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27 March 2019
Bradford College strike remains solid over pay and funding
University and College Union members at Bradford College were out in force, during the latest round of action over pay at a number of colleges across England
20 March 2019
Cash-strapped schools now 'fourth emergency service'
Increasing numbers of schools are having to provide clothing, laundry facilities and food parcels to their students due to a decade of austerity leaving many vulnerable children in poverty.
13 February 2019
Workplace and union news in brief
Glasgow strike victory; Bradford bus victory; union action in Hackney; oil tanker strike; Irish nurses strike; home care doorstepping; Woolwich ferry walkout
6 February 2019
College lecturers strike for a pay rise
Reports of college strikes around the country for better pay.
5 December 2018
Bradford College joins #FEfightback strike for decent pay
Bradford College was one of six colleges where workers took strike action for decent pay on 28-29 November
7 November 2018
"Today is the day we say enough. Together we can't be defeated," said workers at a strike rally on the first day of a four-day walkout by Unison union members at Bradford University.
21 February 2018
Bradford protests against kids' service cuts
Socialist Party members joined a protest in Bradford in response to £13 million of cuts to prevention and early help child services
3 January 2018
Bradford protest against children's service cuts
Demonstrators gathered ahead of Bradford council's monthly meeting to protest proposals in the consultation of an 'early help service', part of the children's services directorate of the council.
13 December 2017
Bradford campaign to save children's services launched
A good start was made to the campaign to save council-run children's services in Bradford at a public meeting on 5 December, with representation from service users, trade unionists and community campaigners
6 September 2017
Demonstrators see off far-right in Keighley
"Get out of our town and take your racism with you," was one of the messages hurled by shoppers at the small contingent of English Defence League (EDL) members trying to stage a demonstration in Keighley, Yorkshire
17 May 2017
Letters to the Socialist's editors including property fat cats, a foodbank poem, election mail and an Aire Valley incinerator.
29 March 2017
Angry march against Bradford council-approved incinerator
If this site is built we can expect a 180-foot-tall stack and toxic smoke covering the district. Around 60 wagons a day are expected to add to the pollution
8 March 2017
Bradford: Anti-cuts lobby against poor-bashing budget
Bradford Socialist Party members were in attendance along with other activists at the lobby of the council on 23 February outside Bradford city hall. Some Labour councillors came and talked to us as we attempted to persuade them to set a no-cuts budget.
1 March 2017
Why I joined the Socialist Party
Immediately I felt empowered by being a part of something that was striving to stop the council cuts and trying to make a change
12 October 2016
Bradford day centre campaigners meet to fight closure
"This is about the council trying to move the poor out of the city centre to create an image of prosperity and recovery in Bradford. But it's an illusion, the council are trying to make us believe that poverty doesn't exist here".
7 October 2016
Bradford: Save Edmund Street day centre
The 'Save Edmund Street Day Centre' campaign has been initiated recently by Bradford Socialist Party members, receiving significant coverage in local print and radio media
5 October 2016
Winning a new generation of students
Campaigning in the new term at colleges and universities has generated renewed interest
21 September 2016
Disgraceful decision to close vital Bradford day centre
Edmund Street day centre in Bradford is due to close. This is a disgraceful situation. The probation service, social services and the NHS have often made referrals there - it is literally keeping people alive at times.
17 February 2016
Socialist's anti-war art on show in Bradford
Currently on display at the Bradford Playhouse is a series of paintings by artist and Socialist Party member Peter Robson.
10 February 2016
Anger against plans to close Bradford libraries
The planned decimation of library services in the Bradford area of West Yorkshire has led to angry scenes at recent 'consultation' meetings, where details about the possible closure of eleven libraries have been put on the table.
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