In this week's issue:

The Socialist 8 April 2008, issue 528

Perks for MPs - Bonuses for the bosses - Cutbacks for us!

LAST WEEK 'Stormin' Gordon' Brown hit the streets of Coventry, strutting around talking about crime, writes Rob Windsor, Coventry Socialist Party councillor.

Socialist Party election campaign

London elections: working class alternative needed

On Thursday 1 May, Londoners will be voting for the Mayor of London and Greater London Assembly (GLA). London Socialist Party secretary, Paula Mitchell, explains the political ideas on offer.

Socialist Party: a clear difference from 'free market' policies

Lewisham Socialist Party campaigning against health cuts, photo Chris Newby

Lewisham/Greenwich: LAST MONTH Socialist Party members in Lewisham and Greenwich went on a demonstration against cutbacks at Queen Mary hospital, Sidcup, writes James Kerr, Lewisham Socialist Party.

Exposing daylight robbery in Lincoln!

Socialist Party workplace news

NUT strike: No more pay cuts!

24 April strikes: National Union of Teachers (NUT) members across England and Wales will be joining the first national teachers' strike for twenty years on 24 April, writes Martin Powell-Davies, convenor Socialist Party Teachers.

Defend the 4: Defend democracy in Unison

Unison health conference: Reject the pay sell-out!

Why should workers pay for the crisis?

Tube strike called off after winning concessions

Museum strike in Wales

NUJ conference

News in brief

Socialist Students

Struggle still essential

NUS conference report: Newly elected National Union of Students (NUS) president Wes Streeting, claims students will lose influence on the government if they protest and demand free education, writes Matt Dobson.

Get active and fight back!

Post Office closures

Winchester: 'We need our post office'

ON 5 April, Socialist Party members gathered near WH Smiths in Winchester in a demonstration showing our disgust at the local post office's move to a cramped space in the back of that shop...

International socialist news and analysis

Zimbabwe: Mugabe plans to steal election

ZIMBABWE'S RULING Zanu-PF party has called for a recount of the votes from the 29 March presidential election - even though the electoral commission has still, after more than one week, to release the figures! Dave Carr writes.

Olympic Games: Chinese regime fans the flames of protest

Ireland: "The most cunning and devious of them all" finally goes

Israel - Palestinian Land Day demonstration