1. Inter-capitalist contradictions in the USA Recently I wrote on ‘Berlin Left’ and in an amplified version elsewhere [1] – that there had been an exodus of major sections […]
She is only the third woman ever to get nominated for the role. She is the first Asian-American woman and the first African-American woman to do so. And given Trump’s […]
Keir Starmer can do 50 push-ups [1]. Keir Starmer has a floppy haircut and a reassuringly droning voice. Keir Starmer is a grown up politician. Keir Starmer wears a forensic […]
How strong is his Thatcherite plan now?
At the best of times, leftists are divided about what to make of electoral politics. Opinions range from those who argue they will never result in meaningful change for the […]
Labour ignores its Northern heartlands at its peril
Thank you Phil – Your comments are very helpful to stimulate an understanding, of ‘what happened here?” At the outset let me say that like Phil – this was not […]
Phil Butland, joint speaker of the Berlin LINKE Internationals, tries to make sense of Boris Johnson’s landslide victory
A Letter Inspired by the British Elections (and sent to Morning Star) I see, re-reading it - too long and complex)
Photos by Judith Benda, Phil Butland and Hanna Grześkiewicz