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Socialist Party news and analysis
Some workers will be excited for a pay rise in April as the National ‘Living’ Wage comes into force. But is it really a great deal for workers? Or is it fool’s gold?
Teachers and school students march against forced academies
Academy chain axed in head’s pay scandal
Disabled activists shame tory cutters
It’s one world for the super-rich, and another one for the rest of us.
International socialist news and analysis
Belgium: Far right attack vigil for Brussels victims
Eyewitness report from members of Linkse Socialistische Partij/Parti Socialiste de Lutte Socialist Party’s sister organisation in Belgium
Kazakhstan: Treatment of political prisoners condemned
On 10 March, MEPs in Strasbourg agreed a condemnation of the Kazakhstan’s President Nazarbayev regime’s treatment of political prisoners
Short stories on workers’ struggles around the world.
European Union referendum
Why socialists should vote to leave the EU
Hannah Sell, Socialist Party deputy general secretary, answers some common questions about the socialist case for exit
Vote against the EU – but no unity with Tories or UKIP
The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) has written a formal letter to the Electoral Commission asking them not to give millions of pounds of public resources to Tory and Ukip EU campaigners in June’s referendum
Socialist Party workplace news
Solidarity with junior doctors
The BMA (British Medical Association) is to escalate strike action in its continued fightback against an unsafe and unfair contract, writes Zoe Brunswick, medical student.
NUT to ballot for action over academies
Delegates at the National Union of Teachers (NUT) national conference this Easter decisively voted to ballot for strike action against the government’s ‘white paper’ plan to force every school to become an academy by 2020
Museum workers strike to defend pay
Greenwich labour councillors given the red card
Library campaigners in Greenwich red-carded Labour councillors who refused to sign a pledge committing to do all they can to keep libraries open
Lambeth: Librarians walk out over cuts and privatisation
Tube workers’ strike shuts Piccadilly Line
Short reports on some of the latest trade union struggles.
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
‘No forced academies’ demonstrations
On Wednesday 23rd March, Socialist Students and Socialist Party members joined the thousands who marched
Swansea: Fascist thugs made to look pathetic
One particularly wet and bedraggled looking fascist, his face hidden by hood and scarf, held a banner that said “white pride worldwide”, writes Socialist Party reporters.
All you need is love – and a stall!
Socialist Party comments and reviews
Featured letter: ‘Universal Jobmatch’ con: ‘Rabbit trail’ of recurring, non-existent job ads
‘Universal Jobmatch’ is a website jobseekers are encouraged to use to find work
Enter Shikari review: A kaleidoscope of colour
Seeing alternative rock four-piece Enter Shikari in Cardiff turned out to be less a show and more an all-out assault on practically all our senses. And it was awesome!, writes Ronnie Job.
Letters to the Socialist’s editors.
Socialist Party feature
Fighting the great tax robbery: taxes and regulation or socialist nationalisation?
Tax avoidance has been in the headlines lately, provoking renewed calls to tax the rich and big business