By John Pickard We have to take ‘graphic’ representations of political parties with a large pinch of salt for a number of reasons. Firstly, because
Month: September 2022

The liquidity crisis and drowning naked
By Michael Roberts “If there was no intervention today, gilt yields could have gone up to 7-8 per cent from 4.5 per cent this morning

It is important for socialists and Labour Party and trade union activists to have a sober and balanced appraisal of last week’s Labour Party conference.

Letter from Mark Langabeer – Hastings and Rye CLP. Many commentators have made comparisons with Kwarteng’s tax cuts and Tory Chancellor Anthony Barber’s budget in

By Left Horizons reporters. Labour Party conference opened its third day with the news that the pound sterling had tanked on the international markets, that

By Left Horizons reporters As predicted, the right wing won all the changes on constitutional amendments proposed yesterday. The card votes published today showed a

By Left Horizons reporters In an unprecedented departure from past practice, and in keeping with ‘God Save the King’ having been sung before the conference

By John Pickard It is patently obvious to everyone that the mini-budget of new Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, is a gigantic give away to the rich.

Interview with Awais Qarni, the campaign’s organiser, from 9 September 2022 Pakistan is experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe. A third of the country has suffered the

By Left Horizon reporters As delegates gathered in Liverpool for the Labour conference, they learned that a certain rumour in circulation turned out to be