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25 January 2012
Fight the Tories' Welfare Reform Bill
The Lords won't save us!: Tory Iain Duncan Smith's vicious Welfare Reform Bill, which the government aims to make law by May, will leave thousands destitute, writes Ben Robinson.
23 November 2011
Tories and Labour fail to give 'Any Answers'
I went to a recent recording of BBC Radio 4's programme Any Questions in Worcester, writes Peter Scott, Worcester Socialist Party.
2 November 2011
No return to hire and fire - Tories consider abolishing more workers' rights
It's not the endless pursuit of profit or the speculation of bankers that has caused economic crisis; it is 'unproductive' and 'underperforming' workers, writes Dave Gorton
10 October 2011
'We have not gone away' say Southampton council workers
Last Thursday saw the latest strike action of Southampton council workers. Unite called out its 700 members across the city in solidarity with 250 Unison care workers
5 October 2011
Tory conference farce - Carry on cutting!
A Guardian editorial summed up chancellor George Osborne's conference speech as: "while the basic facts have changed, his basic script has not", writes Sarah Sachs-Eldridge.
4 October 2011
Manchester: Thousands say no to cuts
Tories gathering for conference faced large demonstration: 35,000 people travelled to Manchester on 2nd October to march against the anti-working class policies of the Tories
3 October 2011
35,000 on TUC march in Manchester
35,000 trade unionists and other protesters marched in Manchester yesterday against the austerity measures of the Tories - who were assembling in the city for their annual conference...
28 September 2011
A Times Educational Supplement survey received massive publicity when it showed 49% of parents supporting corporal punishment in schools, writes Derek McMillan.
15 June 2011
Tories make token changes - save the NHS
Editorial of the Socialist: As the Socialist goes to press ministers have accepted the 'changes' to the proposed NHS reform. These recommendations, in reality mere tokens, from the Future Forum Report, follow a ten-week consultation
Sheffield protest against the Liberal Democrats - Unison campaign for jobs and services, photo Sheffield Socialist Party
1 June 2011
Lib Dems - a party rooted in capitalism
Veneer of social reformism stripped away by Coalition attacks on the working class: Despite Liberal Democratic leader Nick Clegg's hopes, anger at his party and at Lib Dem cabinet ministers has grown massively since the 2010 general election, writes Jim Thomson.
25 May 2011
Challenging Tories' plans to kill our health service
About 40 people gathered at a meeting, called by Defend the NHS, at the West Kirby Social Club, Wirral, on 20 May to quiz Tory MP, Esther McVey on the NHS white paper, writes Andy Ford, Unite North West regional health committee.
March to save the NHS, 17 May 2011, photo Paul Mattsson
18 May 2011
Britain now facing crisis on all fronts
If splits at the top denote opposition from below, then the character of the divisions between the alleged 'partners' in the Con-Dem government means that a massive social and political revolt is brewing in Britain
11 May 2011
An article in the Guardian on 5 May proclaimed that "a Tory local council has halted controversial 'virtual council' plans to outsource all its services, after public opposition to spending cuts and a collapse in staff morale triggered a political revolt by backbenchers.", writes Roger MacKay, Ipswich & District TUC.
TUC demonstration 26 March 2011, photo Dave Beale
8 May 2011
Government Con-Demned at ballot box
26 March demo, photo Senan
20 April 2011
How can the Con-Dem coalition be most effectively punished?
Editorial of the Socialist: In two weeks' time voters will have an opportunity to demonstrate their views on the Con-Dem government at the ballot box. After a year of economic stagnation, growing poverty, and vicious cuts; no one is in any doubt what the result will be.
24 March 2011
Why are the Con-Dems doing this?
Before the general election David Cameron tried to claim that the Tory party had changed and was no longer the brutal anti-working class party of the 1980s...
Liverpool city council's struggle in 1983-87 for more funding from the Thatcher government was an inspriation to workers, photo Dave Sinclair
23 March 2011
Liverpool city council's historic victory over the Thatcher government
When organised mass action defeated the Tories: "Two unlovely black eyes" declared the Daily Mail. It was condemning Thatcher's environment secretary Patrick Jenkin for his retreat over extra funding for Liverpool. It wrote: "The Trotskyites and...
23 March 2011
"The Tories, Lib Dems and Labour all support cuts, privatisation and the anti-union laws...
9 March 2011
Tories allow growth of Murdoch media empire
AS EXPECTED, News Corporation group, owned by the Rupert Murdoch clan, has been given the green light by Tory culture and media secretary Jeremy Hunt to fully take over TV satellite company BSkyB - the largest pay TV broadcaster in the UK...
Workers and their families marched to Trafalgar Square on the trade union backed Save the Welfare State and Public Services demo, called by the National Pensioners Convention , photo Paul Mattsson
23 February 2011
Welfare Bill - Tories launch assault on the vulnerable
JANE IS in her 40s. Arthritis, heart disease, constant pain and a host of other problems led to her early retirement. She lives on benefits - primarily Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for her care and...
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