Universal Basic Income (UBI) in its most common form is a proposal to issue a stipend at a set monetary value, provided unconditionally to every registered citizen, usually from an arbitrarily determined age. It has garnered support from a diverse [...]
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Across Europe tens millions of people are finding ways of expressing their hostility to austerity and the social crisis it has engendered. A significant number are turning towards parties that speak of opposition to austerity and for a better society. [...]
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I’m going to vote TUSC (Trade Union and Socialist Coalition) in my constituency, Cardiff Central, in the General Election 2015. After much consideration of the various self-proclaimed left wing General Election candidates standing in my constituency, and despite my serious [...]
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A week into the general elections with the none event head-to-head between Cameron and Miliband and the seven-way tag debate over, the whole thing was in full swing. Everybody agrees that the minor parties benefitted. My sister says she thought their [...]
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The March 2014 Left Unity (LU) Conference agreed that the party should open discussions with other left groups, coalitions and parties to avoid electoral clashes and move towards electoral pacts – with the initial aim of creating the largest ever [...]
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Edmund Potts argues for a serious determination among socialists towards confronting our opponents in all spheres of politics, especially - despite all their limitations - bourgeois elections. TUSC and the significance of a serious challenge It is now more than three years [...]
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Colin Piper’s article on nuclear power quite rightly concludes that an international plan of production on socialist lines is the way forward to tackle the environmental crisis. Most on the Green Left, such as Derek Wall, reject this approach, arguing [...]
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Colin Piper calls for a rational approach on this controversial subject At the time of writing “smog” caused by car fumes in Paris has led to severe restrictions on car travel. Problems such as these have led to the increased use [...]
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