Articles from the Socialist, issue 528
8 April 2008
Perks for MPs – Bonuses for the bosses – Cutbacks for us!
Socialist Party election campaign
London elections: working class alternative needed
On Thursday 1 May, Londoners will be voting for the Mayor of London and Greater London Assembly (GLA). London Socialist Party secretary, Paula Mitchell, explains the political ideas on offer.
Socialist Party: a clear difference from ‘free market’ policies
Exposing daylight robbery in Lincoln!
Socialist Party workplace news
24 April strikes: National Union of Teachers (NUT) members across England and Wales will be joining the first national teachers’ strike for twenty years on 24 April, writes Martin Powell-Davies, convenor Socialist Party Teachers.
Defend the 4: Defend democracy in Unison
Unison health conference: Reject the pay sell-out!
Support the campaign to defend the 4
Defend democracy
Public meeting
Tuesday 15 April 7.30pm
Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, London WC1
Lobby of the disciplinary hearing
Show your opposition to these attacks and give support to the four as the hearings begin
Tuesday 22 April 8.30am
Holiday Inn, Regents Park, Carburton Street, London W1 5EE
Why should workers pay for the crisis?
Tube strike called off after winning concessions
Socialist Students
NUS conference report: Newly elected National Union of Students (NUS) president Wes Streeting, claims students will lose influence on the government if they protest and demand free education, writes Matt Dobson.
Get active and fight back!
Post Office closures
Winchester: ‘We need our post office’
International socialist news and analysis
Zimbabwe: Mugabe plans to steal election
ZIMBABWE’S RULING Zanu-PF party has called for a recount of the votes from the 29 March presidential election – even though the electoral commission has still, after more than one week, to release the figures! Dave Carr writes.
Olympic Games: Chinese regime fans the flames of protest
Ireland: “The most cunning and devious of them all” finally goes
