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The Socialist issue 675

15 June 2011

Strike 30 June

2011 Back issues


The Socialist issue 675

Fighting the cuts

spotStrike 30 June

Huge votes in defence of pensions, jobs and services: Civil servants, teachers and lecturers balloted to strike on 30 June against the Con-Dems’ attacks on public sector pensions and public services…

For a 24 hour public sector general strike now! Photo Suzanne Beishon

For a 24 hour public sector general strike now! Photo Suzanne Beishon


spotWorkers turn up the heat in Southampton

Over 1,000 council workers, striking Medirest cleaners and others marched through Southampton on 13 June in a powerful show of solidarity against vicious council cuts and the scandalous consequence of the private sector in the NHS

Over 1,000 council workers, striking Medirest cleaners and others marched through Southampton on 13 June in a powerful show of solidarity against vicious council cuts and the scandalous consequence of the private sector in the NHS , photo Paul Mattsson

Over 1,000 council workers, striking Medirest cleaners and others marched through Southampton on 13 June in a powerful show of solidarity against vicious council cuts and the scandalous consequence of the private sector in the NHS , photo Paul Mattsson


spotCustoms & Revenue staff strike against attendance management policy

HMRC PCS members' strike, Sherbourne House, Coventry 8.6.11

HMRC strike, Coventry


spotNo cuts to English language classes!

spotHands off our pensions!

spotCarmarthenshire council day club closure lobby

NHS news & campaigning

spotTories make token changes – save the NHS

Editorial of the Socialist: As the Socialist goes to press ministers have accepted the ‘changes’ to the proposed NHS reform. These recommendations, in reality mere tokens, from the Future Forum Report, follow a ten-week consultation…

March to save the NHS 17 May 2011 , photo Paul Mattsson

March to save the NHS 17 May 2011 , photo Paul Mattsson


spotCon-Dem health plans ignore patients and staff

spotNHS “listening events” – Flip chart ‘democracy’

About 120 people gathered at the Manchester City stadium for the NHS “Listening Event” – we seemed to be a mixture of NHS managers, health workers, voluntary sector and community activists

National Shop Stewards Network

spotNSSN conference – serious and inspiring preparation for battles to come

One of seven workers from the Honda car plant in Swindon commented “I wish we could have brought a coachload!”, reports Linda Taaffe, NSSN secretary, on a successful conference.

National Shop Stewards Network conference June 2011, photo  Socialist Party

National Shop Stewards Network conference June 2011, photo Socialist Party


Socialist Party news and analysis

spotFighting anti-cuts meeting in Scotland hears socialist alternative

Socialist Party Scotland hosted two successful and inspiring public meetings this week on the theme of fighting the cuts and the case for socialism. More than 70 socialists, trade unionists and young people came along to our meetings in Glasgow and Dundee. Report from Socialist Party Scotland.

Clare Daly, Socialist Party TD in the Irish parliament , photo Socialist Party Scotland

Clare Daly, Socialist Party MP in Ireland


spotChild poverty increasing under the Con-Dems

spotSay no to government’s slave labour programme

Last week the government unveiled its national back-to-work scheme – the ‘Work Programme’. Yet again this Bullingdon Boys’ government wants to make the most vulnerable in society pay

spotWinterbourne View – fight privatisation, end abuses

The multiple accounts of abuse being investigated at Winterbourne View private hospital near Bristol are sickening and upsetting. They show the reality of privatised health and social care services

spotLondon ‘Slutwalk’ protest: Fight sexism, discrimination and cuts

spotNews in brief

spotDewsbury rejects racist EDL

Arriving in Dewsbury on the day of an English Defence League (EDL) march, I was immediately met with an incredibly tense atmosphere

spotTo hell with for-profit education

Rising fees, scrapping EMA student payments and devastating cuts to further and higher education budgets will mean that working class young people have little to no chance of a decent education…

Socialist Party feature

spotThe growing housing scandal

Private renting: high rents, no security and bad conditions: Paul Kershaw, from Unite LE 1111 housing workers’ branch reveals the details of some of the Con-Dem attacks…

Housing campaign: Cardiff Socialist Party campaigning to stop house repossessions, photo SP Wales

Housing campaign: Cardiff Socialist Party campaigning to stop house repossessions, photo SP Wales


Socialist Party workplace news

spotTube drivers prepare to strike

RMT tube drivers on London Underground (LU) will be striking on 19-20, 27-28 June and 30 June – 1 July. This is in defence of victimised tube driver Arwyn Thomas…

Tube strike: RMT strikers picket the London Underground, photo Paul Mattsson

Tube strike: RMT strikers picket the London Underground, photo Paul Mattsson


spotSheffield university strikers more determined

Sheffield university Unite rep on support staff picket over pensions, 10.6.11

Unite rep Martin


spotUnison conference – No to pension attacks

Council workers are facing unprecedented attacks – in the form of massive job cuts and a tearing up of terms and conditions in many areas

spotUnison NEC elections – left retakes lost ground

International socialist news and analysis

spotAusterity and anger in Greece

On the eve of a tenth general strike in Greece, APOSTOLIS KASIMERIS, one of the leaders of the OASA bus workers’ union in Athens, spoke at the recent National Shop Stewards Network conference in London…

Apostolis Kasimeris of the Union of Public Transport Workers in Attica, Greece, speaking at National Shop Stewards Network Conference June 2011, photo  Socialist Party

Apostolis Kasimeris of the Union of Public Transport Workers in Attica, Greece, speaking at National Shop Stewards Network Conference June 2011, photo Socialist Party


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