The Socialist 13 January 2016

NHS not safe in Tory hands

Corbyn must lead a fight against the right and for an anti-austerity programme

NHS not safe in Tory hands

Junior doctors' strike: picket photos and reports

Health workers under attack!

Doctors battle burnout as 100 full-up GP surgeries apply to shut their doors

"Shattered but proud", a day in the life of a student nurse

Student nurses march to oppose bursary cut

Bosses 'earn' year's pay in under a week

BBC planned live Labour resignation to damage Corbyn

EU probes power plant for wrongdoing over switch from coal to biomass

What We Saw

Them & Us

Slums, speculation, sell-offs and sardines

Cameron's housing con

Housing staff strike against cuts

Cameron's 10,000 new homes won't hide the problem

476,000 homes in England go unbuilt by speculators

A clear strategy to defeat the Tory cuts

Council uses reserves to stop cuts

Councillors must resist cuts

Southampton people's budget meeting

Victor Jara's revolutionary life, poetry and politics

Letters

Sexual assaults in Cologne exploited by racist establishment and far right

Saudi Arabia mass executions

Honduras: Day of the endangered lawyer

West Dunbartonshire teachers strike

Energy-filled pickets at EDF

Workplace news in brief

"We hope to inspire people to go out and spread their passion for the Socialist"

Report: Socialist Party national women's meeting

Eleanor Marx: a life of struggle, solidarity and socialism

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"We hope to inspire people to go out and spread their passion for the Socialist"

Corinthia Ward, Birmingham Central Socialist Party

Socialist Party members in Birmingham have recently been focusing on campaigning on the Socialist. This has resulted in an increase in sales over a short space of time. Members suggested various ideas on how our branch could achieve this and hopefully our points may help other branches around the country!

The first task was to check that all members in the branch had signed up to receive the paper by subscription and if not ask if they can - by emphasising the importance of supporting the Socialist.

Our own media

With mainstream media being controlled by the right-wing establishment and information being cherry picked to support capitalist interests, it is imperative, now more than ever, to support and actively promote a publication which is in the interests of the working class.

Birmingham members are also now more consciously ensuring they carry papers at all times. So, if in conversation with someone at home, work or in general daily life, interest is shown by the other person, a member is able to sell them a paper straight away. Not only does this help with the sales but it also helps spread our ideas to a wider audience.

Another great opportunity for increased sales is through our campaigning stalls.

At branch meetings we are reminding members to push paper sales and especially not to be afraid of asking for the solidarity price of £2 - if you don't ask you won't get! This has significantly helped recently with our latest Saturday stall selling 15 papers.

Lastly, we are arranging a meeting specifically to discuss the history of the paper and its importance to the party. By remembering the role the paper has played in defending working people and the 99%, we hope to inspire people to go out and spread their passion for the Socialist.

In this issue

What we think

Corbyn must lead a fight against the right and for an anti-austerity programme