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28 August 2019
Knife and gun crime a product of poverty and austerity
A rise in recorded knife attacks in Coventry mirrors growing concerns about violent crime across the country
31 July 2019
Build a working-class movement to force an election
Johnson is keen to present himself as a representative of ordinary people - but his policy announcements are anti-worker through and through
31 July 2019
Mass movement topples governor of Puerto Rico
Two weeks of almost continuous mass protests have forced the resignation of the governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló
3 July 2019
Times journalist James Kirkup asked this: "Why aren't the wannabe PMs talking about in work poverty?" on 26 June. The Tories aren't, but the Socialist is.
26 June 2019
Universal Credit forces women into prostitution
A Tory minister has been forced to retract an official statement that there was no link between Universal Credit and people being pushed into to the sex trade to survive
26 June 2019
Union action can tackle 58% working poverty rate
Almost two-fifths of those in poverty in the UK are also in work
19 June 2019
Cancer stats reveal deep inequality
"This year, more than 300,000 people in England will receive the life-changing diagnosis of cancer. And the number of people living with cancer is predicted to rise by 3.2% each year, writes Jon Dale, secretary, Unite Notts NHS branch.
5 June 2019
Laughable research denies low-pay scandal
That's how many young adults will have felt when, sat in their bedsits, back living in childhood bedrooms, or sitting in their single rented room in a shared house, they read that actually they are benefiting from better pay according to the Resolution Foundation.
5 June 2019
Theresa May admits tuition fees system is broken - but plans new attacks on students
Theresa May has admitted that her and the Tories got it wrong on tuition fees and higher education funding.
5 June 2019
Tories deny dire poverty ...look around you! Boot out the Tories
"I reject the idea that there are vast numbers of people facing dire poverty in this country." Those were the unbelievable words of Tory chancellor Philip Hammond.
29 May 2019
Blistering UN report condemns Tory austerity - workers' action can end it
The role of pro-market policies is clearly exposed as creating "a digital and sanitised version of the 19th-century workhouse, made infamous by Charles Dickens"
22 May 2019
What lies behind the US-China trade war?
The stakes have been raised in the increasingly ill-tempered and rapidly escalating trade war
15 May 2019
Bosses fear revolt against capitalism
"There is a real question about whether democratic capitalism is working, when it is only working for part of the population". This was the warning of capitalist economist Angus Deaton launching his review on inequality in Britain.
15 May 2019
Knife crime tragedy linked to council cuts
In my home city of Birmingham there have been over 270 knife crimes so far this year. West Midlands Police report an 87% increase since 2013-2014.
15 May 2019
Take the wealth off the super-rich
The top 1,000 wealthiest individuals and families in Britain are sitting on a record £771.3 billion, up £47.8 billion in a year. This astonishing fact is in this year's Sunday Times Rich List.
10 May 2019
Mitie workers striking against poverty pay
Workers employed by Mitie at Sellafield are living in poverty after working all week
8 May 2019
Young and old, unite and fight!
A new House of Lords report is clearly an attack on pensioner benefits and an attempt to drive a wedge between older and younger people
1 May 2019
Valentine victory: School strike beats council cuts
Teachers and support staff at Valentine Primary School are celebrating an important victory
1 May 2019
Letters to the Socialist's editors including the Notre Dame disaster and civil disobedience.
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