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In this week's issue:
The Socialist 31 May 2007, issue 489  No to McJobs
 | On the picket line at the Ritzy |
WORKERS AT Brixton's famous Ritzy cinema in south London were on strike on 26 May, aiming to secure themselves a living wage.
G8 Summit protests
Protest against the G8 leaders Opposition to war, poverty, climate change and a hatred of the system that puts profit before people will bring an estimated one hundred thousand people out in protest against the leaders of the G8 when they meet in Rostock o...
Protest at arrest and prosecution in Bolivia
Socialist Party campaigns
Campaign brings victory against cuts
 | Pot and Pans demonstration in Waltham Forest against cuts to school meals, photo Paul Mattsson |
WALTHAM FOREST council announced their decision in March to remove the subsidy to school meals and get rid of the borough's catering service, that not only finances and organises school meals but also provides 'meals on whe...
Local campaign successes show effective leadership in action
National Shop Stewards Network founding conference
International socialist news and analysis
Southern Ireland general election: Smaller parties squeezed
 | Joe Higgins and Clare Daly |
Southern Ireland general election: The outcome of the general election in Ireland was fundamentally affected by the economic boom, with people opting for the main incumbent party, Fianna Fail, over the official opposition of Fine Gael (the second traditional c...
Wales - Labour rule under threat
Talking about the 'real world' at Wales TUC
Socialist Party news and analysis
A double bonanza for big businesss Private Finance Initiative: A NEW industry buying and selling refinanced Private Finance Initiative (PFI) assets is proving to be enormously profitable for companies wanting to make a quick almost risk-free buck...
Fight against destructive school policies
 | Lewisham demonstration against destructive school policies, photo Paul Mattsson |
Lewisham demo: AROUND 300 parents, pupils and teachers marched on the Civic Suite on 23 May where Lewisham council was meeting...
Stop and question: A dangerous kite to fly
Unhealthy surpluses on NHS underspend
Socialist Party feature
Defend and expand public housing Housing crisis deepens: Government minister Margaret Hodge created a furore in the press when she stated that 'indigenous families' should be given priority for social housing above 'new migrants'...
War and terrorism
Refugee camp siege compounds Lebanon's deep political crisis TRANSPORT PLANES carrying US military aid for Lebanon's army arrived at Beirut airport, on 25 May, following an 'appeal' from the Lebanese government...
Protesters cleared
Marxist analysis: history
The Merthyr Rising 1831
 | The Merthyr Ruising of 1831 |
Pages from working-class history: Insurrection of the men of iron A PROTEST march attacked by the military turns into a generalised insurrection. Armed workers take over the town, and besiege the authorities in their headquarters. Barricades are set up on the roads into town and a military 'relief force' is surrounded and disarmed.
Socialist Party LBGT
Repression of Gay Pride in Moscow Once again the world's media has been focused on the horrific breaking up of an attempted protest in Moscow....
Homophobia: it's not over Socialist Party LGBT meeting: This year sees the fortieth anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of gay sex between men in England and Wales...
Socialist Party workplace news
Hull UNISON takes historic step "NEVER AGAIN will social-worker UNISON members in Hull be run by the council's personnel department." As I said these words, spontaneous applause broke out as a 100-strong meeting of childcare workers realised they had mad...
Remploy try to close factories
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