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9 November 2011
1935 - when angry Welsh protests forced a government u-turn
On 4 February 1935, Ceridwen Brown of Aberdare led an army of women, some carrying babies, to Merthyr Tydfil Unemployed Assistance Board (UAB) offices, writes Geoff Jones.
2 November 2011
Review: Salford Socialist Party member Paul Gerrard has produced a new pamphlet on Salford's 1931 'Battle for Bexley Square'...
28 October 2011
Madness to close jobcentres says PCS
The Public and Commercial Services union has condemned plans to close 19 jobcentres across the UK as unemployment rises, announced by the Department for Work and Pensions today...
Unison members in Wales protest against privatisation, photo Socialist Party Wales
26 October 2011
10,000 public sector jobs lost in Wales and counting
Over 10,000 public sector jobs have been lost in Wales in the last year according to accountants PwC.
20 October 2011
Stop the Welfare Reform Bill - fight all cuts to benefits and services
The thousands on this Saturday’s Hardest Hit regional demonstrations know the ugly truth of what the government's plans will mean if the Welfare Reform Bill becomes law
19 October 2011
We are the 99% - Fighting for our future
"As an unemployed prospective nursing student who can see the NHS being cut back and privatised to the point of being unrecognisable, I see the Jarrow march as an important campaign"
19 October 2011
Stop government attacks on disabled: In the coming weeks the much talked about Welfare Reform Bill gets voted on in parliament. As for myself and many other disabled people this is a deeply worrying time, writes Mark Wright.
19 October 2011
Hunger marches - When the unemployed fought back
"Why all this unrest? It seems in the rebound from the anxieties from the war, we are all trying to get something for nothing. We must not ask for the impossible" - Mayoress of Southport, 1922
13 October 2011
Greenwich Unite criticises privatisation of welfare services
In light of recent figures on unemployment and child poverty, Greenwich Unite has slammed Greenwich council for failing to reconsider the decision to privatise and effectively kill off the Welfare Rights Service
12 October 2011
Interview with a Jarrow marcher
Matt Whale, unemployed organiser for Youth Fight for Jobs (YFJ) spoke to the Socialist about the Jarrow march as it passes through Yorkshire. See www.jarrowmarch11.com for regular updates on the marchers' progress
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