” effect leads to a general election The 23 September 2026 forcible viction in Madrid. Spain, of 87 year old Mari Carmen Abascal, whose image being removed from her apartment building on a stretcher […]
Latin America
Venezuela – geopolitical stalemate
At the 30th August 2026 meeting of the International Left Network, Venezuelan journalist Carolina Graterol gave a detailed presentation by about the current situation in Venezuela following the US-led operation to capture President Maduro on […]
Orphanages
Forced adoptions in UK
On July 2nd, 2026, then UK Prime Minister, Kier Starmer officially apologised in parliament to people affected by the injustice of forced adoption, as the UK government acknowledged the role of the state in the […]
Uncategorized
Trump demands extradition of millionaire Palestinian activist from Spain
The Spanish Government has authorised an extradition request for pro-Palestinian activist James Cox (Fergie) Chambers Jr to proceed to court. That is not to say ministers will approve his extradition, saying it is allowing “what […]
Europe
Die Linke and the Berlin state election, what next?
With 25.7% of the vote, Germany’s democratic socialist party Die Linke, claims the right to govern in the country’s capital city, Berlin, having consistently led in the Berlin state polls for months, despite smear campaigns […]
Chile
Chile 11th September 1973
On September 4th 1970, Salvador Allende was elected President of Chile. Not as a person, but a representative of an alliance of parties and social movements. Based on the marxist Socialist and Communist parties, Popular […]
Economy
AI could kill us all
Since publishing our article Artificial Intelligence – are we ready for a fall? , freshly resigned former researcher at Anthropic Jacob Coxon claimed on X, that AI corporations are “gambling with our lives”. He went on to […]