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Socialist Party election analysis
Legitimacy of Cameron and Clegg further shattered
The Con-Dem government suffered a crushing defeat in last Thursday’s elections for local authorities and in the mayoral contests apart from London, writes Socialist Party general secretary, Peter Taaffe
Cameron and Clegg’s public spending cuts. Cartton by Suz, photo Suz
Election results: How did TUSC do?
This year’s elections were the second set of local polls contested by the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) since it was formed in early 2010 writes Clive Heemskerk, TUSC national nominating officer.
TUSC on the NUT London strike demonstration on 28 March 2012, photo Socialist Party
Con-Dems battered in Scottish local elections
Labour’s best Wales result in 21 years will not stop cuts
Welsh Labour leaders are cock-a-hoop at achieving their best results in council elections since 1991. The Tories and Liberals lost control of all their councils and nearly half their councillors
London elections – TUSC: A marker for future struggles
“I hadn’t heard of you before, but I saw Trade Unionist on the ballot paper and I voted for it – I had to, I’m a worker”, said a porter at University College Hospital
Alex Gordon, president RMT, and lead candidate on the TUSC London list, photo Paul Mattsson
Coventry: Socialist campaigner Dave Nellist narrowly loses
For the 14 hours of election day in Coventry, rain fell almost without ceasing. Yet despite the terrible weather conditions Socialist Party supporters in St Michael’s ward campaigned relentlessly
Dave Nellist, Socialist Party councillor. addresses Socialism 2011, photo Senan
4,792 mayoral vote for Liverpool 47 candidate
In the Liverpool mayoral election, TUSC candidate Tony Mulhearn received 4,792 votes, 4.73%, beating the Tory candidate and just narrowly behind the Greens and Liberal Democrats
Tony Mulhearn, photo Harry Smith
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition local election reports
International socialist news and analysis
France: A weekend that shocked Europe
Rejection of austerity in Eurozone’s second biggest economy: Sarkozy’s downfall, alongside the crushing defeat of the pro-austerity parties in Greece, was a real turning point, writes Robert Bechert, Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI).
Demonstrations in France against attacks on pension rights, photo Judy Beishon
Greece: Political earthquake sees pro-austerity parties’ support collapse
Following the recent elections in Greece, which saw two out of three voters vote against pro-austerity parties and a big swing to left parties, Niall Mulholland spoke to Andros Payiatsos, from Xekinima (CWI in Greece)
Socialist Party news and analysis
We are in drought. This is Thames Water’s message for South East England, appearing on giant billboard images of cracked, dry earth, writes James Ivens.
Flooding in the centre of Gloucester, 2007, photo Chris Moore
MPs find Murdoch “not fit” to run media empire
iPads for MPs: Up to £660. That’s how much the gadget of the moment, the iPad, will set you back. Months of hard saving for most of us – but not if you’re an MP. 70 MPs have already claimed expenses for an iPad
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
Good result for Socialist Students candidates in NUS elections
This year’s NUS National Executive Committee elections saw Socialist Students candidates Edmund Schluessel and Lizi Grey both receive high votes
Lizi Gray, whose great grandfather was one of the original Jarrow Marchers, addresses the Jarrow March for Jobs 2011, which ended with a demonstration in London on 5 November , photo Sujeeth
Health services at risk in Cardiff and Vale
Privatisation pushes up transport costs in Yorkshire
Care home closures in Sheffield
Police restrict anti-racist protesters in Luton
Socialist Party workplace news
We all need to strike together again There are many reasons to come to the NSSN conference this year. Whether it’s to find out how the Sparks beat the construction bosses’ Besna contract or just to meet other activists
National Shop Stewards Network demonstration to lobby the TUC 11 September 2011, photo Sujeeth
Greenwich libraries – fighting back can win
Strike action by Unite library workers in Greenwich, south London, has sent a clear message to Greenwich Leisure Limited against attacks on pay and conditions
Exposed: the dirty world of NHS privatisation
A second report into 150 GMB members’ complaints of bullying and discrimination at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon was published last week
Duncan Smith throws insults at Remploy workers
Tory Work and Pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith has claimed that disabled Remploy workers are “not doing any work…”, writes Pat Atkinson, Unite LE 1111 branch.
Reviews and comments
Film review: ‘Cocaine Unwrapped’
Cocaine Unwrapped, a documentary film directed by Rachel Seifert, went on general release from 5 May, writes Paul Heron
Cocaine Unwrapped, a film by Rachael Seifert
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