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The Socialist issue 664

30 March 2011

We said: NO CUTS!

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The Socialist issue 664

Anti-cuts campaign

spotWe said: NO CUTS!

Half-million strong TUC demo, central London, 26 March 2011, against the government's cuts, photo Senan

Half-million strong TUC demo, central London, 26 March 2011, against the government’s cuts, photo Senan


spotHands off our NHS!

The Con-Dems are intent on attacking us on every front. The cuts to the health service will cost lives. Despite promising to ‘ring-fence’ the NHS, billions of pounds of ‘efficiency savings’ initiated…

spot Save Sure Start Services

Save Sure Start services - Westminster campaign, photo Save our Childrens Services

Save Sure Start services – Westminster campaign, photo Save our Childrens Services


spotOn the move in London to fight the cuts

Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party general secretary, speaking about the half-million strong TUC demo, part one, photo  Socialist Party

Peter Taaffe, Socialist Party general secretary, speaking about the half-million strong TUC demo, part one, photo Socialist Party


Socialist Party editorial

spotDefend the Libyan revolution

What we think: The Libyan revolution is at a crossroads. But the turning point is not simply the rapidly shifting battle lines around the Gulf of Sirte…

Libya: the revolution will be televised... NATO intervenes, photo BBC

Libya: the revolution will be televised… NATO intervenes, photo BBC


Socialist Party feature

spotTUC demo biggest in decades

On 26 March 2011 the British working class took to the streets in an immense show of strength. The massive TUC demonstration against public spending cuts was well over half a million strong, possibly 700,000 or more.

TUC demo 26 March, photo by Peter Knight

TUC demo 26 March, photo by Peter Knight


spotSocialists on the 26 March demo

The Socialist Party participated very successfully in the TUC demonstration on 26 March. There were 50 Socialist Party campaign stalls where thousands of people signed our petitions for a 24-hour public sector general strike.

Socialist Party news

spotGove’s EMA concession not enough

For school and college students, education minister Michael Gove’s latest announcement of a scheme to ‘replace’ the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) will have left a bitter taste, writes Claire Laker-Mansfield Socialist Students national organiser.

November 24th student demonstrations against tuition fees rises and the abolition of the EMA, photo Senan

November 24th student demonstrations against tuition fees rises and the abolition of the EMA, photo Senan


spotMPs back the Jarrow March for Jobs

Seventeen MPs have signed an early day motion backing the Youth Fight for Jobs Jarrow march in October on the 75th anniversary of the original Jarrow unemployed march, demanding decent jobs and a free education for youth, writes Paul Callanan Youth Fight for Jobs, national organiser.

spotBudget fuels determination to fight back!

spotSocialist receives 12% of the vote in Bellingham, Lewisham

spot Against cuts? Support the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

spotFast news

Pay squeeze Average take home pay is lower today than in 2004, according the BBC’s Panorama TV programme – The Big Squeeze – shown on 28 March. It reckoned that the average worker takes home £1,088 a year less than two years ago after adjusted for inflation.

Socialist Party workplace news

spotSaltend workers stand firm

In a magnificent show of determination and solidarity, at 6am on Monday 28 March, 800 construction workers and other trade unionists assembled outside the gates of the Saltend con­struction site near Hull…

Saltend construction workers protest against being locked out by Redhall, photo Yorkshire Socialist Party

Saltend construction workers protest against being locked out by Redhall, photo Yorkshire Socialist Party


spotPCS wins ballot in Jobcentre Plus contact centres

spotUnison health conference: Time for action to defend our jobs, pensions and the NHS!

spotVote for a fighting democratic Unison leadership

spotIn brief

Unite elections: Ballot papers to elect a new executive committee for Unite have now been sent out and must be returned by 15 April to be counted…

International socialist news and analysis

spotPortugal Government falls amidst mass protests

The collapse of the Portuguese ‘Socialist Party’ government of prime minister Jose Socrates came during a period of intense economic and social turmoil, writes Danny Byrne.

spotThe consequences of the earthquake disaster in Japan

Resentment and anger need a socialist expression: The human cost of the Kanto- Tohoku earthquake and tsunami will be immense, writes Carl Simmonsm, Kokusai Rentai (CWI Japan).

Socialist Party review

spot Review: Blue Labour

BBC Radio 4’s Analysis programme recently looked at ‘Blue Labour’ (BL), writes Steve Score Secretary, East Midlands Socialist Party.

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