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21 February 2018
Lively discussion at East Midlands Socialist Party conference
The Socialist Party East Midlands conference detailed tasks ahead but also the lessons of the successful Glenfield and Chatsworth NHS campaigns - led by Socialist Party members
3 January 2018
Heart unit rescued by campaigning saves baby with pioneering surgery
The heroic victory was vindicated straight away.
5 December 2017
Glenfield victory shows people power can save our NHS
Celebrations were taking place in Leicester city centre following an outstanding victory for the campaign to save congenital heart surgery at Glenfield Hospital
30 November 2017
Victory: Glenfield Children's Heart Centre saved!
The proposal to end surgery at the centre has been dropped
29 November 2017
Save Glenfield Children's Heart Centre! Save our NHS!
A grassroots movement is continuing to build up against the grievous bodily harm being committed against the NHS by the Tory government
15 March 2017
Glenfield heart unit: "Children will die" angry parents tell NHS England
"Can you imagine how we feel knowing that our precious daughter could have to travel for hours in an emergency situation to get to life saving surgery when she may not have hours? If you go ahead with your proposal children will die, it's a simple as that. How can that ever be an acceptable outcome?"
28 February 2017
Heart centre closure consultation 'farce'
Families of heart patients at the threatened East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre at Glenfield Hospital have condemned NHS England for a "totally inadequate" public consultation
22 February 2017
Socialist Party regional conference reports
Reports of Socialist Party regional conferences in East Midlands, West Midlands and Yorkshire.
8 February 2017
No cuts, no closures, save our NHS!
The NHS is in crisis. Hospitals cancelled a record number of urgent operations last year, mainly because of bed shortages. One in six A&E departments faces closure or downgrading because of NHS cuts.
1 November 2016
Massive demo against A&E closure
Around 6,000 people marched through the centre of Grantham, east Midlands, in defence of their A&E unit on 29 October. The "temporary" night time closure has people rightly up in arms as it has been extended already.
26 October 2016
Protest and strike to save our NHS
Glenfield congenital heart centre in Leicester is the only such service in the East Midlands
28 September 2016
NHS heart centre campaign intensifies
The fight to stop the closure of the East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre at Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, stepped up a gear following a hugely successful public meeting on 24 September.
21 September 2016
Fightback is on to save NHS heart services
Children's heart surgery is to end at three hospitals around the country if NHS England gets its way.
7 September 2016
On the march against 'life and death' NHS cuts
The sudden closure of Grantham Hospital's night time A&E service has sparked a wave of anger and rebellion
31 August 2016
Grantham protest against night-time closure of A&E
Over 200 people attended a protest on 14 August, organised by campaigners against the night-time closure of Grantham Accident and Emergency Department. The protest was organised, with just a few days' notice, by a local group including Labour councillor Charmaine Morgan.
2 March 2016
Help us seize every opportunity to fight austerity
Fighting austerity is expensive. We have a fantastic opportunity to raise fighting fund at this year's national congress on 19-21 March. If every branch approaches its supporters and members for a donation to give to the fighting fund appeal then we could confidently reach our target.
2 March 2016
Workers' fightback sets tone for East Mids conference
Throughout the East Midlands we have seen an upsurge in the willingness of workers to fight back against unfair conditions and low pay. On 28 February, members of the Socialist Party from across the region came together for a conference in Nottingham.
2 December 2015
How the Iron Lady was reduced to iron filings
Margaret Thatcher resigned as Tory prime minister 25 years ago. After 11 years in power she was forced out before her third term was over.
30 September 2015
Anger and protest against fire service cuts in Leicestershire
A protest was organised by Leicestershire FBU at the county fire authority HQ in opposition to devastating cuts.
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