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23 May 2018
30 years on from Section 28: the legacy of fighting LGBT+ attacks must continue
On 24 May 1988 Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 was enacted in England, Scotland and Wales by Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government.
23 May 2018
Ads won't fix it: fight mental health cuts as well as stigma
Capitalist society has caused a mental health crisis of gargantuan proportions. One in four people in Britain will experience a mental health problem in their life, but only one in eight sufferers are receiving treatment, according to Mind.
17 January 2018
NHS crisis: under pressure from all angles - end cuts and sell-offs!
"Staff are desperate for change" says a nurse. "They were literally overrun" says an A&E patient. But strikes and mass campaigning can save our NHS.
10 January 2018
Closure of Nottingham unit shows dismantling of NHS
Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust is planning to shut down a unit for people suffering from serious alcohol and drug addiction issues.
3 January 2018
Tory prescription for mental illness: stress and bureaucracy
As an individual with mental health issues, it has been my misfortune to experience directly just how capitalist society, Britain 2017, treats such people. I can't imagine that my experience is particularly unique.
15 November 2017
Letters to the Socialist's editors including cancer treatment privatisation, The Death of Stalin, mental health cuts and Arriva profits.
1 November 2017
Unions must fight workplace mental health crisis
300,000 a year forced to leave work: Workers with mental health problems are leaving their jobs at a rate of 6% a year
25 October 2017
Kids wait 18 months for mental healthcare
Kick out cutters and profiteers: Children suffering from mental health problems have to wait up to 18 months to access care
18 October 2017
Tories scrap the NHS pay cap: now fight for real-terms pay rises!
Public sector workers have scored another victory against the Tories: the NHS pay cap will be scrapped
4 October 2017
The NHS crisis is escalating as the Tories continue their mission to 'slash, trash and privatise' our health service
27 September 2017
One in four teenage girls depressed - crisis made worse by cuts
We are more familiar with depression than ever. What was considered uncommon 20 years ago is now increasingly prevalent, particularly among young people, with new studies indicating that one in four girls have depression by age 14
17 August 2017
Vital women's services under threat
Derby Women's Centre has been supporting women at the most vulnerable point in their lives
9 August 2017
40% of England's psychiatric wards are 'unsafe'
Fight for mental health funding: Nearly half of England's mental health units are out of date or unsafe according to healthcare regulator CQC. Thousands were "inadequate" or marked "requires improvement."
31 May 2017
Fight the Tory cuts and changes that take mental health back to Bedlam
The Tories' manifesto pledges changes to the Mental Health Act to "tackle unnecessary detention"
17 May 2017
Tories out! Corbyn can win with socialist policies
Build a new workers' party. take the wealth off the 1%: An overview of Jeremy Corbyn's manifesto.
3 May 2017
Sheffield mental health campaigner: "austerity kills"
"Austerity kills. A month ago I was in a car coming back from trade union leafleting when I saw a man's body hit the road on Park Square roundabout after he had thrown himself off the bridge"
26 April 2017
Cuts, profit and bureaucracy lead to 50% rise in mental health deaths
Cuts are putting at least 11,000 mental health patients each year at greater risk of suicide because they are not promptly followed up after leaving in-patient care.
29 March 2017
Dispute against backdoor privatisation of mental health services
Jobs and services are at risk in a London mental health trust as a result of a planned restricting of a psychological therapies service
8 March 2017
Sheffielders call for a no-cuts 'people's budget'
Around 40 local trade unionists and community campaigners discussed proposals for a no-cuts 'people's budget' ahead of Sheffield council's budget-setting meeting.
22 February 2017
Stop victimising NHS whistleblowers
In Worcestershire, Socialist Party members have played a leading role in a campaign against abuse of NHS staff. 'Betrayed by Their Trust' (BBTT) will have its second annual general meeting in February.
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