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Socialist Party news and analysis
Police dirty tricks – a threat to democratic rights
The revelations that an undercover police officer was asked to dig for ‘dirt’ that could discredit the family of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has caused mass revulsion.
Lois Austin on YRE lobby of the Home Office to close down the BNP HQ 25-6-93, photo Tim Bolwell
Teachers strike to defend education
Public sector strikes 30 June 2011 saw coordinated strike action by the PCS civil service union and NUT, ATL and UCU teaching unions. , photo Paul Mattsson
Cuts until 2020? We need councils that fight for us!
Jack Straw forced to retract lies about Militant
In his book Last Man Standing, Jack Straw, home secretary in Blair’s government, claims to have made every effort to ensure factual accuracy. He has now been forced to admit publicly that some of his allegations were totally untrue. Peter Harris exposes some of the dirty tricks
People’s Assembly: Thousands opposing cuts… but leaders sidestep strategy for victory
The message from the top tables was strongly anti-austerity, with examples given of the suffering and poverty being caused by the government’s cuts, and calls for a redistribution of wealth
Farage’s tax scandal hypocrisy
“Frankly, the world has changed, things that we thought were absolutely fair practice ten years, 20 years ago, 30 years ago aren’t any more.” So said Ukip leader Nigel Farage, when quizzed about his off-shore tax account in the Isle of Man
On 23 June papers were littered with headlines revealing the news that Starbucks had paid UK corporation tax for the first time since 2009. £5 million was handed over – half of this year’s tax bill for the coffee giant.
International socialist news and analysis
Brazil: A victory for the mass struggle
An estimated two million people in 100 cities took to the streets of Brazil in a gigantic protest movement on 20 June
Brazilians in London protest on 13 June 2013 in support of the struggles in Brazil, photo H Pattison
Socialist Party workplace news
Conference anger with Unison leadership, and Labour
There were definite signs at the recent Unison conference of a step change in delegates’ views. This mood followed on from the local government conference that preceded it (see last week’s Socialist,
Unison NHS workers on strike against huge cuts in the Mid-Yorkshire Trust hospitals, photo Iain Dalton
Action needed to stop Royal Mail sell-off
Workers in Royal Mail have finally had a say on privatisation, after years of listening to MPs tell us what’s best for us and the services we deliver, writes a postal worker
PCS: members discuss next anti-cuts action
2012 London bus strike victory showed potential for militant union fightback
Having a fine time? Not if you’re a courier driver
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
Labour council introduces zero-hour contracts
A Welsh Labour-led local authority has announced plans to put existing workers on zero-hours contacts, writes Ronnie Job.
How mental health carers and service users took on Salford council
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Bristol council opposes ‘bedroom tax’ evictions
Lessons for today from an anti-poll tax bailiff buster
Socialist Party review
Deadly long distance weapons of war
Geoff Jones reviews Drone Warfare by Medea Benjamin (Verso Books, 2013)
Drone Warfare by Medea Benjamin