The Socialist 19 January 2010

Haitians abandoned, bankers rewarded: Fight for a socialist world

Haitians abandoned, bankers rewarded

Haiti - disaster compounded by capitalism

Defend jobs, nationalise Bosch

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition gets started

Support grows for new Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

Donate to help build a socialist alternative

Youth Fight for Jobs - demonstrate on 13 March

Civil service compensation scheme: A fight for jobs and services

Victory for hospital workers

South Yorkshire firefighters forced to strike again

Virgin Trains ticket office workers walk out

Obama and the Democrats in power

Sri Lankan government condemned

'Stop and search' unlawful

Non jury trials undermine democratic rights

Spinning the war

LibDems show their true colours

Marching off the dole?

Socialist Party national committee

Education trusts are "academies lite"

Stop the cuts in higher education

No business in our education

Angry reaction to Unison witch-hunt

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Marching off the dole?

On the day when the TUC and others write to the government to express their concern that 620,000 people have been out of work for over a year, we hear that Gordon Brown is to expand the army cadet forces in state schools.

The Mirror explains how this is part of Gordon's plan to stop the "upper classes dominating the top ranks of the armed forces".

Could we be forgiven for thinking that, rather, these are desperate measures to keep the youth unemployment figures down?

If the government is so concerned about "social mobility" why are ministers proposing cuts in education and public services?

Sarah Sachs-Eldridge

In this issue

Haitians abandoned, bankers rewarded

Socialist Party editorial

Haiti - disaster compounded by capitalism

Socialist Party news and analysis

Defend jobs, nationalise Bosch

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition gets started

Support grows for new Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

Donate to help build a socialist alternative

Youth fight for jobs

Youth Fight for Jobs - demonstrate on 13 March

Socialist Party workplace news

Civil service compensation scheme: A fight for jobs and services

Victory for hospital workers

South Yorkshire firefighters forced to strike again

Virgin Trains ticket office workers walk out

International socialist news and analysis

Obama and the Democrats in power

Sri Lankan government condemned

Socialist Party news and analysis

'Stop and search' unlawful

Non jury trials undermine democratic rights

Spinning the war

LibDems show their true colours

Marching off the dole?

Socialist Party national committee

Education

Education trusts are "academies lite"

Stop the cuts in higher education

No business in our education

Unison witchhunt

Angry reaction to Unison witch-hunt

Socialist Party review

Dear Granny Smith

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Education:

Student loans threat: Action needed on student debt mountain

Fight the Tories for right to a decent education system

Michael Gove effigy chained to school gates

Lecturers' union UCU members vote to fight austerity

This is what's 'not to like' about Free Schools, Boris

Public services:

'Fiddling while Rome burns' in Bolton

South East TUC conference

Scottish March for Jobs and Public Services inspires thousands

Glasgow rally in support of the March for Jobs and Public Services

Mobility:

Milburn goes to top of class

"Jack is walking!"... but the system is failing

"How many more will suffer?"

Gordon Brown:

Brown's Budget

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