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Defeat the millionaires’ Tory government
Jeremy Corbyn must fight the election with socialist policies: Theresa May’s decision to call a general election reflects the government’s weakness in the face of a rising tide of anger in Britain
Socialist Party news and analysis
900 carers quit a day – nationalise social care now
Over 900 carers quit every day last year in England
Once again, self-styled ‘man of the people’ Kelvin MacKenzie is making the news with more anti-working class smears against the people of Liverpool
Benefits workers oppose ‘rape clause’ and two-child limit
The prospect of explaining this inhumane process to women who have already experienced horrific trauma is unacceptable
Joint struggle can stop tuition fee interest hike
Millions of students and former students will be affected by an increase in interest rates on their student loans
It’s one world for the super-rich, and another one for the rest of us. Cutters get half a billion; care cut by £142 a person. £15 million payday for health secretary; 500 ambulances turned back from A&Es
Jobstown Not Guilty
Protest is not a crime: back Jobstown Not Guilty
On 24 April the biggest political trial in Ireland for a generation will begin
Save our NHS
What kind of movement is needed to save our NHS?
The life and death struggle for the future of the NHS, against the onslaught of cuts and privatisation, has now entered a new phase.
International socialist news and analysis
Trump escalates geopolitical tensions on Korean peninsula
Donald Trump’s cruise missile attack on a Syrian airbase on 6 April, during a round of “beautiful chocolate cake” with China’s president Xi Jinping, marks a reckless and dangerous escalation of tensions
Turkey: constitutional referendum result a pyrrhic victory for Erdogan
Officially the ‘Yes’ side narrowly won with 51% of the vote, giving President Recep Erdogan dictatorial powers including the authority to dissolve parliament
French presidential election: Mélenchon campaign gains momentum
Mélenchon’s hour-long speech was punctuated throughout with cries from the crowd of “résistance” and, addressed to the liberal elite political class, “dégagez” (make way!)
Relaunch of socialistworld.net
Workplace news and analysis
CWU conference: fight Royal Mail pension attack
This year’s Communication Workers Union conference takes place against the backdrop of the latest wholesale attack by Royal Mail on its workers’ pensions
Workers sailing to victory on Woolwich ferry
Unite and GMB trade union members employed by Briggs Marine on the Woolwich Ferry have scored another win in their battle to improve conditions and fight bullying and harassment
PCS ballot papers out: vote Democracy Alliance
PCS executive committee elections: It is vital that local reps act quickly to persuade members to vote for the Democracy Alliance slate
Weapons workers continue pension strike
Picket lines surrounded entrances at the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Aldermaston and Burghfield on 10 April as Unite the Union members voted emphatically to continue their pension strike
Mood for a fightback at education conferences
The main theme at the Easter conferences of the education unions NUT, ATL and NASUWT is one of a fightback taking place
Picturehouse cinema strike spreads
Dulwich Picturehouse became the sixth site in the cinema chain to take strike action for the living wage on 15 April
National Shop Stewards Network conference 2017
Socialist readers’ comments and reviews
Mass movements, not ‘fringe cultures’, can win feminist change
Non-fiction review – ‘Why I am not a feminist’: We have seen and will see mass movements of women and men against capitalism and sexism. But sadly, in this book, Jessa Crispin seems to conclude that we are not up to the task
Buses and buggies: a driver speaks
Reader’s comment: Workers and poor people who use public transport shouldn’t have to squabble with each other. Wheelchair users, parents with buggies and bus drivers are not enemies
Do you have something to say? Letters to the Socialist’s editors. Poverty is pricey; term-time trips; Blairites’ Syria scandal.
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
TUSC backs RMT Save Our Guards campaign, while local Labour Party blocks debate
The RMT transport workers’ union has made a direct appeal to Steve Rotheram MP, the Labour candidate in the Mersyside ‘metro-mayor’ contest, to guarantee that there will be a second safety-critical crew member aboard every Merseyrail train
Energetic start to TUSC local election campaigning
Swansea TUSC activists are spreading their anti-austerity message
Doncaster mayoral election: Socialist Steve campaign diary
… Rikki, who asked for more info on the TUSC website after getting a flyer, meets us to discuss getting involved – he’s bringing two mates to the next Socialist Party meeting…
TUSC council candidate vows never to go to the ‘dark side’!
Surrey is one of the wealthiest counties. Yet apparently we cannot afford street lighting, adequate flood defences, school places, good roads, public transport, or safe levels of fire services