Articles from the Socialist, issue 520

14 February 2008

Keep the NHS public! On the ‘Save the NHS’ march, 3 November 2007 , photo Paul Mattsson

National Health ‘Wealth’ Service: GORDON BROWN’S government is dismantling the National Health Service at an ever-faster rate by pushing ahead with privatisation… By Lois Austin

Birmingham council workers’ biggest strike for decades

Single status has meant cuts for many. Here, Greenwich council workers lobby the council. Photo Paul Mattsson

On 5 February, Birmingham saw its biggest strike for decades. Tens of thousands of Birmingham council workers were on strike and thousands stood outside… By Dave Griffiths, West Midlands Socialist Party

Bosses prepare to force through more cuts

Newham workers angry at councillors

Uni Fees must be fought!

Students from Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester and Oxford lobby John Denham MP, photo Ben Robinson

Over the last ten years the bosses’ and fat cats’ New Labour government has succeeded in making higher education unaffordable to hundreds of thousands of students, condemning them to debt and poverty… By Matt Dobson, Socialist Students national organiser

War and occupation in Iraq

International Socialist Resistance demonstrate against war

NEXT MONTH will see the fifth anniversary of the US-led war against Iraq that started years of bloody, destructive imperialist occupation… By Niall Mulholland, East London Socialist Party

Defend abortion rights

Millionaire welcomes economic recession!

Northern Rock

Liverpool’s tale of two cities

Cardiff marches to save schools

100 people pack London world economy meeting

Cuts and backlogs cause delays

Off the rails: OVER-RUN OF engineering work is a common reason for delays on the rail system…

Polish miners gain strike victory due to iron determination

Chad conflict – part of a wider power struggle

Prison officers: Fighting for trade union rights

Building the Campaign for a New Workers’ Party

Comment: Opportunist blunder further splits Church of England

It would be difficult to imagine a greater blunder for Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, than his latest one, writes Roger Bannister

Land Registry staff vote for action

Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) members in Land Registry, the government department responsible for keeping a record of land ownership in England and Wales, have voted overwhelmingly in a consultation ballot to rej… By A PCS member

Campaign Against Climate Change trade union conference

Organise and fight back!

Shelter staff ballot for action