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15 June 2016
Action to defeat the Housing Act: we won't move!
This act aims to eliminate secure low cost housing
25 May 2016
We won't move! Mass resistance can defeat the Tories' housing act
The Tories' Housing and Planning Bill is now an Act, to be implemented in April 2017. The Kill the Housing Bill campaign set up last autumn is now renamed Axe the Housing Act. Another national demo has been called for 18 June.
25 May 2016
Motion passed for no-cuts council budgets
This afternoon, a composited motion calling on Welsh councils to set legal no-cuts budgets was passed unanimously at Wales TUC
11 May 2016
Fourth place for TUSC in Liverpool
The TUSC candidate for the mayor of Liverpool, Unison national executive member Roger Bannister, polled 4,950 votes, a 5.1% share, over 1,400 votes ahead of the Tories.
11 May 2016
Third anti-cuts councillor elected in Southampton
Southampton anti-cuts candidate Tammy Thomas was elected with 45% of the vote and Labour nearly 500 votes behind. All three seats are now held by anti-austerity councillors against the Blairite cutters.
10 May 2016
Over 1,700 votes for TUSC in Warrington
Following a tremendous campaign with huge support from local residents, TUSC Councillor Kevin Bennett missed out on re-election in Fairfield and Howley by a narrow margin. Polling 921 votes, Kevin was behind the third-placed Labour candidate in the three-seat ward by only 76 votes.
27 April 2016
An anti-austerity alternative on the ballot paper
TUSC has candidates on 5 May for the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly, and 60 English councils
27 April 2016
Anti-cuts stand wins support from students in Leeds
On a panel with the Green Party, Liberal Democrats, Ukip and Conservatives, TUSC was the only anti-cuts party. While the Greens often try to put themselves forward as being anti-austerity, their candidate wrongly stated councillors' "hands are tied" over cuts.
27 April 2016
Southampton Labour council faces crisis as cuts hit city
Despite growing anger at further cuts and continued austerity, Southampton Labour council's failure to mount any resistance to the cuts has put its majority in jeopardy.
27 April 2016
Why I'm standing: TUSC can make a real difference
I decided to stand as one of four TUSC candidates in this year's City of Lincoln council elections for a number of reasons. I had the fantastic experience of campaigning in Dublin alongside the Anti-Austerity Alliance during the Irish general election at the end of February.
27 April 2016
Warrington: Socialist councillor fighting cuts and hitting doorsteps
Councillor Kevin Bennett and the TUSC team have been out every day in Warrington discussing with Fairfield and Howley residents about the upcoming elections. We having been getting a tremendous response on the doors for Kevin and our other five candidates in the town.
20 April 2016
Increasing anger at cuts boosts Grimsby campaign
The 2016 local elections will be the fourth the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition has contested in Grimsby and we've gained experience from each one. It's clear that the mood is changing and anger at the government and local councillors doing the government's dirty work is increasing.
6 April 2016
Getting the anti-austerity struggle onto the ballot paper
TUSC has stood 'no-cuts' candidates since 2010. Will standing this May undermine Jeremy Corbyn's aim to change Labour?
4 April 2016
Library occupied in 'siege' against Blairite cutters
Carnegie Library in Lambeth, south London, is under community occupation. The borough's Labour council closed it on 31 March to begin transforming it into yet another gym.
24 March 2016
Greenwich labour councillors given the red card
Library campaigners in Greenwich red-carded Labour councillors who refused to sign a pledge committing to do all they can to keep libraries open
23 March 2016
"As a carer, I am expected to pick up the slack"
Cuts that destroy vulnerable lives: "The feature 'Mental health - system in crisis' was excellent and highlighted very well the viewpoints of both a mental health worker and a service user. I thought it would good to add to the topic with the impact on carers and families."
23 March 2016
Letters to the Socialist's editors. Rape, women and victim blaming; McDonnell boosts Blairite mayor; healthcare insurance headache; errors of the pro-EU left; global economy gripes.
9 March 2016
Defending the Calmore Sure Start centre in Southampton, and lobbying Waltham Forest's pro-cuts Labour council in east London.
9 March 2016
Glasgow council use scare tactics under pressure to fight cuts
Mass pressure is building on Glasgow Labour, who face a choice on 10 March on whether to implement £133 million of cuts. Trade unions are preparing for widespread industrial action and a mass mobilisation of communities against the cuts.
9 March 2016
TUSC names first 2016 election challengers
The TUSC steering committee has approved the first batch of candidates for 5th May.
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