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Socialist Party news and analysis
Tories – cuts, Lib Dems – cuts, Labour – cuts
Spending review shows they’re all the same: What is the point of the Labour Party? Its leaders support many of the cuts being made by the Tories and Liberals. Labour councils are the transmission belts for government cuts
Tory cuts – Lib dems cuts – Labour cuts – spending review shows they’re all the same
National Shop Stewards Network seventh annual conference
NSSN 7th annual conference June 2013, photo by Senan
RMT reaffirms support for the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Bob Crow, RMT general secretary, addresses a Hackney TUSC meeting 18.2.13, photo Neil Cafferkey
St Petersburg Pride rally attacked
Pride in St Petersburg on 29 June was met with violence, both from anti-gay protestors and the police
Cameron and Blair’s support for Kazakhstan regime blasted
Socialist Party feature
65th anniversary of the NHS – How workers won the National Health Service
The history of healthcare and the struggle to win a national health service has vital lessons for today’s health workers, trade unionists and all who use the NHS
Unison staff at Pinderfields hospital strike, photo Iain Dalton
International socialist news and analysis
Mass street protests as Egypt is swept by revolution and counter-revolution
Mohammed Morsi’s first anniversary as president of Egypt was marked by even bigger demonstrations than brought about the downfall of Hosni Mubarak in January 2011
Mass protest in Egypt 1 July 2013 calls for the president to resign, photo Screen shot from video released from Military
Socialist Party workplace news
Teachers in the North West were on strike on 27 June in the first part of a programme of regional strike action against the Con-Dem attacks on teachers
Rochdale ‘Future Directions’ strike solid
TUC – name the day for a 24-hour general strike
Following a report from reps indicating scope for serious negotiations, a One Housing Group members’ meeting agreed to postpone strike action planned for later this week
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
‘Sick Of Your Boss?’ week of action 8-13 July
The profit-hungry, super-exploitative companies who employ the nation’s ‘precariat’ will be targeted by young workers and campaigners in a national week of action from 8 to 13 July
Sick of Your Boss
Fighting back against hated bedroom tax
Letter to student left groups to discuss joint call for a national demo
This letter has been sent by Socialist Students to other left student groups to begin discussions about calling a national demonstration in the new academic year
Impressive national youth organisers meeting
Leeds: Building support for workers in South Africa
On 24 June the Socialist Party held a public meeting in Leeds on the struggles in South Africa.