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25 May 2016
'Socialist case against the EU' TUSC tour kicks off
We are for real internationalism. But that's why we need a socialist Europe, not the 'Employers' Union' that is the EU, with its austerity agenda. Tour locations and dates included.
20 May 2016
Bristol Labour mayor brings Tory into cabinet
Marvin Rees, Bristol's new Labour mayor has announced his council cabinet.
19 May 2016
Paul Mason's EU referendum defeatism answered by TUSC
The left-wing commentator Paul Mason had a very disappointing article in Tuesday's edition of The Guardian (There is a left-wing case for Brexit - but we can't let Boris Johnson turn Britain into a neo-liberal fantasy island, G2, 17 May)
18 May 2016
The "anti-austerity" Green Party has once again lined up with Blairite cutters in Bristol
11 May 2016
TUSC increases vote in Coventry by 25%
In Coventry TUSC won 3,108 votes across the city increasing the vote by 25% from the last set of comparable local elections in 2014. The highest vote was for TUSC national chair Dave Nellist in St Michaels ward where TUSC received almost 20%.
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
Wales: no change and all change
On the surface there has not been a huge change in the political complexion of the Welsh government - Welsh Labour lost just one seat and will be able to hold on as a minority government. But under the surface the election showed how much things have changed in Welsh politics.
11 May 2016
Scotland: SNP wins but new openings for socialist alternative emerge
An increasing mood of disappointment in the actions of the SNP in power; their implementation of Tory austerity and the lack of a viable national left alternative has led to an increasing alienation in many working-class areas.
11 May 2016
TUSC election campaigns show opposition to cuts
Elections took place on 5 May for the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, the Greater London Authority, and for 124 local authorities in England. The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition stood to show opposition to the cuts consensus.
11 May 2016
No to the bosses' EU, yes to international solidarity
For an independent workers' voice: The debate on European Union (EU) membership has been reduced in the establishment media to a clash between different wings of the Tory party. But what about if you're outside the 1% elite?
11 May 2016
TUSC announces '20-city tour': the socialist case against the EU
The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition has released the initial dates of a 20-city tour it is hosting in May and June under the heading 'The socialist case against the EU'.
11 May 2016
Over 1,800 votes for TUSC candidate in Bristol
Bristol's mayoral election saw the TUSC vote rise by over 450 from 2012 to 1,876 first preference votes.
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.
9 May 2016
Thursday's elections showed fragmentation and anger
Running up to the May elections the Labour Party right wing set out to damage their own party's chances in order to achieve what is, for them, a greater goal: undermining Jeremy Corbyn
6 May 2016
Tories weak and divided - step up the fight against austerity!
After the May elections: The right-wing media had been claiming that this year's elections would prove it was unpopular to oppose austerity. The Blairites in the Labour Party predicted that Labour would lose a huge number of seats
4 May 2016
Political censorship used against TUSC candidates
Bristol and Liverpool councils have carried out what can only be described as political censorship of socialists contesting mayoral elections on 5 May. The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) national steering committee has agreed to formally complain to the cities' returning officers.
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
TUSC protests at mayoral booklets censorship
The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition national steering committee has agreed to formally complain to the Returning Officers of Bristol and Liverpool councils for what can only be described as political censorship of the TUSC candidates contesting the Mayoral elections
27 April 2016
London elections: fight for an anti-austerity GLA
Unfortunately, Jeremy Corbyn, in another retreat in the face of the right-wing Blairites that infest the Labour Party, has not insisted on the London elections being fought on the policies that swept him to the leadership.
27 April 2016
Scottish elections: strong mood for anti-cuts strategy continues
According to all opinion polls, the Scottish National Party looks certain to win another overall majority at Holyrood. No doubt the SNP leadership will claim the result as a confirmation of their policies. But that would not paint even half a picture of the real situation.
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