Solidarity with the Kurds!
More than 200 Kurds and their supporters marched through Manchester in support of Kobane. Shamefully noticeable by their absence was the majority of the Manchester left. Workers' Liberty comrades distributed a leaflet and sold papers which were well received. The Kurdish organisers of the demonstration hadn't bothered with the technicality of getting police permission for the march from All Saints to Piccadilly Gardens. The very well stewarded march stuck to the pavement with the stewards controlling the traffic at the various road crossings. At Piccadilly Gardens there was a lively rally with...