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Fighting the cuts
Hospital jobs scandal – Action now to save the NHS!
Lies about protecting the NHS helped the Tories get into government. Now the Con-Dems’ destruction of the health service could trigger their downfall.
March to save the NHS, 17 May 2011 , photo Paul Mattsson
Con-Dems’ hypocrisy over children’s care
Tory MP Elizabeth Truss has lamented the lack of quality, affordable childcare. She should know – her Con-Dem government have all but wiped out children’s services in some parts of the country.
Campaigns are taking place across Britain to save children’s services, photo by Socialist Party
Council workers in Cheshire strike against attacks on pay
Socialist Party news and analysis
We stand 100% with the Greek workers
In Britain, as in every country of Europe, millions of working people are following events in Greece with baited breath
Greek workers protest outside parliament
Rochdale: far right attempts to exploit tragedy of abuse
The conviction of nine Rochdale men on 10 May for child sex offences has been seized upon by far-right groups
Big Society goes global: I think I have misjudged David Cameron. When he talked about the Big Society I did not realise it stretched all the way to Greece.
International socialist news and analysis
Reject the EU fiscal compact treaty: Across Europe, in the face of growing resistance at the polls and on the streets, the capitalist class is ramping up its campaign to terrify people into accepting its ongoing austerity…
Mass boycott of the household tax in Ireland, photo Socialist Party Ireland
Eurovision hosts are top of the charts for repression
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
Back to work? How the system fails the unemployed
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show a slight fall in unemployment. But behind that headline are trends that indicate the impact of the Con-Dems’ cuts.
Photo Paul Mattsson
Mullivaikal 2012 – Solidarity with the Tamil people
Lincolnshire academies in crisis
Schools should be put back under community control: Academies are a major plank of the Con-Dems’ education policy. They are outside local authority democracy and promised increased funding, at the expense of the remaining local authority schools.
Profit hungry ‘Big Oil’ backs climate change deniers
The housing crisis – action needed now
A chronic shortage of affordable housing is leading to ‘social cleansing’ in many areas of London. However, the failure of the government’s housing policy is being challenged by a new campaign
Youth Fight for Jobs Northern Ireland launched in Belfast
Building the electoral alternative in Brent
Stockland Green march for jobs
More attacks on right to campaign
We tried a campaign stall at a recently redeveloped Salford shopping centre. We were putting forward ideas to fight the destruction of the NHS and made a great start.
Socialist Party workplace news
Interview with RMT assistant general secretary candidate
United struggle needed against train bosses: Steve Hedley is the London regional organiser of the transport union RMT. He was one of the trade unionists on the TUSC list in the London Assembly elections
National Shop Stewards Network national conference 2010, Steve Hedley, London Regional Secretary, RMT, photo Socialist Party
AEI Cables: “Thrown out in disgraceful circumstances”
Leadership shows weakness at CWU conference
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) conference met this year at a time of growing attacks on both postal and telecom workers
National Shop Stewards Network
Unite in action against austerity: National Shop Stewards Network Sixth Annual Conference, 9th June, London.