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Phil Butland

Phil Butland

Phil Butland is a socialist from Bradford, Northern England. He founded the Berlin LINKE Internationals and is now active with The Left Berlin and Sozialismus von Unten (SvU). Alongside his political activities, Phil is the curator of the CinePhil Berliner Film Blog

Written by Phil ButlandThe Left Berlin
Palestine

15th May 1948: The Palestinian Nakba

by Phil Butland on 15/05/2025
This week in working class history
Berlin

 “Eurovision is about getting very impassioned about something that does not matter”

by Phil Butland on 14/05/2025
Interview with Ciarán Dold from Corner Späti and Gyrovision
Germany

8th May 1945 – The “liberation” of Germany

by Phil Butland on 08/05/2025
This week in working class history
Berlin

What is the point of German Memory Culture when it has no universal application?

by Phil Butland on 03/05/2025
Holding a sign saying “Haven’t we learned from the Holocaust?” will now get you prosecuted and fined €1,500 in Germany
Berlin

The Left Berlin Events in May and June 2025

by Phil Butland on 29/04/2025
Left Journalism Day School, Summer Camp, Jihadi Music, The Return of Palivision and much more
Culture

Should We Boycott No Other Land?

by Phil Butland on 31/03/2025
We must continue to support the BDS Campaign—but are they mistaken this time?
2025 German Elections Dossier

German election 2025: What went wrong?

by Phil Butland on 25/02/2025
A slight surge for die Linke cannot compensate for the CDU victory and the rising fascist threat
Culture

Film Review – Soundtrack to a Coup d’État

by Phil Butland on 24/02/2025
Johan Grimonprez's new film is a superb introduction to the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the continued exploitation of the post-independence Global South and jazz music
Elections

Fascism and the Far Right in Europe and the USA

by Phil Butland on 25/01/2025
Are Parties like the AfD the New Nazis?
Current affairs

A Year of Genocide, Repression, and Resistance

by Phil Butland on 01/01/2025
A round-up of the most read articles on theleftberlin.com in 2024.
Elections

Macron Appoints Zombie Government in France

by Phil Butland on 29/12/2024
Interview with John Mullen in Paris
Elections

Magdeburg – Violent racists want to profit from murder

by Phil Butland on 28/12/2024
How the AfD is trying to exploit a Murderous Attack by one of their own Supporters
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