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The Socialist issue 817

2 July 2014

End low pay - fight until we win

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The Socialist issue 817

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Socialist Party news and analysis

spotEnd low pay – Fight until we win

The coordinated action over local government pay on 10 July will bring up to 1.5 million workers out on strike from across public sector unions

photo Paul Mattsson


spotNeeded: a political voice for the working class

Labour woos big business: Labour is offering an ‘olive branch’ or an olive tree to big business by promising even more tax breaks. This is despite corporation tax being at record low levels and ignoring the millions that are lost to tax scams by these companies

spotCoulson conviction: Cameron should go!

spotThe great British housing disaster

One of the most pressing social problems facing millions of people is the lack of affordable housing to buy or rent

spotJimmy Savile – a Tory union basher

spotUnderfunding crisis threatens NHS

spotThem & Us

International socialist news and analysis

spotSouth Africa – victory in platinum miners’ strike!

The Workers’ and Socialist Party (WASP) hails the resolution of the five-month-long strike in the South African platinum sector as a victory not only for the mineworkers and their union Amcu, but for all workers and poor people

photo DSM

photo DSM


spotSolidarity needed against nationalist attacks in Sri Lanka

Tamil Solidarity joined others in protest against recent attacks on Muslims in Sri Lanka. At least four people were killed and 100 injured as mobs ran riot in the southern coastal town of Aluthgama

Socialist Party workplace news

spotCamden caterers: Fighting for a living wage

Camden school caterers speak to the Socialist: Labour-run London borough of Camden is accredited as paying at least the living wage

London school caterers on the march, photo Paul Mattsson


spotRMT: Remembering Bob Crow through struggle

The 2014 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Union (RMT) paid tribute to the magnificent role of our former general secretary, Bob Crow

spotUnite conference debates union’s Labour link

There was a vibrant debate on the relationship between Unite and the Labour Party at the union’s policy conference

spotNUT: Over 10,000 votes for Martin Powell-Davies

Socialist Party member Martin Powell-Davies received 10,470 (27%) votes in the election for the general secretary of the NUT teachers’ union

spotDoncaster Care UK workers continue pay struggle

spotWorkplace news in brief

PCS action stops sell-off: Workers have been informed that privatisation will not be happening within this term of government

Socialist Party reports and campaigns

spotKent TUSC stands up for Freedom Passes

Kent socialists, workers and students kicked off their Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) election 2015 campaign with four new candidates pledging to fight price rises for young people on local public transport, writes Mia Townsend.

spotBirmingham schools: Challenging Gove’s agenda

spotLondon Pride march

spotObituary: Ian Whyles – miner, socialist and class fighter

Ian Whyles, a member of the Socialist Party and its predecessor Militant for 34 years, has died aged 78, writes Jon Dale.

Socialist Party review

spotReview: Murdered By My Boyfriend

A harrowing look at violence against young women: BBC Three’s ‘Murdered By My Boyfriend’ tells us from the start that it is a true story. The details are all as they took place for a real-life woman from Nottingham, who was killed by her boyfriend

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