Articles from the Socialist, issue 484
26 April 2007
Blair’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…
Civil servants’ union May Day strike
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…
Free 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
Join the campaign to defeat fees
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”…
No victimisation – support Deeside college lecturers
Campaign to Defeat Fees National Meeting
Socialist Party election analysis
New 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…
Come to the Campaign for a New Workers’ Party conference
Campaign 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
Support for Labour falling in Scotland
Scottish Parliament election: Elections for the Scottish Parliament and local councils are to be held on 3 May…
Campaigning for socialist ideas in South Wales
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…
Huddersfield: Fighting against NHS cuts and closures
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…
Coventry socialists fight Post Office closure
Coventry Socialist Party campaigning |
COVENTRY SOCIALISTS have reacted angrily to the news that their city centre’s Post Office is to close…
Southampton: Save our Services!
Merseyside: Tweedledee, Tweedledum, Bootle has a real socialist alternative
Manchester Wythenshawe: NHS cuts threaten lives
Donate to fund a socialist alternative
Socialist solidarity on May Day
International socialist news and analysis
Socialist 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…
France: Record turnout sees Royal and Sarkozy go through to second round
Yeltsin’s real record – ‘wild capitalism’ in Russia
Nigerian elections – a dangerous farce
Socialist Party workplace news
SINCE 21 March, 42 women shop floor workers have been out on strike at Sunvic Controls, Uddingston, Scotland….
UNISON Delegates demand action