Prosecute the war criminal Blair
Death reaches out to Tony Blair from Iraq – cartoon by Alan Hardman
Credit crunch
Bonuses for bankers but recession for workers
My new year’s resolution was to stop watching TV. This is not for health reasons but because I can’t afford to buy a new one if I kick it in while watching the news! Who hasn’t wanted to do that recently?
Outrage against bankers spurs Obama on
Editorial: “If these folks want a fight, it’s a fight I’m ready to have,” were the stirring words of US president Barack Obama when he announced plans to curb the major US banks…
Unemployment figures don’t tell the full story
Socialist Party election campaign
Lewisham Socialist Party prepares for election
WITH A general election and council elections looming, all the main parties are boasting about the massive level of cuts they will make to public services, the worst cuts in forty years, writes Chris Newby.
Support for the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) grows
Socialist Party news and analysis
Haiti: Survivors shackled by huge debt and poverty
HAITI’S EARTHQUAKE survivors – overwhelmingly poor before the disaster struck – are now homeless and unemployed, writes Dave Carr.
Cadbury’s bosses opt for a sugary takeover
Socialist Party workplace news
Unison black members reject witch-hunt
“Unless Mr Kasab and his colleagues are punished, black Unison members can have no confidence in the union fighting racism.” These were the words of the Unison national officer who acted as the prosecution in the union’s case against four Socialist Party members, writes A Unison member.
South Yorkshire fire dispute Negotiations go national
Building the fight against education cuts at Leeds
Glasgow City Unison fights back against cuts in jobs and services
Temperature rises at British Airways
The battle between British Airways management and cabin crew intensified in the last week with a series of provocative moves by management in response to cabin crew re-balloting for strike action, writes Neil Cafferky.
Ticket office staff strike again
Members of the rail union TSSA walked out for a third time on 25 January as their dispute with Virgin Trains management continues…
Socialist Students
University of Gloucestershire staff fight back
The University of Gloucestershire (UoG) is £36 million in debt and plans £3 million of cuts by July 2010, writes Chris Moore.
Cuts at Cardiff University must be fought
Socialist Party feature
In a renewed ‘scramble for Africa’, the continent is again a competing arena for all the big powers globally – China, the US, the EU, Russia…
Workplace Feature: IT workers in mini strike wave
PCS members at Hewlett Parkard strike in Lytham St Annes and North Tyneside
Around 600 PCS members working for Hewlett Packard (HP) were on strike on 22 January over demands for job security, pay and trade union recognition, writes Ian Fitzpatrick, President PCS Commercial Sector.
