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Phil Butland

Phil Butland

Phil Butland is a socialist from Bradford, Northern England. He founded the Berlin LINKE Internationals and is now active with The Left Berlin and Sozialismus von Unten (SvU). Alongside his political activities, Phil is the curator of the CinePhil Berliner Film Blog

Written by Phil ButlandThe Left Berlin
Berlin

“Germany should be finally recognised as a country of migration”

by Phil Butland on 01/05/2022
Lawyer, local councillor and anti-racist activist Elif Eralp on voting rights, Deutsche Wohnen & Co Enteignen and mobilising non-Germans
Berlin

All you need to know about German racism, free speech and adjectival endings

by Phil Butland on 23/04/2022
Interview with Jacinta Nandi about her new book WTF Berlin: Expatsplaining the German Capital
Elections

“It is hard to be in a government, and not to make too many compromises”

by Phil Butland on 16/04/2022
On the publication of his 200th Berlin Bulletin, we talk to Victor Grossman about defecting to the GDR, the Stasi and hopes for the German Left
Elections

Why is Keir Starmer Afraid of the Anti-War Movement?

by Phil Butland on 13/04/2022
Labour’s embrace of NATO and the witch hunt against socialists are part of the same process
Demonstrations & Direct Action

“The only way for Russians to end this war is convince soldiers to stop fighting”

by Phil Butland on 05/04/2022
Interview with a Russian Socialistist about the anti-war movement in Russia
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Berlin

“We are all resources being exploited by management to make a profit for the company.”

by Phil Butland on 30/03/2022
Interview with an organiser and two of the speakers at tomorrow's DSA Night School on organising in the Warehouse and at the Office
Culture

Film Review – Start Wearing Purple

by Phil Butland on 24/03/2022
A film about the fight against gentrification in Berlin gives a sense of how we can win. A sequel about the messy aftermath would be just as informative
History

We didn’t expect that our forum to help refugees in Berlin would be so successful

by Phil Butland on 20/03/2022
Ukrainian socialist Taras Salamaniuk talks about anti-capitalism, the anti-war movement in Ukraine and Russia, and how you can concretely help refugees from Ukraine  
Berlin

“The only thing that you can ever really depend on in Berlin is that it will change”

by Phil Butland on 17/03/2022
Ahead of Saturday’s political walking tour, Izzy Choksey talks about Berlin’s radical history
Culture

Film Review – Debout Les Femmes!

by Phil Butland on 08/03/2022
A new film highlights the terrible working conditions for care workers in France, and the start of a fight to change them
Demonstrations & Direct Action

How can we build an effective anti-war movement?

by Phil Butland on 05/03/2022
On 27th February hundreds and thousands demonstrated in Berlin against war, but with contradictory demands. How can this movement win?
News and Analysis

“Radio encourages a connection to Berlin and to the real world”

by Phil Butland on 19/02/2022
Interview with Tom and Carol from Radio Berlin International
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