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Socialist Party news and analysis
Millions robbed by greedy bosses
Come to the Rally for Socialism 2014: Stop thief! Five million robbed every day! It’s organised crime
Five million low paid workers are robbed every day
Capitalism – ‘the new mediocre’
“We’re the fastest guns in the West – and still losing the living standards battle”, was how Stephanie Flanders summed up Britain’s economy
Record numbers of workers suffering poverty pay
The continuing scandal of low pay again hit the headlines last week when the Resolution Foundation think tank published figures showing a record number of workers in the UK on poverty wages
The National Health Service (NHS) is being ripped apart as a result of an acute underfunding crisis. Inevitably, patient care is suffering as a result
The right-wing Daily Mail has continued its tradition of irresponsible journalism recently, with an unprecedented number of articles attacking Labour-managed NHS Wales
Build a working class anti-cuts alternative: The Labour Party in Scotland has been thrown into a deep crisis following the resignation of its Scottish leader, Johann Lamont
Socialist history
Lessons from history: 1917 Revolution in Russia
The October revolution (7-8 November in the modern calendar) of 1917 in Russia was the greatest event in human history
Lenin flankned by Trotsky addressing a demonstration in Moscow, May 1920. Under Stalin’s counter-revolution, Trotsky was airbrushed out of the picture
Australia: The sacking of a government
Gough Whitlam, former Australian Prime Minister, has died at the age of 98. His time in government raises important concerns for the working class about so-called democracy under capitalism
International socialist news and analysis
Building a political alternative in Seattle
“Poll shows Sawant polarising, but with impressive favourable rating” is the title under which a confirmation of the politics of Kshama Sawant and her organisation, Socialist Alternative (co-thinkers of the Socialist Party in the US), was published
Kshama Sawant
Socialist Party workplace news
Support FBU pension strikes: Save our fire service
Firefighters in the FBU union are due to strike for four days over pension cuts. Salford FBU rep Paul Davies spoke to the Socialist about the action
Firefighters protesting in Leicester, photo Steve Score
St Mungo’s Broadway workers discuss next action
Sheffield recycling workers to start indefinite action
Ritzy workers threatened with redundancy
The Picturehouse cinema chain has threatened more than 20 redundancies at the Ritzy cinema. This comes just weeks after the Ritzy workers won a 26% pay rise through a long campaign of strike action
Fighting for better pay for workers
Wales colleges: Vote ‘yes’ in pay strike consultation
A postal consultative ballot of Unison and other campus union members has begun in Welsh further education (FE) colleges, on whether we are prepared to take industrial action over Collegau Cymru (representing the colleges in Wales) paying no cost of living increase this year
NASUWT members strike at Swinton High School
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
Leicester holds historic People’s Budget talks
On 25 October around 60 people gathered to participate in Leicester’s first ever People’s Budget conference
Dave Nellist speaking at the Leicester People’s Budget conference, alongside Tessa Warrington (left), cllr Barbara Potter (centre) and cllr Wayne Naylor (right), photo Ambrose Musiyiwa
Southwark Labour demolishes homes
No-one would oppose building more council houses. But is Southwark council really going to deliver on its latest promise of “11,000 new council homes over the next 30 years”?
The Socialist Party is asking all members and supporters: can you make a donation to the Socialism 2014 finance appeal at the 8 November Rally for Socialism?
Readers’ comments and reviews
Film review: On the streets of Belfast in 1971
This film, on general release, shows what it was like for a newly sent over British soldier during a few days in Belfast in 1971
The British army was sent to Northern Ireland, not to defend beleaguered Catholics but to defend private property and British imperialism
Welsh poet Dylan Thomas once said he was a socialist, but a different kind of socialist. Those who knew him were aware of his consistent, ardent favour of a socialist society
Obituary
William (Bill) Webster died in August after a long illness, aged 73
Bill Webster speaking in 1984, photo Dave Sinclair
For almost 40 years, Ronnie Sookhdeo was a comrade in Militant and then the Socialist Party