New series: Elections 2024
We are interrupting our normal programme to spend the next five weeks looking at various issues around the General Elections 2024 – register here for …
May Day discussion: Communism of the past and the future
Thursday May 2, 7pm GMT, special May Day session of the Communist Culture Club: Communism of the past and Communism of the future – a …
Statement: We’re proud to be ‘extremists’
Michael Gove has offered a new and broader definition of “extremism” at a time when established political parties cannot address the needs and or reflect …
March 11, 5.30pm, Zoom: Why Junior Doctors are on strike
Speakers: Emma Runswick, a junior doctor in psychiatry and Deputy Council Chair of the BMA, will be talking about the strike action taken by junior …
From March 7: Communist Culture Club
Films! Podcasts! Books old and new! We want to bring socialists internationally together to talk about anything and everything to do with ‘culture’ in the …
From March 14: ABC of Marxism with Ian Spencer
We want to re-discover some of the basic ideas of Marx and Engels – and their political method. Too often, their work has been split …
New Zoom series: Israel/Palestine- A history of oppression & resistance
A new Zoom discussion and education series, featuring Moshé Machover, Ghada Karmi, Tony Greenstein, Thomas Suárez, Yassamine Mather, Mike Macnair, Ian Spencer and others. Thursdays …
Open Letter to Socialist Appeal: we need real, democratic unity of communists and Marxists!
November 18 2023 Dear comrades, We read with great interest that you are planning on launching the ‘Revolutionary Communist Party’ at a founding congress in …
Israel/Palestine: Oppression feeds resistance! No to further ethnic cleansing! Free Palestine!
Hamas’ attack on Israel was certainly not ‘unprovoked’. The systematic and racist oppression of the Palestinians by the colonialist state of Israel has massively worsened …
Thursdays 7pm: Marx and party building
Register for the sessions here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webina… More info here: whymarx.com September 7 2023: Introduction to series Speakers: Ian Spencer and Nick Wrack September 14: Marx, Engels …
Suspended sentences only for all Elbit protestors
We are very pleased report that all four pro-Palestine protesters who in 2021 targeted an Elbit factory in Shenstone today received suspended sentences at their …
June 24: Defend the right to protest – show solidarity with Tony Greenstein and other Elbit activists!
Defend the right to protest! Defend the right of juries to reach a verdict according to their conscience! Our fundamental rights are under attack. People …
Solidarity with Tony Greenstein and the other Palestine Action activists
SOLIDARITY WITH TONY GREENSTEIN and the other Palestine Action activists who have just been found guilty by a jury – more details below. The case …
May 2: Diane Abbott, the weaponisation of antisemitism and ID politics
Please join us this Tuesday, May 2 at 6pm to discuss ‘Diane Abbott, the weaponisation of antisemitism and ID politics’. Intro speakers are Tony Greenstein …
Mass demonstrations & Israel’s ruling class in crisis
Tuesday March 28, 6pm Moshé Machover, Israeli socialist and co-founder of Matzpen, discussses what is behind the protests in Tel Aviv: Could they topple the …
Gary Lineker, cancel culture and the battle for free speech
Saturday March 18, 6pm The ruling class want free speech restrictions and rules on ‘impartiality’ only for those who are critical of the government and …
Ukraine and the drive to World War III
Please join us on Tuesday March 14 to discuss the situation in Ukraine. Much of the left thinks it has to takes sides either with …
From January 26: Why Marx?
From January 26, we are participating in a new education and discussion series entitled ‘Why Marx?‘ It is organised by a number of Marxists, some …
General Election Now! Join the November 5 protest!
Join the National Demonstration on Sat 5/11/22 if you can and let’s make our demands loud and clear! For transport and more details: http://thepeoplesassembly.org.uk
With Liz Truss gone, what is the way forward for the left?
With Liz Truss gone, what is the way forward for the left? Discussion meeting TONIGHT at 6pm, all welcome, time for debate. Register here https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EL5W0TIvTCyBvH-OYWR8ig
Education series: Lives of the Left
All introductions are available on our YouTube channel here . Some reading material below July 28: Carlo Tresca, introduced by Dan Lazare August 11: Eleanor Marx, introduced by Anne McShane …
Time to abolish the monarchy! People are not born to rule!
CWU, RMT and Aslef wrong to postpone their strikes! TUC should hold their conference! LLA statement – join our public meeting on September 10 by clicking …
Liverpool: Beyond the Fringe – the Future of the Left
We are inviting all groups and individuals on the Left to contribute to a unique conference fringe event running alongside the Labour Party Conference from …
Video: The Forde Report and the lessons of the Corbyn years
The Forde Reports puts an equal sign between the ‘factions’ in the Labour Party and moans about “a culture of intellectual smugness which exists at …
VIDEO: Victory to the RMT
David Goard, South-West region rep on the RMT National Executive Committee, addressed a meeting of the LLA trade union group on June 13 2022 to …
Ukraine: Troops out! Abolish NATO!
We oppose the Russian invasion, but we also recognise the aggressive role that NATO has been playing over many years. As socialists we refuse to take …
Solidarity with workers in Sri Lanka!
After decades of deepening turmoil – uprisings, general strikes, insurrections, communal riots, pogroms, ethnic bloodbaths, massacres, coups and a civil war lasting almost three decades …
Study series: Citizen Marx
Karl Marx started his political journey as a republican before becoming a socialist and communist. This was not the end of the story. What happened …
New education series: The battle for democracy in Britain and Ireland
The battle for democracy in Britain and Ireland: the history of republican ideas and their link to socialism All session take place on Thursdays 6pm …
Labour Left Alliance banned from the Labour Party
It hasn’t come as a complete surprise to us that Labour’s ruling body, the NEC, has decided to ban three further organisations, including the Labour Left Alliance …
For international trade union action against P&O sackings!
The Labour Left Alliance totally condemns the sacking by P&O of its entire British crew of 800 seafarers, and calls on trade unionists and activists …
VIDEO – LLA discussion: The situation in the Ukraine
At this excellent LLA meeting we discussed what socialists in this country can do to help stop this war. Sending ‘lethal aid’ to Ukraine …
Education series: Abolition!
New series: Abolition! “Abolition is not simply about getting rid of the prisons, police or systems of surveillance and punishment, it is about what we …
Defend Paul Holmes!
LLA TU GROUP RESOLUTION to LLA, agreed by the LLA all-supporters’ meeting on September 7 We condemn the organisational manoeuvres, purges and witch-hunts which have …
Afghanistan and the decline of American empire
Statement by LLA Steering committee Many, including many on the left, are lamenting the departure of the Americans from Afghanistan, the longest war (20 years) …
Labour Left for Socialism
The LLA has been involved in the welcome and long overdue initiative ‘Labour Left for Socialism’, which will organise a first online gathering on September …
VIDEO: Highlights from the July 20 Labour NEC protest
No bans, no proscriptions – we need justice and democracy! Speakers include: Mike Cushman, Jewish Voice for Labour Tina Werkmann, Labour Against the Witchhunt …
Say no to all bans and proscriptions!
The Labour Left Alliance strongly condemns the proscription of left-wing groups from the Labour Party. This is no doubt only a prelude to a more widespread …
Batley & Spen: No reason for Starmer to celebrate
The narrow win for the Labour Party in the Batley & Spen by-election, held shortly after Matt Hancock’s forced resignation and amidst the general chaos …
Back Turner and Beckett – Keep Out the Right Wing!
Statement released by the LLA steering committee, June 29 2021 and confirmed by the LLA Organising Group on July 3 2021 In the Unite general secretary election, …
UNITE: We call on Graham and Turner to stand down and support Howard Beckett
Update June 13: As Howard Beckett has withdrawn his candidacy in favour of Steve Turner, we will now discuss how to change our voting recommendation. …
JUST SAY NO! to antisemitism training by the JLM
Joint statement by Labour Against the Witchhunt, Labour Campaign for Free Speech, Labour Left Alliance and Labour in Exile Network Why you should NOT participate …
Model motion: Abandon IHRA and adopt the Jerusalem Declaration
[This motion has been drafted as a model motion to go to Labour Party conference 2021, but it can be tweaked for other purposes.] Please note that …
Statement and model motion: Solidarity with Howard Beckett!
Joint statement by Labour Against the Witchhunt, Labour Left Alliance, Labour in Exile Network, Rotherham Labour Left and Sheffield Labour Left. To add your organisation’s …
LLA poll: Nominate Howard Beckett for Unite general secretary
The LLA asked all Unite members to vote on who to support in the Unite general secretary election. Despite some voting irregularities (see below), Howard …
New series: Revolution and Counter-Revolution in the 20th century
We will be publishing reading material throughout May 13 Introduction Imperialism, war and revolution 1900-18 (Kevin Bean) https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/imp-hsc/imperialism.pdf https://www.marxists.org/archive/kautsky/1914/09/ultra-imp.htm https://www.marxists.org/archive/bukharin/works/1917/imperial/index.htm A Anievas (ed.), Cataclysm 1914: The …
Why you should come to Labour Party conference 2021 – as a delegate or visitor
If you are (still) a Labour Party member, please try to become a delegate to this yer’s conference (September 25-29, Brighton). There are few important …
May 6 elections: Deeply uninspiring and without a vision- Starmer must go!
Naturally, Starmer and his right-wing allies are trying to pin the shockingly bad election results on Jeremy Corbyn. This really does not hold water. In …
Videos and background reading: What is Zionism?
In this fantastic education series, which ran for five sessions in March and April 2021, Tony Greenstein discussed a range of hugely important questions, which …
Model motion: Defend Kirstie Paton!
Motion opposing the trade union victimisation of Kirstie Paton, NEU Inner London Executive member This branch/district notes: The threat of disciplinary action being taken against …
Support strike action in response to the measly 1% pay offer for nurses and medical staff
Statement by the LLA steering committee, March 9 2021 The government’s offer of a 1% “pay rise” for the nurses and medical staff who have …
Bristol Labour Fiasco – Democracy Subverted Again
The statement below is from the chair of Bristol LCF. It describes the farcical methods used by the right wing regional bureaucracy to undermine the …
Rule Change for Labour Party Conference 2021 – Let Conference Trigger a Leadership Challenge
Please move this in your CLP so that it can be discussed at the next LP conference Online here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IKDpyMVvDx7zic5QB0eC8dfaH3_C2XnuxjUfr6a_05o/edit?usp=sharing Give conference the power to …
NEC Election 2020 Result – What Does it Tell Us?
A positive result in the current climate, but the left has a lot of work to do to get organised and to build the fight …
LLA Open Letter to Left Organisations
November 2020 From: Labour Left Alliance To: Momentum, CLPD, LRC, DLO, JVL, Labour CND, CLGA, Labour Assembly Against Austerity, Grassroots Black Left, Welsh Labour Grassroots, …
Sign this open letter: Reinstate Jeremy Corbyn! Stop the witch-hunt against the left!
Reinstate Jeremy Corbyn! Stop the witch-hunt against the left! >>> Sign here <<< We are Labour Party members and supporters who are outraged by the …
LLA Model motion: Reinstate Jeremy Corbyn! Stop the witch-hunt!
This branch/CLP notes Jeremy Corbyn was absolutely right in the comments that got him suspended: “One antisemite is one too many, but the scale of …
Model Motion: Defend Julian Assange from extradition
1. This meeting notes that: 1.1 Journalist and WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange is in prison awaiting extradition to the USA on Espionage Act charges. These …
Model Motions on the “SpyCops Bill”
1. This CLP notes: 1.1. The Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill passed its third reading in the House of Commons on 15th October …
NEC elections: Rank the LLA 6 highest!
The Labour Left Alliance supports the following comrades in the current NEC elections: 1. Roger Silverman 2.Chaudhry Qamer Iqbal 3.Carol Taylor Spedding 4. Ekua Bayunu …
Free Julian Assange! Show your solidarity
The ongoing attempt to extradite Julian Assange to the US must be opposed by all socialists and democrats. The horrific and inhuman treatment he has …
Model Motion: For the Labour Party to act like a real opposition on Covid-19!
Model Motion Covid-19: Keir Starmer must pressure the government to bring about safe conditions in schools and universities We note that Keir Starmer has repeatedly …
NEC elections: STV – myths and reality
The introduction of the ‘Single Transferable Voting’ (STV) system for the election of the National Executive Committee (NEC) is no doubt an attack by Keir …
New leadership = New Labour?
Statement of the LLA steering committee in response to Keir Starmer’s conference speech and the ‘Overseas Operations Bill’: “New Leadership” sounds to us very much …
New LLA series: REVOLUTION! Key moments in socialist history 1381-1914
You can find the videos of all of our previous sessions here on Youtube, including all 12 sessions of our excellent series ‘Learning Labour’s History’. …
LLA Agrees its NEC Voting Recommendations
The LLA recommends that Labour Party members rank the LLA 6 candidates highest. They have shown their commitment to our political platform, which includes the …
Extinction Rebellion: The real criminals sit in parliament!
We applaud the successful blockades of a number of printing plants by activists of Extinction Rebellion. They have managed to seriously disrupt one of the …
Model motion: Free speech on Palestine! No confidence in Starmer and Evans!
Feel free to use and amend This branch/CLP notes with concern 1) The circular emailed on August 12 2020 to Constituency Labour Parties by General …
Solidarity with Sam Gorst and John Dunn!
Emergency motion agreed at LLA conference August 22 2020 (which also agreed to support his legal fund with a donation of £250 – he has …
Report from LLA conference, August 22/23 2020
Please find below a report of last weekend’s last weekend’s successful and very lively LLA conference. Over 120 delegates from 32 of our affiliated groups …
Settlement with witch-hunters: Not in our name!
The Labour Party settlement of July 22 2020 is an insult to all Labour members. We are outraged that our dues have been used to …
Reinstate Rebecca Long Bailey! Stop the witch-hunt!
The Labour Left Alliance is appalled at Keir Starmer’s sacking of Rebecca Long-Bailey from the shadow cabinet. It is another step in the strategy of …
‘Labour Together’ Report: It was the witch-hunt, stupid!
The ‘Labour Together’ review of the 2019 general election campaign manages – over 154 pages – to list all sorts of reasons that are supposed …
Reinstate the Liverpool Wavertree 4!
Sign here: https://www.change.org/p/labour-party-reinstate-the-wavertree-4 Defend free speech in the Labour movement!The Labour left will not be silenced on party democracy and Israel/Palestine! We believe that the …
No whitewash! Counter-conference on the ‘leaked report’
The Labour Left Alliance supports this Zoom conference planned for mid-July, to coincide with the release of Keir Starmer’s ‘investigation’ into the leaked report. Click …
Leaked report: We need a full investigation! Review all disciplinary cases!
Joint statement by Labour Against the Witchhunt and the Labour Left Alliance We demand a full investigation into the witch-hunt and the election campaigns!All disciplinary …
Labour leadership elections: Stay and fight! Join the Labour Left Alliance!
The election of Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner as leader and deputy leader of the Labour Party is a serious setback for the left. Speculation …
Covid-19: Sign our urgent action plan for the Labour Party!
Read our full petition – and sign it – here. The response of the British and European governments to the Covid-19 outbreak demonstrates the failure …
Corona: Get your local LP branch/CLP to take initiative!
Laura Pidcock is pushing this in Durham. We suggest you get in touch with your local chair or secretary to help organise something similar where …