Fred Leplat

13 articles attributed to this name

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10 July 2016 · Fred Leplat
CHILCOT REPORT VINDICATES ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT
Fred Leplat analyses the repercussions of the Chilcot report and the tasks that arises out of it for the left. The Chilcot report into Britain’s war in Iraq has given a devastating verdict o…
8 August 2014 · Fred Leplat · 10 comments
The imperialist carve-up of Ukraine: where does the left and anti-war movement stand?
The imperialist carve-up of Ukraine is leading to a stand-off between Russia and Western imperialism on a scale not seen since the Cold War writes Fred Leplat . But it has also exposed the d…
24 May 2014 · Fred Leplat · 1 comment
Demonstrate against austerity on June 21st
image no longer in the archive The battle against austerity continues after the elections of the 22 May writes Fred Leplat . The People’s Assembly is organising a demonstration on Saturday 2…
19 April 2013 · Fred Leplat · 1 comment
The People v Tony Blair - a review
Fred Leplat reviews "The People v Tony Blair", an account of the anti-war movement in Britain by Chris Nineham, one of its main organisers. The People v Tony Blair (politics, the media and t…
2 January 2013 · Fred Leplat
Revolution and Imperialism in Syria
Fred Leplat argues that socialists cannot be neutral or ambivalent about Bashar al-Assad's bloody dictatorship. A recent Guardian article “Russian military presence in Syria” (23 December 20…
16 November 2012 · Fred Leplat
Europe's workers angry, undaunted and resisting
Millions of workers took strike action across Europe on Wednesday 14 November following a call from the ETUC to protest at austerity writes Fred Leplat. The call for a European-wide day of p…
7 November 2012 · Fred Leplat
How did China rise?
Over the last 30 years, China has moved from being a poor developing country to one with the status of a global power, progressively contesting US hegemony. With 1.3 billion inhabitants, a f…
4 June 2012 · Fred Leplat
A Crucial Summer
The next three months will determine the political and economic shape of not just the Eurozone but that of the capitalist system for the next period writes Fred Leplat . The political and ec…
29 April 2012 · Fred Leplat · 6 comments
French elections crucial for Europe
The outcome of the presidential elections in France has an important significance for the future direction of the European Union and the resistance against austerity writes Fred Leplat . Fra…
8 December 2011 · Fred Leplat
N30- unions strike a blow against weak government
Fred Leplat looks at the impact of N30 and discusses what comes next. The strike on Wednesday 30th November in defence of pensions for public sector workers was the largest seen for a genera…
4 September 2011 · Fred Leplat
Why you should be at the Europe against Austerity conference
Fred Leplat explains why you need to book your place now for the October 1 conference: If the ruling class and the ConDem Government had hoped that the summer would bring some relief to the …
24 September 2010 · Fred Leplat
The resistance to the cuts
Fred Leplat looks at the scale of the proposed Con Dem cuts; the growing opposition, including the TUC’s decision to call a demonstration and the role of organisations like the Coalition of …
9 November 2009 · Fred Leplat · 3 comments
Sri Lanka - West looks on as repression escalates
Fred Leplat reports on the defeat of the Tamil liberation movement. The vicious offensive against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) launched by the Sri Lankan army at the start of …