Egypt in revolt

Workers and young people in Britain and across the world are watching events in Egypt closely. The revolt against mass unemployment, grinding poverty and corrupt dictatorship, which started last month…

Defend the NHS!: Fight the Con-Dem cuts

In his attempt to win support for the Con-Dem health bill, David Cameron was everywhere, rushing around TV and radio stations and newspaper offices, trying to defend the Con-Dems’ plans to ‘modernise’ the NHS in England – straight back into the 1930s…

The madness of King George cuts

Scottish Anti-Cuts Alliance established

An historic step was taken on Saturday 29 January when the Scottish Anti-Cuts Alliance (SACA) was established at a conference in Glasgow. An edited version of this article appeared in issue 656 of The Socialist.

Stop attacks on disabled claimants

Liverpool: Jobs axe must be fought

AFTER 20 years of slashing jobs, privatising, and cutting services, by Liverpool’s ruling parties – New Labour and Lib Dems – the local authority workforce is now faced with a catastrophe. An edited version of this article appeared in issue 656 of The Socialist.

No to the racist EDL! Unite to fight the cuts

A GROUP of people sit chatting and eating in a fast food restaurant; men, women, children. Out of the blue, bricks start hitting the windows, hundreds of thugs come running past, directing their racist…

Hands off our forests!

Protesting against all of the cuts

Tommy Sheridan jailing: Political vendetta ends in draconian sentence

SCOTTISH SOCIALIST Tommy Sheridan was jailed for three years on 26 January having being found guilty on charges of perjury…

John Macreadie memorial

TV Review: Posh and Posher Why Public School Boys Run Britain

‘Struggle or starve!’ 1932 – when Birkenhead workers beat the means test

To the present generation of workers and young people, the phrase ‘means test’ probably means little, writes Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party general secretary.

Young people march for a future

Manchester and London: “Cuts affect everyone” said one placard on a very lively and youthful march in Manchester on 29 January. An edited version of the articles on the Manchester and London demonstrations appeared in issue 656 of The Socialist.

Tories have no solutions to youth crime

Police attack ‘save EMA’ protest in Leeds

Justice for Unison Four

Four Socialist Party members were disciplined by Unison on trumped-up charges of racism, after producing a leaflet at the 2007 Unison conference, challenging the Standing Orders Committee (SOC) about ruling resolutions off the conference agenda, writes Glenn Kelly.

Unison self-destructs at TSA but unionism stronger than ever

Building action against cuts

South Wales – Rhondda Cynon Taff: Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT) Council in South Wales has told its 10,000 strong workforce to sign new contracts – which constitute a massive pay cut – or lose their jobs. An edited version of this article appeared in issue 656 of The Socialist.

Defending jobs at Leeds council

Leeds city council has put forward its ‘final’ offer to the unions. The council intends to cut £90 million from its 2011/12 budget as part of a bigger spending cuts package, £150 million over four years. An edited version of this article appeared in issue 656 of The Socialist.

Ford challenged in legal bid: Pay the Visteon pensioners now!

Arriva Trains Wales – strike called off

Defend democracy in the CWU

Keep the post public demo

Around 350 people marched through Birmingham city centre on 29 January as the Communication Workers Union’s (CWU) Keep the Post Public campaign continued its journey around the country. An edited version of this article appeared in issue 656 of The Socialist.

Discussing an electoral challenge to service cutters

‘In reality, Britain is facing a savage economic ice age’

“Dire”, “terrible”, “shockingly bad”, “horrendous… an absolute disaster for the economy”! These were some of the terms used by City and media analysts to describe economic figures for the last…