The Socialist 2 November 2006

Thousands march to save NHS

West Midlands says 'Save our hospitals'

The Socialist Party says:

'Gift' to cuts advisers

Capitalism is killing the planet: Fight for socialism!

Can global warming be stopped?

Thousands join fees demonstration

Where now after the protests?

Mexico: Police and army attack Oaxaca rebellion

Lula's win is no victory for Brazil's poor

Cyprus: Fight for Kurdish asylum rights

Big Bucks for Starbucks - nothing for small farmers

Hungary 1956: When workers rose in their millions

Crime and punishment - the prison officers' view

Building a national shop stewards' network

Southampton journalists take on Newsquest

Civil service redundancies

Union votes for anti-cuts campaign

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'Gift' to cuts advisers

ON 26 October Leeds Socialist Party members protested outside the Leeds offices of PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC). We presented a 'cheque' to PwC representing £100,000 of taxpayers' money that the Leeds NHS is paying these private management consultants each month to advise them on how to cut another £85 million in the next three years!

For two hours we noisily demonstrated on the stairs of the building. The police turned up to move us on before we could hand over the cheque. But then we realised that security had locked the main entrance and refused to discuss with us. Much to our amusement, a community police officer persuaded them to open the door and accept our 'gift'.

The public response was amazing. Many of the drivers expressed solidarity by beeping their horns, indeed a local worker who previously worked in NHS Logistics later turned up to support our cause.

On 11 November, UNISON Leeds teaching hospitals trust branch will march through Leeds city centre against the projected £84 million of cuts and a further 430 jobs to go over the next three years.

Manny Dominguez and Jane Westwood

Bosses at one of the other Trusts we publicised, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, have complained that our publicity material exaggerated how much they paid to PwC. It wasn't £1 million, it seems, it was 'only' £350,000!

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