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Socialist Party news and analysis
Scandal of unequal Britain: Many MPs will be looking forward to 2015 – perhaps not to the general election but to the 11% pay rise they’ll get if they survive it
photo Paul Mattsson
Rochester: ‘Business as usual’ politics falling apart
World economy – heading for the junkyard
David Cameron seems to have woken up to the problems facing the world economy when he said “red warning lights are once again flashing on the dashboard”
Food banks: The Con-Dems austerity cuts have pushed hundreds of thousands into poverty
International socialist news and analysis
Anger erupts in Ferguson over acquittal of killer cop
Protests have erupted in many cities in the USA following the Grand Jury decision not to charge white policeman Darren Wilson who shot dead unarmed black youth Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, on 9 August
Ireland: establishment attacks water tax protests
But movement stronger than ever: On 14 November, an anti-water charges protest took place in Jobstown, Tallaght against Labour Tánaiste (Irish deputy prime minister) Joan Burton
Anger grows over missing Mexican students
Led by the families of the 43 students who disappeared two months ago, thousands of protesters marched through Mexico City on 20 November to demand answers and action from the government
Socialist Party features
Housing crisis! What do socialists say?
The housing crisis is hitting everyone in the face. The mainstream press, politicians and economists all feign concern. Not to mention the real concern of those of us actually affected by it!
The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition stands for rent control and building council housing, photo Waltham Forest TUSC
Education: “a hurricane of ill thought initiatives”
In a 2010 election manifesto, the Tories said they’d give many more children the kind of education that was only available to the well off. A more honest manifesto would have said they’d give many more children the kind of education that is best for the market
Socialist Party youth and students
Students march for free education
On 19 November, over 5,000 students joined a lively march calling for free education. The demonstration was a brilliant display of huge anger and determination to fight back.
The Socialist Students contingent on the 19 November 2014 free education march in London, photo Jonny Dickens
Victories against sexism in Leeds
Misogynist comedian Dapper Laughs was recently set to tour the whole UK, performing in Glasgow, London, and among other places, Leeds
50 supporters of the Fast Food Rights campaign lobbied outside Parliament as those inside were discussing a private members bill to limit the use of zero-hour contracts
Socialist Party workplace news
Health workers walkout in second NHS pay strike
Nurses, cleaners, porters, midwives, occupational therapists, paramedics, scientists, radiographers, admin, catering, security staff and other NHS staff in England took part in a second four-hour strike on Monday 24 November
Midwives in Gateshead, photo E Brunskill
UCU pensions: reinstate the action!
On 20 November the UCU lecturers’ union suspended the marking boycott started two weeks earlier
Crane drivers’ wage lift: Crane drivers at HTC Plant have won a 14% pay increase following strike action on 7 November
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
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Council beaten on austerity tax
Cumbria’s Labour-Lib Dem council has been forced into a humiliating defeat over part of its austerity budget
Not everyone is happy about the Netherfield by-election on 4 December…
Watford and Hatfield Socialist Party members have collected around 900 signatures and £200 of fighting fund. In the last four months we have led campaigns on issues including bus service cuts and Israel’s blockade
Socialist Party reviews and readers’ comments
This year is the 225th anniversary of the beginning of the French Revolution. It forms the backdrop to one of this year’s popular Assassin’s Creed series of games
The People Speak: Democracy is not a spectator sport
Google up The People Speak: Democracy is Not a Spectator Sport and you find a BBC news video…
NHS campaigners must fight all cuts
On the NHS Jarrow March, I spoke to one of the organisers. The march was creating incredible awareness about selling off the NHS. I said we must oppose all cuts…