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Socialist Party news and analysis
“I have experienced first-hand the insecurity of zero-hour contracts, low pay and abuse by the management, to both me and my fellow workmates”
School spend is behind eastern Europe
UK education spending is behind many eastern European countries, according to EU figures
May’s lies about foreign students exposed
One of Theresa May’s racist immigration myths has been exposed
Landlord licensing under threat – fight back
Newham’s private housing sector is notorious for illegal conversions, overcrowding, unsafe wiring, atrocious fire safety, damp, poor heating and infestation
Corbyn confirms £1bn for the arts
Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed his May pledge to inject £1 billion into the arts
What we think
Reject Starmer’s Single Market u-turn
What we think: This is a mistake which only weakens the positon of Corbyn and the left within the Labour Party and their standing among the working class in general
Workplace news and analysis
Barts health workers’ strike: pay up Serco!
At time of writing, talks are taking place in the boldly fought Barts NHS strike against greedy private company employer Serco
Ford workers vote for action – the fight is on
For the second time in nine years BT is seeking to attack the pension benefits of its workers
Bron Afon housing workers step up strike
Support workers at Bron Afon Community Housing in Cwmbran, south Wales, have begun their second five-day strike in as many weeks
Unite takes legal action against Argos
Unite has announced legal action against Argos for employing strike-breakers
International socialist news and analysis
China: debt crisis, state repression and the prospects for workers’ struggle
The ideas of Trotsky’s ‘permanent revolution’ are more applicable in China today in the struggle to transform what is a unique form of state-capitalist dictatorship
Hong Kong: mass demonstration against repression
Uup to 140,000 people poured onto Hong Kong’s streets in the biggest anti-government protest since the 2014 ‘umbrella movement’
Fight for socialist change: The dramatic rise of the SNP has been thrown into a sharp reverse recently
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
Chatsworth workers and patients fight to save ward
“We will not stop until we have ripped this decision apart!” Chatsworth ward in Mansfield is a vital facility for some of the most vulnerable members of our society – this is where we as staff members come in!
Campaigners fight second Yorkshire Women’s Aid closure in two years
‘Women’s Lives Matter’ campaigners took to the streets of Doncaster to defend the last Women’s Aid in south Yorkshire
Community and artists campaign to save Todmorden College
The town of Todmorden has had a community college since the 1950s – now slated for closure
Orgreave campaign calls Halloween rally
The Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign has called a ‘Death of Justice Rally’ to mark the one-year anniversary of the Tories’decision not to hold any inquiry into the Battle of Orgreave
Socialist readers’ comments and reviews
Should you be furious about ‘furious cycling’?
Rather than allowing the press to whip up division between pedestrians, cyclists and drivers, we should be united in demanding urgent transport investment
Catchy folk rock with a socialist edge
Music review: ‘Another Day’ stands in the best tradition of British radical folk music
Do you have something to say? Letters to the Socialist’s editors