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The Socialist, issue 484: Blair's legacy: war, cuts and privatisation

Articles from the Socialist, issue 484

26 April 2007


spotBlair’s legacy… war, cuts & privatisation

Vote socialist on 3 May THE ELECTIONS on Thursday 3 May will be a chance for voters to reject New Labour and a last chance to reject it under Tony Blair’s leadership…


spotCivil servants’ union May Day strike


PCS on strike in February 2007, photo Paul Mattsson

PCS on strike in February 2007, photo Paul Mattsson

PCS MEMBERS will be striking again on 1 May. This is part of a national strategy to defend not only our jobs, pay and pensions but also the vital services…


spotFree Arrested activists now

Nigeria: The Nigerian government, fearing mass protests against its blatant rigging of the April 14 state and April 21 national elections, attempted to clamp down on any sign of active opposition at the May 1 rallies


Socialist Students

spotJoin the campaign to defeat fees


Southampton Socialist Students campaigning

Southampton Socialist Students campaigning

If you’re fed up with student fees and debt…: EDUCATION MINISTER Alan Johnson boasts about how Britain’s universities are a source of “national pride and international envy”…


spotNo victimisation – support Deeside college lecturers

spotCampaign to Defeat Fees National Meeting

Socialist Party election analysis

spotNew Labour – lowest poll ratings since 1983

What we think: IN THE Thursday 3 May elections, 10,456 seats across 312 local authorities in England are being contested…


spotCome to the Campaign for a New Workers’ Party conference

spotCampaign for a New Workers’ Party conference

CNWP conference

Campaign for a New Workers’ Party conference

Saturday 12 May 12 – 5 pm

University College London, Gower Street.

To register or find out more visit www.cnwp.org.uk

Speakers include:

Ricky Tomlinson – actor and Shrewsbury Two Campaign

Chris Baugh – PCS assistant general secretary

Dave Nellist – Socialist Party councillor

Mel Mills – Huddersfield parent – campaigning against the closure of local nurseries

Tony Mulhearn – Liverpool 47


spotSupport for Labour falling in Scotland

Scottish Parliament election: Elections for the Scottish Parliament and local councils are to be held on 3 May…


spotCampaigning for socialist ideas in South Wales


Wales International Socialist Resistance campaigning

Wales International Socialist Resistance campaigning

“Could I have a copy of your paper – I want to piss the Labour Party off” a worker said as we campaigned against hospital cutbacks in Aberdare in the South Wales valleys, next to the Labour Party’s little red balloon campa…


spotHuddersfield: Fighting against NHS cuts and closures


Ian Slattery, Huddersfield Save our NHS candidate

Ian Slattery, Huddersfield Save our NHS candidate

Huddersfield Socialist Party has been involved in a number of local battles against cuts and privatisation, and is now helping to develop the various campaigns further through fighting for anti-cuts candidates in the 3 May lo…


spotCoventry socialists fight Post Office closure


Coventry Socialist Party campaigning

Coventry Socialist Party campaigning

COVENTRY SOCIALISTS have reacted angrily to the news that their city centre’s Post Office is to close…


spotSouthampton: Save our Services!

spotBrighton: Stop privatisation

spotMerseyside: Tweedledee, Tweedledum, Bootle has a real socialist alternative

spotManchester Wythenshawe: NHS cuts threaten lives

spotDonate to fund a socialist alternative

spotSocialist solidarity on May Day

International socialist news and analysis

spotSocialist wins court battle in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: LAST WEEK the Alma-Ata city Procurer (legal prosecutor), Kazakhstan, demanded the arrest and imprisonment, for 15 days, of Ainur Kurmanov, a well-known CWI member and opposition socialist activist in Kazakhstan…


spotFrance: Record turnout sees Royal and Sarkozy go through to second round

spotYeltsin’s real record – ‘wild capitalism’ in Russia

spotUS mass shooting horror

spotNigerian elections – a dangerous farce

Socialist Party workplace news

spotSupport the Sunvic strikers

SINCE 21 March, 42 women shop floor workers have been out on strike at Sunvic Controls, Uddingston, Scotland….


spotUNISON Delegates demand action
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