United Leftwing?

Hadnt spotted this before, but perusing a copy of the discarded Socialist Worker from todays anti-war demo I came across this story;

“The ATGWU recently hosted a meeting for anticoalition left wing groups and individuals. It was a successful day. Delegates from People Before Profit, the Campaign for New Left, the Socialist Party, the Workers Party and many individual activists and former Labour Party members attended. There was a large degree of consensus on the vacuum for a real workers alternative to coalition with right wing parties.” … Many present want to see a broad slate of candidates who will contest the next general election on an agreed and limited platform, reflecting the social movements in Ireland. … There is a lot at stake. Old disputes and differences should be set aside to achieve this goal. “

This is indeed something, a number of disparate lefties leavin to comfortable world of internal ideological wrangling to try to effect electoral change, and I try to type that with as little cynicism as possible.

It remains to be seen how successful a united leftwing can be against the Greens, Labour, Sinn Fein and Independent candidates that are already beginning to scatter across ballott papers across the country.

If any of you have more info or experience of the movment in action leave some info in the comments since, as I have said, I only spotted the story today.