Spain’s coalition government and Europe: An interview with Miguel Urbán MEP

Spain’s coalition government and Europe: An interview with Miguel…

27 November 20195 April 2020

by Eoghan Gilmartin

In advance of the upcoming UK general election, which is set to define British politics for a generation, the recent Spanish election has produced a long-anticipated coalition between the Socialist Party (PSOE) and its left-wing rival Podemos. To discuss the challenges facing the Spanish left as it attempts to govern within confines of the EU’s fiscal compact, as well as the significance of Vox’s surge, journalist Eoghan Gilmartin sat down with Podemos co-founder and MEP Miguel Urbán.

GUE/NGL

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Unite the Union’s ‘Unity over Division’ campaign

18 November 20195 April 2020

by Barry Faulkner

Over the past few years we have seen the growth of racist and extreme right narratives across Europe, with workers, communities and even trade unionists drawn in by a discourse which offers false promises for better pay, job security and enhanced public services. But, writes Barry Faulkner, trade unions such as Unite have been at the forefront of efforts to counter these narratives and combat the attempts of far-right groups to organise.

Unite the Union

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Brexit: A view from the border

11 November 20195 April 2020

by Tommy McKearney and Mel Corry

It is now one month till the UK goes to the polls in what will be the biggest general election in a generation. Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal sits in cold storage, with the Prime Minister searching for that elusive majority. Talk of a return to violence in Northern Ireland meanwhile continues to fill newspaper columns. Here Tommy McKearney, a lifelong socialist republican activist, and Trademark’s Mel Corry offer a considered view of Brexit and the Irish question from the border.