5 April 2018

Bristol South Socialist Party: How can socialists take the fight against the Tories to the people of Bristol?

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4 April 2018

Fight the Tory enemy

Why isn't the scandal of children going hungry on every front page, rather than the false antisemitism claims of the politicians responsible for it? End austerity - challenge racism - defend Corbyn - stand firm against the Blairites

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4 April 2018

The Socialist inbox

Do you have something to say? Letters to the editors. Microplastics, jailed TUSC agent writes, antisemitism smears, and more.

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4 April 2018

Obituary: Lorraine Dardis (1965-2018)

Lorraine Dardis, a founding member of our US co-thinkers, now known as Socialist Alternative, has tragically died, aged only 53

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4 April 2018

London tenants and workers protest against social housing auction

Outside the upmarket Marriott hotel, tenants and workers protested against an auction of their social housing

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4 April 2018

Bristol and Bath students join detained asylum seekers' protest

Detainees waved back after protesters chanted, drummed and kicked on the metal fences - the mood became more solemn as they spoke and led chanting from within via loudspeaker

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4 April 2018

Students protest as NUS restricts debate

National Union of Students conference 2018: thanks to the actions of the right-wing leadership, the conference was devoid of serious political discussion on the most important issues facing the movement

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4 April 2018

RMT strikes in Newcastle and London

Northern Rail workers strike to save the guard; DLR workers strike to defend conditions

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4 April 2018

Teachers vote to ballot for strike to win 5% raise

Members of the National Education Union have voted to ballot for strikes over pay at their conference in Brighton

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4 April 2018

Bromley library workers walk out over 'insulting' pay offer

Workers at all 14 of Bromley's libraries started indefinite strike action on 28 March over a "paltry and insulting" pay offer

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4 April 2018

Northern Ireland: peace process on the brink

20 years since the Good Friday Agreement: The establishment's narrative is that the 1998 agreement brought to an end a seemingly irrational tribal war - but this obscures Northern Ireland's class struggles and ongoing sectarian deadlock

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4 April 2018

Reject the deal - keep the action on

Consultation of UCU branches has been rushed, and there is a feeling among many members that it has been railroaded through

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4 April 2018

May Day! The Socialist needs you!

You can help make sure this May Day is celebrated prominently in the pages of the Socialist by getting in May Day greetings for our special issue

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4 April 2018

Right-wing Vote Leave campaign may have broken spending laws

Fight for a socialist, internationalist Brexit: The allegations emphasise that in Brexit, as in all things, workers have nothing in common with the bosses and their politicians

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4 April 2018

Retail crunch: even giants not immune as 21,000 jobs disappear

Fight for living wages and public ownership: A recovery in the retail sector requires a recovery in the pockets of ordinary workers

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4 April 2018

Gaza - protest is not terrorism!

Walking in your own land is not generally considered a crime, but for two million Palestinians imprisoned in Gaza such action is viewed as a threat to the state of Israel by the right

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4 April 2018

Catalonia: new Francoist coup - general strike now!

The arrest of exiled former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has reignited the Catalan independence struggle

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4 April 2018

Leeds NHS delays staff privatisation plan

Bosses plan to transfer staff including estates, facilities, domestic, cleaning, portering and others into trust-owned private companies

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4 April 2018

BT can afford more - reject pensions offer

Only the threat of industrial action will force the employer back - as we are seeing in the universities due to the UCU strike

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4 April 2018

End the housing crisis! We can't wait till 2022!

Labour councils must act now: We need council candidates in May who will fight the crisis

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