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Local elections 2018
Southampton: the cuts or no cuts election
In Southampton we are in the enviable position of campaigning to get Keith Morrell re-elected as a socialist anti-cuts councillor for a second time
Sheffield and South Yorkshire: no to closures – defend our NHS
In the eight years of Tory-led governments, 95 NHS walk-in centres have been closed – 40% of the original number
What we think
Vote against austerity, privatisation and racism: vote TUSC! Act against the Blairite saboteurs! For eight years Tory-led governments have tried to create a ‘hostile environment’ for all working class people
Socialist Party news and analysis
Windrush scandal: Tories and Blairites must go
Windrush workers who became pillars of public services now find themselves denied access to the NHS, sacked from jobs they’ve held for a lifetime, detained for undefined periods, and some even deported
Labour and the unions
RMT Labour Party affiliation debate – where do socialists stand?
Dialogue with the Labour Party is welcome, but it must be honest. Unfortunately, many of the replies to the RMT’s questions dress up the reality of the position, and are sometimes completely misleading
Workplace news and analysis
McDonald’s strikers: “We demand a living wage and decent conditions”
There is an overwhelming mandate for the upcoming ‘McStrike’ which is due to take place on 1 May
Bromley library workers win strike campaign
School strike forces head to say privatisation will stop
Retail union backs zero-hour ban, leaders oppose rank-and-file coordination
Usdaw conference 2018: The left is making steps forward while the right-wing bureaucracy continues trying to hold back struggle at the annual delegate meeting
Journalists’ union leaders defeat call for political fund, but potential for left grows
NUJ conference 2018: Against strong opposition from the NEC, and misinformation, the political fund motion fell – but with a significant minority in favour, the issue will not go away
Socialist history
France 1968: when workers were on the brink of taking power
50 years since the greatest general strike in history: Workers’ power was there for the taking in May 1968 – but the ‘Communist’ Party leadership threw it away
International Workers’ Day
Messages of solidarity from unions and campaign organisations for International Workers’ Day