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National Union of Students faces bankruptcy

Reports have surfaced that the National Union of Students (NUS) is facing a profound financial crisis, estimated to lead the NUS to bankruptcy by April 2019.

Cuts and NHS crisis result in 'excess' elderly deaths

The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics reveal that there were 50,100 'excess deaths' in England and Wales in the winter of 2017-18, the highest number since the mid-1970s.

Tommy Robinson's rich backers

Far-right racist Tommy Robinson, who led a march in London on 8 December, is receiving financial support from US right-wing thinktanks and others including the David Horowitz Freedom Centre (DHFC)

Universal Credit Christmas misery

The shocking effects of Universal Credit have been revealed by the ordeal faced by one mother this Christmas.

Interserve debts

Shares in Interserve - one of the UK's largest private providers of public services - have collapsed after it announced it has £500 million worth of debts.

Tories' NHS cash insult - mass action can save our NHS

£20.5 billion extra funding isn't enough to make improvements to NHS services, is the conclusion of Simon Stevens, head of NHS England. A row has broken out between him and the government.

Tory chaos reaches fever pitch

Corbyn and unions must mobilise workers to kick them out!
The government is in an unprecedented crisis. Just a day before the planned vote in parliament over Theresa May's Brexit deal proposal, she was forced to cancel it.

Fight for a general election to kick out the Tories

The clock is ticking for Theresa May and the Tories. The stakes are high for everyone - the Tories and behind them the British capitalist establishment. But also for the working class

PCS AGS election: Where now after the Left Unity conference?

Many Left Unity members will now expect that the incumbent AGS Chris Baugh will be confirmed as Left Unity's candidate.

The growth of artificial intelligence technology

AI technologies cannot be harmoniously rolled out due to the contradictions of capitalism

Racist attack in Huddersfield

The Socialist Party stands with Jamal and his family in solidarity against racist bullying. We repeat our calls on the local unions to fight education and youth service cuts.

Fatal bus crash - an avoidable tragedy

Stagecoach bosses have been let off the hook. They should have been jailed for corporate manslaughter.

Arrogant landlords can be beaten

Housing association bosses gave Theresa May a standing ovation after a speech on housing policy - you wouldn't find an audience of housing workers or tenants do that

Austerity: not one more day - Tories out now

Events have confirmed the weak and feeble position of the Tories. Now we must seize the time, mobilise around the call for an immediate general election, and drive the Tories out! Join us in this fight!

Health bosses move goalposts on A&E waiting times: more funds for our NHS now!

It is with much anger and disbelief that I read the latest incredulous ideas from NHS England. NHS bosses plan to change their long-promised target of all A&E patients being seen within four hours of arrival

We need system change to halt climate change

Was there ever a starker example of the destructive and unplanned nature of capitalism than the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) findings?

The Tories' letting fee ban is full of holes - we need rent controls and council homes!

The Tories have recently announced a bill to end letting agency fees, as well as capping deposits at a maximum of six weeks' rent.

Haringey 'Corbyn council': end the secrecy and confusion - lead a fight against the cuts

Haringey Labour Party members have been shocked and outraged by the announcement that their north London council is considering cuts of a further 10% in its budget

End Tory misery - general election now!

No to May's big business deal: For working-class people the Tories have always been toxic, but now they are also in utter disarray. For the capitalist class this is a foreboding crisis, with no clear way out.

For a socialist alternative to the EU - mobilise to kick out the Tories!

On 11 December, after a five-day House of Commons debate, Theresa May's Brexit deal will be put to a parliamentary vote.