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The Socialist 19 April 2007, issue 483

NHS demonstration, 1 November 2006, photo Alison Hill
HEALTH WORKERS are having to fight hard for their jobs and services. What happened to the NHS's founding principles, of quality health care 'free at the point of delivery' in a publicly owned and run health service?

Nurses' fury at cuts and attacks on jobs

NHS London - delivering private health

Socialist Students

Build for national action against fees

Cardiff Socialist Students campaign, photo Dave Reid
Join the Campaign to Defeat Fees 27 April day of action: Students live in a world of soaring debt, unaffordable or condemned housing, low-paid jobs with poor quality working conditions, course cuts and department closures...

Socialist Party election campaign

Election manifesto 2007

Socialist party election manifesto 2007
THE SOCIALIST Party is contesting a number of seats in the 3 May local elections in England and is fielding a list of candidates for the Wales Assembly...

Leicester: A principled stand against opportunists

Young socialist standing for Save Huddersfield NHS

Wales manifesto launch

Save our NHS campaign fields five candidates in South Lakes

Nursery cuts campaign launch

Making a difference in Lincoln

Vote Socialist Alternative on 3 May

Socialist Party editorial

RMT victory: Union militancy pays

Editorial: THE LONDON underground system almost closed down for three days last week as Metronet tube maintenance workers, members of the RMT union, prepared to strike, determined their jobs would not be outsourced ...

Campaign for a New Workers Party

Wanted - a new mass party for workers

Ricky Tomlinson, photo Harry Smith
CNWP conference 12 May: THE CAMPAIGN for a New Workers' Party (CNWP) conference will bring together trade unionists and community and environmental campaigners who want to see the building of a new mass workers' party in England and Wales.

Speakers include Ricky Tomlinson, Justice for the Shrewsbury Pickets

Ricky Tomlinson explained the case for the CNWP to the Liverpool Echo.

Campaign for a New Workers' Party

Conference

Saturday 12 May 12noon to 5pm

Speakers include: Ricky Tomlinson, Justice for the Shrewsbury Pickets

University College London, Cruciform Building, Gower Street, London WC1

(nearest tubes: Goodge Street, Euston Square, Euston)

To register and for more info visit www.cnwp.org.uk

Socialist Party workplace news

Tube workers win big victory over Metronet

London Underground: RAIL UNION RMT members working for Metronet tube maintenance company have won a magnificent victory, after the company withdrew plans to transfer RMT members and their posts to Bombardier, part of the Metronet consortium....

Campaigning for a £26,000 minimum wage

Young trade unionists reject New Labour

Greenwich UNISON steps up fight against pay cuts

International socialist news and analysis

Venezuela: Will the trade unions give up their independence?

THE VENEZUELAN president has announced the need to create a united socialist party, capable of transforming Venezuela and setting out on the road to socialism...

Bush's man at the World Bank in corruption scandal

Socialist Party news and analysis

Bosses' Pension

LORD BROWNE, retiring chief executive of Britain's biggest oil company BP, has faced complaints from shareholders over his remuneration package...

Blockading Britain's warhead factory

Fighting for the right to walk in the countryside

Cuts reduce advice for the people who most need help

Bank that only serves the rich