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Budget: lying Hammond says no unemployed
“There are no unemployed people” says Chancellor Philip Hammond. “I disagree” that wages are falling. The real facts are 1.42 million unemployed and a 10% fall in wages since 2007.
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Scottish Labour
What does the left victory in Scottish Labour mean?
Richard Leonard’s victory will be a boost to Corbyn at a UK level and a blow to the right
International socialist news and analysis
Zimbabwe: Mugabe gone – but his regime remains in power
Zimbabwe’s autocratic president Robert Mugabe has effectively been ousted through a ‘soft’ military coup
Australia: massive yes vote for marriage equality
This shift in attitudes is in large part because of the tireless efforts of LGBT+ rights activists
Billionaire president Donald Trump is desperate to get his tax cut plans through the US Senate
Workplace news and analysis
Scotland: BiFab workers’ occupation and march secures jobs and pay guarantee
Workers at the three threatened wind turbine construction yards in Fife have won a guarantee that their jobs and wages will be secured – at least until April 2018
Usdaw general secretary coronation
Members have been denied a debate since 2008 on the office of general secretary. Meanwhile, Socialist presidential candidate receives 45 nominations – vote Amy Murphy!
Leeds college workers protest poor pay rises
Leeds City College staff have been continually undervalued, with a dire record on pay increases in the past five years of either 1% rises or none at all
Virgin train workers vote for strike action over pay
Sheffield Eastern Ave Job Centre strike ends
Housing crisis
Posh estate agent’s housing crisis solution: make your own sandwiches
Cap rents, build council homes: For some reason I don’t think making your sandwiches at home or giving up avocado toast will sort it out
Property empires v avocadoes; council seats for landlords, eviction notes for us
Councils’ £1bn on commercial property
Never mind encouraging property speculators – councils have become them
Socialist Party news and analysis
Tories refuse extra cash to health service: Hot on the heels of the news that 120,000 deaths have now been linked to Tory austerity, this glib dismissal from Hammond is offensive in the extreme
Gentrification on the terraces: fans say twenty’s plenty
Football ticket prices still remain prohibitive, especially for young fans, according to the BBC’s annual Price of Football report
Carbon dioxide hits 800,000-year high: end profit-driven pollution
The feared surge in global warming gases in 2016 has been confirmed – researchers found the highest atmospheric carbon dioxide levels in 800,000 years
Socialist Students
Lively student demonstration for free education could have been much bigger
Around 1,000 students took to the streets for free education on 15 November – but inevitably, some will question the smaller turnout compared to previous demonstrations
Socialism 2017 Socialist Students meet-up
Students reported that this year has seen a new determined crop of students coming into Socialist Students committed to campaigning for Corbyn’s promise of free education and an end to austerity
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
Nottingham ‘Reclaim the Night’ march highlights cuts
A spirited and determined ‘Reclaim the Night’ march, organised by and for women, wound its way through the Saturday night revelry of Nottingham city centre
Southampton: Corbynista success but cuts continue
The Corbynistas won an overwhelming majority at the AGM – but it will all be for nothing unless they can force the council to be anti-austerity in actions and not just words
Socialist readers’ comments and reviews
Disability cuts outrage: my story
I am a 49-year-old woman who has been managing the progressive disease multiple sclerosis for 19 years. Shame on Capita! Shame on the Tory government!
Left comic’s take on politics will have you in tears
Humour – Jonathan Pie: Off the Record: What Jonathan Pie does best is make basic left-wing political analysis entertaining