A socialist response to the coronavirus crisis

23 June 2021

Furlough reduction risks job losses

Despite the Tory government extending coronavirus restrictions until 19 July, rather than bringing them to an end on 21 June, the furlough scheme will continue to be downgraded and gradually dismantled as planned

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2 June 2021

Capitalism's Covid failings

Its workers, not Cummings, who can expose them.
Read what was written in the Socialist, when responding to the crisis during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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14 April 2021

Covid inquiry? Workers must decide

Put Tories and capitalism in the dock: Boris Johnson has presided over a coronavirus catastrophe that has left over 127,000 people dead

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14 April 2021

'Covid passports' discriminatory and questionable - fight for workplace safety

The government hasn't yet clarified how 'passports' would work, but the dangers are apparent.

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27 January 2021

Health, Covid and the vaccine: It's a class issue

It turns out that having a National Health Service comes in useful during a major pandemic.

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20 January 2021

The Tory blame game: scapegoating the working class - 100% pay for all now

As the Covid-19 pandemic hits tragic, record-breaking numbers in the UK, the Tory narrative of blaming the public for the crisis is in full swing

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16 December 2020

Mass testing - we need trade union oversight and full pay for all

How effective are the resources being put into testing?

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9 December 2020

Covid vaccines only first step - fight job losses, austerity and 'virus' of capitalism

Covid-19 vaccines in record-breaking times have raised hopes that life will return to normal

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28 October 2020

We need union action, not platitudes!

There's a shortfall of over £1 billion in funding for the NHS in England, say officials

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28 October 2020

Tories' school meals outrage

The coronavirus crisis is raging on. Thousands of children are suffering. And Boris Johnson and Co repulsively chose to snub the meals campaign led by Marcus Rashford.

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21 October 2020

Health before profit - Work or full pay

Fear about catching coronavirus, being thrown out of work, being forced to stay at home without enough money ... Yet again it's working-class people who are paying the price.

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21 October 2020

Lockdown: suspicion and anger

The Liverpool region was put into tier three

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21 October 2020

'Firebreak' lockdown fails to protect workers

The Welsh government is imposing a national lockdown

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14 October 2020

Locked down, hard up - Fight back!

* Work or full pay
* Health before profit
As areas across the country face further lockdown measures there is growing frustration, anger and anxiety.

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14 October 2020

Under the microscope

Coronavirus news in brief.

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14 October 2020

Students not to blame for unsafe uni conditions

Over the last few weeks, the capitalist media has expressed outrage at students and young people holding parties, socialising, or even just queueing in large numbers.

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14 October 2020

Students speak out: isolation and uncertainty reign

'Hollow and empty' higher education: Hollow and empty is how I would describe the first week of my higher education.

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7 October 2020

Massive testing 'glitch' caused by privatised fragmentation

15,841 positive Covid-19 results were mislaid

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30 September 2020

Covid restrictions expose Tory splits

For democratic working-class control of health and safety

While government ministers warn of an exponential rise of the coronavirus, the same magnitude of rise could be applied to the level of anger against them over their handling of the pandemic.

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23 September 2020

Testing shambles: unions must fight back

The government claims that testing for key workers in the NHS, care and schools is provided.

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