Can we compare the stance of Russia and Iran faced with attack from the US? Some suggest that Iran is acting with more firmness and earning more respect as a result. Members of the Labour Affairs group discuss the issue: Eamon I don’t think you can make this comparison between the Iranian and Russian situations for the following … Continue reading Russia and Iran under attack
World News
God and Evolution: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
By Gwydion M. Williams Being a Post-Leninist Born 1950, I grew up in an Age of Hippies. But I never quite was one. I was a committed Leninist, Maoist in fact. And I never smoked pot. I watched things come apart in the 1970s. Workers Control was briefly a real possibility, but pro-Moscow Leninists were against it as a … Continue reading God and Evolution: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Is the EU already showing signs of disintegration?
Eamon Dyas Germany began sacrificing its future prosperity in 2008 when it was convinced by the EU Commission to agree to the Commission's proposal to "unbundle" its energy sector - a move that effectively ceded national control over its energy sector and one which the Commission went on to use (via its trade competencies under … Continue reading Is the EU already showing signs of disintegration?
Sahra Wagenknecht Newsletter
This is Sahra Wagenknecht’s newsletter. In it, I provide regular updates on my activities and current political issues. Merz is the most unpopular Chancellor of all time! According to a recent poll, 87 per cent of citizens are dissatisfied with the work of the federal government. A majority would like to see an early end … Continue reading Sahra Wagenknecht Newsletter
Lord Robert Skidelsky
To mark the passing of Lord Robert Skidelsky on 15th April 2026, we reproduce one of his reflections on the war in Ukraine. Four Years Later Robert Skidelsky reflects on the Ukraine War, February 2026 ‘War should be approached with much prudence, reverence, and calculation, and that includes the propaganda which is its messenger. ‘Our power … Continue reading Lord Robert Skidelsky
Notes on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams Iran – Regime Still Standing False Belief as a Root of Evil Iran: Not My Sort of Regime China and Compromise Snippets Taxing the Rich Ukraine – Predictable Disaster Intelligence Is Many Different Things Iran – Regime Still Standing British pop singer Elton John can’t have many followers in Iran. But his … Continue reading Notes on the News
The Sahra Wagenknecht Newsletter
30 April 2026 This is Sahra Wagenknecht’s newsletter, where she provides regular updates on her activities and current political issues. The links take the reader to the original German source; one of those links (the essay on a dictionary of war softening) has been translated below. The federal government has approved the draft budget for … Continue reading The Sahra Wagenknecht Newsletter
Britain and the War on Iran: staring into the abyss.
Editorial The United States and Israel have launched an unprovoked war of aggression against Iran, a state that was not threatening their interests. This is a war to destroy the Iranian state and is waged in such a way as to cause death and destruction to the political leadership, the state apparatus, civil society and … Continue reading Britain and the War on Iran: staring into the abyss.
How goes the US/Israel armed aggression against Iran
David Morrison Before the US and Israel launched their armed aggression against Iran on 25 February, a report by the US National Intelligence Council (which is part of Tulsi Gabbard’s US Office of National Intelligence) assessed that even a large-scale military assault on the country would be unlikely to overthrow the regime in Tehran, even … Continue reading How goes the US/Israel armed aggression against Iran
The Central Bank of Japan
Michal Lerner In the March issue of Labour Affairs I described the operation of the UK and US central banks. In this article I will look at the central bank of Japan. But first a word on terminology. There will be many references to ‘reserves’ and ‘reserve accounts’ in the article. Reserves is just another name for money. Reserve … Continue reading The Central Bank of Japan
Notes on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams Iranian Democracy Deemed Nonexistent Jews as Victims of Anglo Hegemony Iran Doing What Saddam Failed To Do Snippets The USA: One Nation, Suffering From God Delusions China Once Again Remakes Itself China Not Short of Workers Goths as Mongrels? How To Fail Again in Afghanistan Electricity Failure Gay But Sorrowful Iranian … Continue reading Notes on the News
News from Sahra Wagenknecht
A New World Order? Ukraine, Iran, Gaza: Today’s brutal wars are part of a global realignment. Germany and Europe stand at a crossroads: Are we increasingly becoming an appendage of the imperial foreign policy of the declining world power, the USA, which threatens to plunge the world into chaos and is driving our economic decline? … Continue reading News from Sahra Wagenknecht
Notes on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams The Wastrels of the Western World Envy? Elon Musk Praises England As It Never Did Exist Downgrade Motherhood, Be Astonished at a Lack of Babies Epstein and a Wider Malaise Snippets Sympathy for the 'Devil's Alternative’ From Russia With Self-Incrimination Venezuela – Trump Lawless But Not Dumb Guilty Hangovers from Puritanism … Continue reading Notes on the News
Sahra Wagenknecht Newsletters
Sahra Wagenknecht Newsletter 26 February 26 Four years of war: Why doesn't Merz call Putin? This week marks the fourth anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine, which violated international law. Every day that this war continues is a bad day. It is a tragedy that the opportunity to end the war just a few weeks … Continue reading Sahra Wagenknecht Newsletters
Davos – You’re All Fired
Editorial Donald Trump has little use for NATO, and even less for Europe’s political leaders. He is openly hostile toward European leaders, many of whom—almost without exception—did what they could to prevent his election as President. During his campaign, Trump made ending the war in Ukraine a central objective. European leaders, in contrast, have elevated … Continue reading Davos – You’re All Fired
Venezuelan oil, Sanctions and Petrodollars
Michal Lerner The name Petrodollar is used to designate dollars that are used to buy oil. So if country X buys 1 million barrels of oil at $70 dollars per barrel from an oil exporter and pays for that oil in dollars, then an account at some US bank will be marked up by £70 … Continue reading Venezuelan oil, Sanctions and Petrodollars
The Americanisation of Football
Alexandros Schulman The Americanisation of the 2026 World Cup and the Control over Global Sports — How the United States has turned football’s greatest party into an over-politicised, over-priced spectacle that tells Iranians, Egyptians and ordinary football fans that they are not welcome. When FIFA awarded the 2026 men’s World Cup to a joint North American bid, FIFA … Continue reading The Americanisation of Football
Notes on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams Twilight of the Baby Boomers Trump – Not For All Mankind Iran – Another Failed Colour Revolution Global Warming as Regional Freezing Kiev’s Greed Causes Its Suffering ‘White Traitors’ in the USA? Cosmopolitan Canada China Keeps Cleaning Up Twilight of the Baby Boomers ‘Reform’ is less of a threat than most … Continue reading Notes on the News
Labour Affairs 