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In this week's issue:
The Socialist 21 April 2010, issue Stop these savage cuts: support the socialist alternative  Stop these savage cuts: support the socialist alternative
Socialists: fighting back "What I say to people on the doorstep is we will only cut your throat slowly, the others will cut your head off" was a comment of New Labour MP for Blyth Valley in the North East, Ronnie Campbell, in a local paper, writes Elaine Brunskill, Tyneside Socialist Party.
Young people facing a fight for their future Youth Fight for Jobs demo in Barking, East London, photo Paul Mattsson Do you want to be underpaid, undereducated and burdened with debt? That's what the establishment politicians offer young people in this general election, writes Chris Jones, Youth Fight for Jobs.
National Union of Students conference: Campaign needed against fees and cuts
Left candidates excluded from media Seemingly endless column inches in the mainstream press are devoted to analysing meaningless sound bites from the top politicians and how they look and smile...
Big business as usual for Liberal Democrats In the space of a week the LibDems' prospects were apparently transformed, following the first television debate between the main party leaders, writes Ken Douglas.
TV debate - Party leaders compete for the same policies
Volcanic eruption brings travel chaos: Planned and integrated transport system vital NO, WE will not be able to control the eruption of volcanoes under socialism. But we can make sure that the effects will not lead to a chaotic situation such as we see now as a result of the eruption of...
Planes, trains and automobiles
Socialist Party news and analysis
Cameron turns back clock on women's rights DAVID CAMERON'S comments on abortion last week underlined the danger of increased attacks on women's rights if the Tories win the general election...
Banks use microloans to fleece poor
Fast news
Doncaster - Jarvis's vicious sackings and workers' fightback Sacked Jarvis worker BILL RAWCLIFFE, rail union RMT York and District branch secretary, convenor for Jarvis Fast Track and a TUSC general election candidate, spoke to Elaine Brunskill...
Portsmouth North: "An ordinary guy to represent ordinary workers"
Lewisham councillors' record
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Coventry: Standing up for public services
Colne Valley / Huddersfield: Kirklees' only fighting councillor
Spelthorne: "The trade union candidate guy"
A chance to put your questions to your local Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition candidates.
Why the BNP offers no way forward for working class people Youth Fight For Jobs march 2 April 2009, photo Paul Mattsson Jobs and homes - not racism: In last year's European elections the British National Party (BNP) got just under a million votes, 6.4% of the total votes cast...
Anti-BNP protest
Progressive Workers Federation of Pakistan founded Socialist Movement secretary speaks to The Socialist: In Pakistan a new left-led trade union federation, Progressive Workers Federation of Pakistan (PWFP), is being built, in which members of Socialist Movement Pakistan (SMP) - part of the Committee for a Workers International (CWI) - are playing a key role...
Sri Lanka parliamentary elections: Rajapaksa's clan consolidates its rule
National Care Service - fact or fiction? MOST RESEARCH suggests that the general population is living longer. Advances in science and healthcare mean that more conditions are treatable and many people with previously life-threatening conditions...
1936 - A play about the Olympics
Vote to boycott SATs The two main unions representing primary headteachers have both returned clear majorities in support of a boycott of this May's English and maths Key Stage 2 SATs tests for eleven year-olds, writes Martin Powell-Davies, Lewisham NUT.
Civil service dispute continues
Fighting cuts at Coventry council
Strike ballot at Manchester Metropolitan University
Unison health conference
Laundry workers fight closure
Dover trade unions against privatisation
National Shop Stewards Network 2010 conference:
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