Articles from the Socialist, issue 486
10 May 2007
Conference for a working class alternative
Blair’s departure: Curtain falls on disastrous reign
Workers need a political voice
PCS on strike 1 May 2007, photo Paul Mattsson |
After the no-choice elections: THE 3 MAY council elections for most workers were a choice between New Labour, the Tories and the Lib Dems…
Socialist Party election analysis
Campaign for a new workers, photo Paul Mattsson |
2007 election analysis: Belligerent to the end, Blair described Labour’s election results as a “perfectly good springboard to win the next election”…
Campaign for a New Workers Party
Campaign for a New Workers’ Party conference
CNWP conference
Campaign for a New Workers’ Party conference
Saturday 12 May 12 – 5 pm
University College London, Gower Street.
To register or find out more visit www.cnwp.org.uk
Speakers include:
Ricky Tomlinson – actor and Shrewsbury Two Campaign
Chris Baugh – PCS assistant general secretary
Dave Nellist – Socialist Party councillor
Mel Mills – Huddersfield parent – campaigning against the closure of local nurseries and standing in the 3 May elections against cuts and privatisation.
Tony Mulhearn – Liverpool 47
How we can fight to build a new workers’ party
“ABANDONED BY New Labour, working people need a political voice,” said Chris Baugh, assistant general secretary of the PCS union…
Socialist Party NHS campaign
Save Maudsley emergency clinic now!
STOP NHS CUTS: “WE WILL fight tooth and nail. We have been out on the streets, we have had four demonstrations, we will not allow this clinic to close. We will do anything…
Socialist Party news and analysis
Escaping Maggie Thatcher’s glare
Why I joined: I joined the Socialist Party as a result of my own experiences in the last year which made me realise we have to stand together if we are ever to change the world…
Salford: Tenants oppose stock transfer
International socialist news and analysis
France: preparing for a “third round” on the streets
French presidential election: THE PRESIDENTIAL victory of France’s right wing Nicholas Sarkozy – with 53% in the second round – raises the question of why this result happened in a country renowned for regular working-class struggles and anti-market cons…
Turkey: “No to coups, no to sharia”
Musharraf hangs on in Pakistan while poverty and oppression multiplies
Socialist Party election campaign
Strong support for the Socialist Party in Coventry
After another hard fought battle in Coventry’s St Michael’s ward, Socialists narrowly lost and now hold two seats on Coventry Council…
Huddersfield: Support for NHS campaign cuts across Labour lies
Scottish Elections: Labour rocked as SNP wins
Socialist Party workplace news