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The Socialist, issue 506: National Health Service: cutbacks and privatisation kill

Articles from the Socialist, issue 506

17 October 2007


spotNational Health Service Cutbacks and privatisation kill

NHS demonstrations 3 March 2007, photo Paul Mattsson

NHS demonstrations 3 March 2007, photo Paul Mattsson

HEALTH SERVICE workers and users in Kent were shocked at news that hundreds of deaths over three years have been blamed on epidemics of illness caused by the bacterium clostridium difficile in hospitals in Maidstone, Pembury … By Nigel Sheahan and Julian Wilson, Tunbridge Wells and Hastings Socialist Party


spotNational NHS demo

National NHS demo

Called by Unison

Stop cuts, closures and privatisation

Saturday 3 November, 11am
Assemble at Temple Place, Victoria Embankment, London WC2

spotThe vultures are circling ever closer

Vulture, cartoon Alan Hardman

Vulture, cartoon Alan Hardman

NHS privatisation: FOURTEEN PRIVATE multinational companies will shortly be ‘helping’ England’s primary care trusts (PCTs) commission services for patients… By Roger Shrives


spot10,000 march in Sussex

spotSwansea fights the cuts

spotRally for Socialism

Socialism 2007

Rally for Socialism

17 November 2007, 6.30-9pm

Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, London NW1

Speakers include:

Brian Caton, general secretary POA

Mark Serwotka, general secretary PCS

Matt Wrack, general secretary FBU

Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party general secretary

Tickets £10/£5
Book online at www.socialism2007.net
or ring 020 8988 8768

Postal dispute

spotExposing Royal Mail’s lies

Postman Pat joins the CWU picket line in East London, photo Naomi Byron

Postman Pat joins the CWU picket line in East London, photo Naomi Byron

While negotiations between Royal Mail management and the Communication Workers Union were still on-going, a London postal worker who was involved in unofficial strike action spoke to the socialist about the dispute….


spotPostal workers waiting to assess Royal Mail deal

spotFighting Royal Mail management’s attacks

spotSolid unofficial action in East London

spotNational Shop Stewards’ Network meetings

National Shop Stewards’ Network meetings

London & South East

Sunday 21 October 1-4pm

ULU, Malet Street near Euston station

Speakers include Brian Caton (POA), Rob Kelsall (GMB), Paul Jackson (RMT).

Wales conference

Sunday 28 October 12noon-4pm

Temple of Peace, Cathays Park, Cardiff

email [email protected] for more details.

West & East Midlands

Saturday 24 November

Scotland

Saturday 1 December 11am-5pm

Quality Central Hotel, Hope Street, Glasgow

Speakers include Bob Crow (RMT) and Janice Godrich (PCS)


spotDaylight robbery in Scotland!

CWU poster during strike in Sheffield

CWU poster during strike in Sheffield

After our return to work on Wednesday the mood was very tense. Our members had just been on two 48-hour strikes, covering two separate weeks. As we are…


spotSave Bolsover Post Offices

Socialist Party Marxist analysis

spotBrown’s blues

Gordon Brown’s honeymoon is over. His initial commanding lead in opinion polls fuelled speculation of a snap election. Now, the new prime minister trails…


International Appeal

spotStudents on trumped-up charges

Nigeria: THREE NIGERIAN student activists from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ife Ife, are in jail on made-up charges including conspiracy to murder and attempted murder….


Socialist Students

spotScrap fees for all students

Students demonstrating in 2006, photo Dave Carr

Students demonstrating in 2006, photo Dave Carr

Fight for free education: On what basis did the Sunday Times name Manchester University ‘university of the year’… By Abby Taylor, Manchester Socialist Students


National Shop Stewards Network

spotYoung workers and students need to get involved

National Shop Stewards Network: : “I work in the Pensions Department but I’ll never receive one when I’m older” and “Treat us like the rest, temps have feelings too… By Tracy Edwards PCS national young members organiser, personal capacity


spot“You’ve got to stick together”

spotStop the placement rip-off now!

Campaign for a New Workers Party

spotTony Benn evades the issue

Workers’ party debate: TONY BENN can still draw a crowd. Over 200 students packed into a recent Stop the War Society meeting at University College London to hear him speak. … By Paula Mitchell


Trade Union Freedom Bill

spotTrade Union Freedom Bill: Banishing Thatcher’s anti-union legacy?

For the last quarter of a century the labour movement has been shackled with what Tony Blair once boastfully described as the most restrictive laws governing trade unions in the western world…


spotWorking longer hours for less pay

Socialist Party women

spotITV2 – making a good deal out of women’s bodies

Lois Austin comments on the heavily promoted ITV2 programme, ‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl’….


International socialist news and analysis

spotWorkers’ struggle and political instability sends Polish government into meltdown

THE POLISH government has imploded. The ruling Law and Justice Party has decided to end the long drawn out demise of its coalition. Elections are scheduled… By Karl Debbaut, Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI)


spotAustralia: Liberals v Labour – no choice for working people in election

Socialist Party news and analysis

spotChildren’s homes at risk of buy-outs

IT IS like a scene out of Oliver Twist. A big private equity firm (which are notorious for their high profits and cost-cutting attitudes) bought up a profit-seeking… By Keith Whitehead


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