War and occupation
Western strategy on Afghanistan in tatters
ANOTHER GRISLY milestone has been reached in Afghanistan: over 300 British soldiers have now died, since the war began in 2001. The average age of those killed is 22, writes Niall Mulholland.
Youth Fight for jobs demonstrate against war, terror and racism
Socialist Party editorial
From stimulus to austerity at dizzying speed
What we think: The G20 meeting in Toronto of the leaders of the main capitalist governments of the world demonstrated a complete incapacity to solve the huge problems that confront us, particularly those hardest-hit – the poor and the working class – by the economic crisis…
No Job Cuts
Academies: Fight the Tories’ offensive on state education
GOVERNMENT EDUCATION minister Michael Gove is determined to push through the Tory agenda of putting ‘rocket-boosters’ under the academies programme, writes Martin Powell-Davies, NUT national executive.
Opposing the slash and burn budget
Socialist Party workplace news
Unison general secretary election: Prentis vote falls despite Con-Dem attacks
As reported in last week’s Socialist, Unison general secretary Dave Prentis was re-elected to his position in the recent ballot, but with fewer votes than when he last stood in 2005, a Unison member writes.
Tube workers ballot for action
Thousands of jobcentre workers threatened with dole
British Airways: The BA dispute is still continuing but Unite has postponed the latest strike ballot for members to consider an offer from BA…
Socialist Party youth and students
United for Education day of action 21 June
On 21 June, United for Education, a joint campaign of various education workers’ unions, held a day of action, writes Iain Dalton.
Protesting UCU staff at Manchester university, photo Dave Beale
Students say no to rip-off graduation ceremony
National Shop Stewards Network
National Shop Stewards Network conference: An urgent call for united working class action
The enormous onslaught of this Con-Dem government necessitates an urgent response from the organisations of the working class – in particular the trade unions, writes Judy Beishon.
National Shop Stewards Network national conference 2010, Steve Hedley, London Regional Secretary, RMT, photo Socialist Party
International socialist news and analysis
France, Italy: Workers struggle against savage austerity cuts
Build for a Europe-wide 24-hour general strike on 29 September: WHILE THE Greek working class has engaged in its sixth general strike this year, the French and Italian labour movements have now also stepped into the battle against capitalist cuts in a decisive way, as Cédric Gérôme reports…
Australia: Gillard replaces Rudd but Labour’s right wing policies remain
Socialist Party review
Trotsky admirer copies his idol
“ONE, TWO, three, four, five, we deserve to unionise!’ sing the red pom-pommed cheerleaders outside the warehouse…
Global Warming
Challenging the global warming sceptics
“The majority of the British public is still not convinced that climate change is caused by humans”, the Guardian reported on 22 June, writes Pete Mason.
