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The Socialist issue 658

16 February 2011

Join the fightback against cuts!

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The Socialist issue 658

Anti-cuts campaign

spotJoin the fightback against cuts!

Join the fightback against cuts!, photo by Paul Mattsson

Join the fightback against cuts!, photo by Paul Mattsson


spotLabour councillors’ arguments refuted at People’s Convention

spotThe Tories and the City

spotHundreds pack into Liverpool meeting against cuts

Tony Mulhearn speaking at a  public meeting organised by Liverpool Trades Council on Thursday 10 February, to debate the way forward against the cuts, photo Harry Smith

Tony Mulhearn speaking at a public meeting organised by Liverpool Trades Council on Thursday 10 February, to debate the way forward against the cuts, photo Harry Smith


spotPrivate tenants are the poor relations in housing

spotNews in brief

International socialist news and analysis

spotEgypt: What next after the overthrow of mubarak?

Following the dramatic overthrow of both the Tunisian and Egyptian dictators, protest movements have spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa as the working and poor masses seek to remove repressive regimes…

Egyptian demonstration honours those fallen in the revolution, photo CWI

Egyptian demonstration honours those fallen in the revolution, photo CWI


spotEgypt – the revolution must go on

Mubarak is no more, relegated to “the dustbin of history”. He was blown away by one of the greatest mass movements in history. An edited version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Socialist.

spotHopes and fears in the upcoming Irish election: Socialist Party support increasing amongst working class

Workplace news and analysis

spotDefending jobs in South Wales

Trade unionists, community campaigners and young people from all over South Wales will descend upon Pontypridd on 19 January for a demonstration called by Unison, writes Jamie Davis, Vale of Glamorgan Unison, personal capacity.

South Wales RMT signal workers on strike, pic Socialist Party Wales

South Wales RMT signal workers on strike, pic Socialist Party Wales


spotPortsmouth anti-cuts campaign presents an alternative

Lobby Outside Council Meeting: Portsmouth Against Cuts Together (PACT), the community group supported by the city’s trade union movement, presented an alternative budget to the council meeting, photo by Portsmouth Socialist Party

Lobby Outside Council Meeting: Portsmouth Against Cuts Together (PACT) presented an alternative budget to the council meeting, photo by Portsmouth Socialist Party


spotRawmarsh teachers’ action wins reprieve

spotNo to Cutts!

spotUCU members prepare for battle on pensions and pay

spotDefend the Four!

spotWorkplace news in brief

Tata steelworks cleaners’ strike: Around 70 contract cleaners, working for OCS at the Tata Steelworks in Port Talbot, South Wales are taking part in two days of strike action in a dispute over pay…

Campaigns

spotGreenwich marches against brutal council cuts

200 trade unionists, community campaigners and service users marched in Greenwich borough, south London, against the local council's brutal cuts package, photo Lorraine Dardis

200 trade unionists, community campaigners and service users marched in Greenwich borough, south London, against the local council’s brutal cuts package, photo Lorraine Dardis


spotWorcester: end the cuts and the coalition!

spotReject ‘TINA’- fight for socialism

spotAction across the country – fighting all council cuts

Around 80 protesters gathered outside the Leeds council executive meeting on Friday 11 February to protest against the planned loss of around 3,000 jobs and cuts to mental health and leisure services in the city…

Marxist analysis: history

spotBritain 1911-1914: The great unrest – lessons for today

100 years ago the working class responded to the terrible conditions imposed on them by taking mass industrial action in what became known as the ‘great unrest’, writes Jim Horton.

Knocking off at harland and Wolf shipyard

Knocking off at harland and Wolf shipyard


Socialist Students

spotTuition fees increase spells misery for students: Build a united fightback!

Thousands of young people have had their hopes and aspirations dashed as more and more universities declare their intention to charge the full £9,000 a year tuition fees, writes Claire Laker-Mansfield, Youth Fight for Education.

Young people march for a future: Youth Fight for Jobs and Socialist Students on the 29 January London demonstration against education cuts, photo Senan

Young people march for a future: Youth Fight for Jobs and Socialist Students on the 29 January London demonstration against education cuts, photo Senan


Socialist Party reviews

spotConstruction Safety Campaign

Reviews: The recent deaths of four construction workers in an industrial accident in Great Yarmouth brought the British construction industry’s appalling safety record to the headlines once again…

spotMark Thomas: Extreme rambling

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