Stop these savage cuts: support the socialist alternative
Socialists: fighting back
Youth fight for jobs
Young people facing a fight for their future
Do you want to be underpaid, undereducated and burdened with debt? That’s what the establishment politicians offer young people in this general election, writes Chris Jones, Youth Fight for Jobs.
Youth Fight for Jobs demo in Barking, East London, photo Paul Mattsson
National Union of Students conference: Campaign needed against fees and cuts
The National Union of Students conference took place on 13-15 April against the backdrop of the threat of increased tuition fees and huge cuts in higher education…
Socialist Party editorial
Left candidates excluded from media
Seemingly endless column inches in the mainstream press are devoted to analysing meaningless sound bites from the top politicians and how they look and smile…
LibDem Surge
Big business as usual for Liberal Democrats
In the space of a week the LibDems’ prospects were apparently transformed, following the first television debate between the main party leaders, writes Ken Douglas.
TV debate – Party leaders compete for the same policies
Transport
Volcanic eruption brings travel chaos: Planned and integrated transport system vital
NO, WE will not be able to control the eruption of volcanoes under socialism. But we can make sure that the effects will not lead to a chaotic situation such as we see now as a result of the eruption of…
Planes, trains and automobiles
Socialist Party news and analysis
Cameron turns back clock on women’s rights
DAVID CAMERON’S comments on abortion last week underlined the danger of increased attacks on women’s rights if the Tories win the general election…
Banks use microloans to fleece poor
Socialist Party election campaign
Doncaster – Jarvis’s vicious sackings and workers’ fightback
Sacked Jarvis worker BILL RAWCLIFFE, rail union RMT York and District branch secretary, convenor for Jarvis Fast Track and a TUSC general election candidate, spoke to Elaine Brunskill…
Portsmouth North: “An ordinary guy to represent ordinary workers”
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Coventry: Standing up for public services
Colne Valley / Huddersfield: Kirklees’ only fighting councillor
SOCIALIST PARTY member Jackie Grunsell was elected to Kirklees council in 2006 after a campaign to protect local health services…
Spelthorne: “The trade union candidate guy”
AS THE Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Candidate for Spelthorne in Surrey, I delivered our 43,800 election leaflets to the Royal Mail last week, writes Paul Couchman.
A chance to put your questions to your local Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition candidates.
Anti-racism
Why the BNP offers no way forward for working class people
Jobs and homes – not racism: In last year’s European elections the British National Party (BNP) got just under a million votes, 6.4% of the total votes cast…
Youth Fight For Jobs march 2 April 2009, photo Paul Mattsson
International socialist news and analysis
Progressive Workers Federation of Pakistan founded
Socialist Movement secretary speaks to The Socialist: In Pakistan a new left-led trade union federation, Progressive Workers Federation of Pakistan (PWFP), is being built, in which members of Socialist Movement Pakistan (SMP) – part of the Committee for a Workers International (CWI) – are playing a key role…
Sri Lanka parliamentary elections: Rajapaksa’s clan consolidates its rule
Socialist Party features
National Care Service – fact or fiction?
MOST RESEARCH suggests that the general population is living longer. Advances in science and healthcare mean that more conditions are treatable and many people with previously life-threatening conditions…
1936 – A play about the Olympics
Attic Theatre Co: ROUND THE corner from the London 2012 Olympics site, the play “1936” opened at the Arcola Theatre, Dalston…
Socialist Party workplace news
The two main unions representing primary headteachers have both returned clear majorities in support of a boycott of this May’s English and maths Key Stage 2 SATs tests for eleven year-olds, writes Martin Powell-Davies, Lewisham NUT.
Civil service dispute continues
Fighting cuts at Coventry council
Strike ballot at Manchester Metropolitan University
Laundry workers were joined by nurses, porters and other hospital staff in a protest outside Gateshead’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital, against the planned closure of the hospital’s laundry, writes Elaine Brunskill.
Dover trade unions against privatisation
National Shop Stewards Network 2010 conference:
Saturday 26 June
South Camden Community School, Charrington Street,
London NW1 1RG
