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Socialist Party news and analysis
Like a tiny plaster over a gaping wound, promises to improve the NHS made by the establishment parties are worthless
Election: Distorted effect of anger against austerity
The desperate measures of both Labour and the Tories to gain votes by stealing each other’s clothes have made virtually no difference to the polls
Labour is facing electoral oblivion in Scotland
The Scottish National Party (SNP) launched its election manifesto as opinion polls point to a SNP landslide at Labour’s expense on 7 May
Fleeing refugees drown in ‘Mediterranean cemetery’
Hundreds drowned in the Mediterranean Sea last week when their flimsy people-smuggling boats capsized off the Libyan coast
Beyond the Pale – capitalism and the environment
The government has been slammed over privatising the processing of visa applications to the UK
Socialist history
30 years ago: 250,000 school students walked out.
This month marks the 30th anniversary of the 1985 school student strikes. Militant, the predecessor of the Socialist Party, played a leading role in organising them
Elections 2015
TUSC’s election broadcast – “at last – a left wing alternative”
On Friday 17 April the TUSC party political broadcast aired on all five terrestrial TV channels
TUSC v broadcasters and banksters
York Central: ‘A breath of fresh air’
Megan Ollerhead, TUSC parliamentary candidate for York Central, spoke to the Socialist
Standing up for workers in Derby South
As a support worker in the health sector for people with complex needs I’m angry with what is happening to people due to cuts
“TUSC does what it says on the tin” – Bob Crow. The brilliant election broadcast made that clear to even more people
Socialist Party workplace news
The past year has been a bruising one for retail and distribution workers. One supermarket company after another has faced a crisis while high street shop closures have failed to significantly slow, writes Stop the supermarket bosses’ attacks on workers.
Pay issues dominate at Unison Health conference
Health workers gathered in Liverpool for Unison Health conference on 13-14 April, coming at a time when the NHS has become a key election battleground
CWU conference: We need a fighting trade union
This year’s Communication Workers’ Union conference will be the last with Billy Hayes as general secretary following his recent election defeat to Dave Ward
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
Fast food workers hungry for justice
Housing crisis: We demand rent controls!
There is a severe crisis in housing. Low pay and sky-high rents mean that private renters spend over half their income paying the rent.
Now is a time when fighting back is becoming ever more important. But no mass organisations are willing to play the role of leaders. Socialist Students has to step up!
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Dallas dreams or fracking nightmare?
Oil reserves have been discovered in the Horse Hill area around Gatwick airport. The chief executive of UK Oil and Gas Investments (UKOG) claimed there were up to 100 billion gallons of oil
Janner scandal: ruling class closes ranks
The latest in the series of horrific mass child sexual abuse scandals is around Greville Janner, a Labour Party member of the House of Lords
