Articles from the Socialist, issue 480
29 March 2007
Council workers fight pay cut scandal
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TUC rally in Westminster against cuts in public spending, photo Paul Mattsson |
COUNCIL WORKERS across the country are facing yet another onslaught of attacks on jobs, services, pay and conditions…
The ‘Single Status’ scandal
Council unions reject 2% pay offer
Fighting cuts and privatisation
Socialist Party NHS campaign
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NHS demonstration March 3rd 2007, photo Paul Mattsson |
Save our National Health Service: Patients, hospital staff, doctors and medical students are all suffering due to New Labour’s destruction of the NHS…
What we think
A simple conclusion from a ‘simplification’ budget
Editorial: THE DAILY Mirror declared triumphantly: “Historic 2p income tax cut that will make Gordon PM”…
Socialist Party news and analysis
Tenants defeat housing sell-off
Swansea: ‘DEFEND COUNCIL Housing’ (DCH) campaigners in Swansea are celebrating the defeat of the council’s attempt to privatise its housing stock…
Universities fail to accept state school pupils
London Olympics: Big business bonanza – and we pay
Socialist Party election campaign
For the millions, not the millionaires
Vote Socialist Alternative on 3 May
THE ELECTIONS on 3 May will be the last with Tony Blair as prime minister.
Unfortunately, his policies of low pay, cuts in public services, privatisation and warmongering will continue after he goes, writes Hannah Sell.
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Vote Socialist, photo Alan Hardman |
Socialist Party feature
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TUC rally in Westminster against cuts in public spending, photo Paul Mattsson |
Closures, cutbacks, privatisation…: Faced with massive opposition to post office privatisation from the general public and from postal workers, as with education and the NHS, the government has been pursuing a backdoor route to privatisation…
Edinburgh postal workers fight back
Workers’ fightback to defend postal services
Northern Ireland agreement
Northern Ireland: THE MEDIA had pictures on 26 March of ‘old enemies’ Ian Paisley of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Gerry Adams of Sinn Fein reaching an agreement to return power sharing to the Northern Ireland Assembly from 8 May….
We Won’t Pay anti-water charges demo 31 March
International socialist news and analysis
ON A recent visit to Italy, PETER TAAFFE, together with other CWI members, discussed perspectives with workers and activists in the Italian labour movement for the future of Rifondazione Comunista (Prc)…
Turkish state attacks Kurdish protestors
Socialist Party workplace news
Airbus walkout – joint action needed across Europe
THE VAST majority of the 7,000 strong workforce at the Airbus UK factory at Broughton in North Wales, walked out on strike on 23 March….
Reject regional pay
Determined campaigners win reprieve
Manchester Unity Stewards and activists group
Hants library workers fight cuts
