Reports and campaigns

The Socialist: More than a newspaper

I was delivering copies of our paper to subscribers on 17 September. I share bits from the Socialist a lot on Facebook, but with good reason.

Coventry: Socialist Students is back

At Coventry University, we talked to students angry about the crisis gripping universities.

Liverpool Council must save care homes

Politicians, speaking at the protest to stop the closure of two care homes in Liverpool, made false promises to silence families and lessen anger on 21 September.

Sussex: Hands off Peacehaven schools

Parents in the town of Peacehaven, on the Sussex coast, have relaunched their campaign to save their primary schools from academy privatisation.

Fighting fund: One week to raise £3,444

"Thank you for your articles - the voice of sanity in all this chaos" writes an anonymous donor, sending the Socialist Party £20 after reading the Socialist newspaper.

Workplace news in brief

Cardiff's council-owned bus operator is threatening to axe 20% of workers. Cardiff Bus has told staff it "will need to dismiss as redundant at least 130 members of staff across the entire workforce"

Dispatches from the front - chaotic schools are not safe!

Two weeks in and we are already down from seven year groups to four because of whole year groups having to isolate after confirmed cases

Selling the Socialist

Just some of the events where the Socialist newspaper was sold in the past week...

Why I joined the Socialist Party: Tories and Blairites only care about corporate greed

I joined the Socialist Party following the class battle in Labour between left and right

Covid generation says 'fund our future'

As part of the Young Socialists national day of action, we brought an open letter onto the streets

Coventry: scrap 'profit before people' hospital parking charges

The Coventry Socialist Party campaign to scrap hospital parking charges continues

Lobbying for a lead from the TUC

This year's TUC needs to be "a council of war".

Angry health workers demand 15% now!

'Mobilise the members for national industrial action': Furiours NHS workers organised local demos for a pay rise

Reinstate Richie Venton

Hundreds of trade unionists have signed an open letter to Ikea demanding sacked Usdaw union rep Richie Venton be reinstated

Reinstate Tony Smith

Sacked Unison rep Tony Smith in Hull has attended his appeal hearing, accompanied by supporters

Tate workers on indefinite strike hold march and rally

PCS union members marched alongside other arts and culture workers against job losses in the sector

London bus drivers begin strike ballot over remote sign-on dispute

There is no benefit to passengers, and remote sign-on could well disrupt services

Ireland: Debenham's occupier speaks out

We were arrested, held in individual cells, and then released

PCS members in DWP reject unsafe extension of hours

77% of PCS union members have voted in favour of industrial action in a consultative ballot

Two weeks to donate: we need your help

We need to raise £2,750 a week to hit our new target by 1 October. With government credibility crumbling, a socialist voice is needed.