In this week's issue:

The Socialist 8 February 2012, issue Save the NHS!

Save the NHS!

NHS protest against Lansley's bill in London May 2011, photo by Paul Mattsson

The NHS is being broken apart by the hammer blows raining down on it from the Con-Dem government. Huge job cuts and closures of hospital wards and departments, including A&E, are wreaking havoc.

Prince Philip Hospital Llanelli: We can defeat cuts plans

Kingston Hospital: Save all NHS jobs

London - a tale of two cities

Jarrow March 2011: Jarrow March for Jobs arrives in London, photo Paul Mattsson

The Olympics will be staged in London this summer. The Con-Dems and their big business friends expect that the Games and the Queen's Golden Jubilee in June will bring tourists, consumer spending and profits...

Exploiting the unemployed to line the pockets of big business

Safe railways, not shopping malls

Them & Us

Students drop out of college without EMA

November 24th student demonstrations against tuition fees rises and the abolition of the EMA, photo Senan

In late 2010, as thousands of college students took to the streets against the vicious scrapping of weekly EMA payments for 16-19 year old students, the government insultingly labelled the grant as 'frivolous', writes Claire Laker-Mansfield, Socialist Students national organiser.

Leeds Trinity students fight canteen cuts

New society at Leeds College

Scrap the Welfare Reform Bill

Anti-cuts and disabled activists protesting against Welfare Reform Bill, London 28.1.12 , pic Ben Robinson

Like many disabled people, I have followed the course of the Con-Dems' Welfare Reform Bill (WRB) with dread, writes Mark Wright, Harlow Socialist Party.

Tactics to stop racist EDL

Manchester Sure Starts saved!

All 39 Sure Start centres in Manchester have been saved following a mammoth year-long battle by parents and staff against the council

Tower Hamlets: Save Rushmead one stop shop - fight all cuts

Salford campaign saves day care centres

Defend care services in Medway

Up to 100 disabled service users, staff, carers and anti-cuts campaigners marched through Chatham on Saturday 4 February

Mubarak's state machine blamed for football massacre

Seventy-four football fans were killed and hundreds injured after the final whistle blew at the al-Masry versus al-Ahly match in Port Said on 1 February, writes David Johnson

UCU special conference

Waltham Forest teachers and lecturers on the 30 June coordinated strike action by the PCS civil service union and NUT, ATL and UCU teaching unions, photo Senan

Two years ago, University and College Union (UCU) honorary treasurer Alan Carr promised conference that UCU would deliver "the fight of our lives" if the government, whether Labour or Tory, attacked lecturers' pensions, writes Edmund Schluessel.

Reinstate sacked PCS steward, John Brookes!

The scandalous role of London Unison - Demand that it defends Len Hockey!

Striking oil tanker drivers demand meaningful talks

Workplace news in brief

Tory policies hit women hardest

Louise Mensch, a rich, privileged Tory MP, is trying desperately to reinvent her party as supporters of feminism, writes Helen Ridett.

We need fighting trade unions

Review: Borgen - politics and crime in Denmark