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1 February 2012
Are the Greens a real alternative?
Green leader Caroline Lucas MP and her party are attempting to build on the unions' rift with Labour to encourage trade union support and funding to break from the Labour Party and support them instead
1 February 2012
Over four decades, from the 1970s until her recent death, Gwenda Beishon was a continuous subscriber to the Militant newspaper and then the Socialist
25 January 2012
Brighton Socialist Party: How to argue the socialist case
This will be 'workshop' session in which we will learn practical skills in arguing the case for socialism, on the doorstep, in our workplaces and in meetings of the labour movment, writes Wednesday 25th January 2012.
18 January 2012
Brighton Socialist Party: The 1984-5 miners' strike
The last time the Tory Party took on the trade unions resulted in a mass strike by the National Union of Mineworkers to prevent pit closures, writes Wednesday 18th January 2012.
11 January 2012
Brighton Socialist Party: Stop the Dorries 'Abstinence' bill
Right-wing MP Nadine Dorries is sponsoring a private members bill to 'end teenage pregnancies' through compulsory 'abstinence' courses for young women in secondary schools, writes Wednesday 11th January 2012.
30 November 2011
Brighton Greens fail to fight the cuts
Brighton local government elections in May 2011 resulted in 23 Green councillors, 18 Tories and 13 Labour, giving the Greens, elected on an 'anti-cuts' election campaign, control over the council cabinet
5 October 2011
Students join the socialists as fury grows over cuts and fees
Socialist Students has had an excellent response at this year's freshers fairs. Fury is the most frequently displayed emotion whenever the government or bankers are mentioned
17 August 2011
Brighton: This year Pride in Brighton charged an entrance fee for the first time. This excluded many working class LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer) people on low incomes
School students and teachers protest against academies at Tile Hill Wood school in Coventry, photo Coventry Socialist Party
20 July 2011
Defending state education - Brighton academy victory
I was a governor at Varndean school for over four years because I passionately believe in a properly resourced comprehensive education system, open to all regardless of their background, writes Dave Richards, former Varndean governor
6 July 2011
30 June pension strike reports
The 30 June coordinated strike action by the PCS civil service union and NUT, ATL and UCU teaching unions was a historic event
27 April 2011
Police assist racist EDL marchers
A combination of Hampshire, Surrey, Metropolitan and Sussex Police - over 350 officers in total - ensured that the far-right and racist English Defence League (EDL) marched through Brighton on 24 April, writes Jon Redford, Brighton Socialist Party.
13 April 2011
Fighting the cuts after 26 March demo
Connecting London campaigns: Seventy people, representing 15 London borough anti-cuts alliances, met on Saturday 9 April to "share experiences" and discuss the way forward in fighting the cuts, writes Paula Mitchell.
9 March 2011
Brighton: Labour and Green Party councillors fail to stop Tory budget
ON THURSDAY 3 March, Brighton and Hove council passed a budget condemning the city to £24 million of cuts, writes Peter Knight, Brighton Socialist Party and Clive Heemskerk.
7 March 2011
Labour and Green councillors in Brighton fail to stop Tory budget
Protesters witnessed a horrendous farce of a council budget meeting inside Brighton Town Hall that agonisingly swung an axe down on jobs, communities and services
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