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24 October 2018
Welsh Labour leadership election: 'Corbyn candidate' must pledge end to austerity
The volatility of the political situation is obvious in Wales: by the time this year ends, every political party in the Welsh Assembly will have replaced its leader at least once.
24 October 2018
It's one world for the super-rich, and another one for the rest of us including pay cuts for nurses, a new job for Nick Clegg and racist policing in Britol.
24 October 2018
MPs revel in £2m worth of free foreign trips
Over the last two years, 340 UK MPs have benefitted from more than £2 million worth of free overseas trips, a recent BBC report reveals
24 October 2018
Tories ensured Carillion meltdown went unchecked
The story of the catastrophic collapse of Carillion took an even more shocking turn recently
24 October 2018
Blairites plan to expand their very own academy chain
You would think that Labour politicians would be in favour of running schools that meet children's needs, unpolluted by the pursuit of profit and accountable to the communities that uses them. Well, these values are not held by Blairites who are at odds with Corbyn's plans to scrap the semi-privatised academy schools system.
24 October 2018
Universal Credit could trap women in violent relationships
The introduction of Universal Credit, under which families can lose £200 a month, has rightly provoked outrage
22 October 2018
Widespread desperation and anger at seemingly endless austerity could erupt at any moment. There's still time, argues Peter Taaffe, for Jeremy Corbyn to act decisively in Labour's drawn out civil war - to develop a socialist alternative to capitalist crisis and misery.
17 October 2018
Universal credit = universal misery
Theresa May said 'the end of austerity is in sight'
17 October 2018
Tories' Brexit bust-up - general election now
Editorial of the Socialist issue 1014: Before this week's EU summit Tory ministers were once again desperately trying to square the circle on their Brexit proposals
17 October 2018
The renewed relevance of Engels' classic Socialism: Utopian and Scientific
This short pamphlet by Friedrich Engels is, along with the Communist Manifesto, one of the best and most significant introductions to Marxism. It greatly adds to our understanding of the roots of socialism and the tasks of the working class to fundamentally change society.
17 October 2018
Fully fund mental health services now
Stigma around mental health is decreasing, and that's definitely a good thing. But it's not nearly enough when services are being cut to the bone and most of us have been left without crucial lifelines.
17 October 2018
Tory and Trump hypocrisy over murder of Saudi Arabian journalist
The disappearance and presumed death of US-based, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has provoked a worldwide reaction.
17 October 2018
No to fat-cat top judges' £59k pay hike - fight for decent pay for criminal justice workers
The Senior Salaries Review Body recommends that salaries for High Court judges be increased by 32%, taking them from £181,500 to £240,000 a year. The establishment pay board says this is needed to recruit future judges.
17 October 2018
Toxic fracking gets the go-ahead while protesters jailed
After seven years of an England-wide ban on fracking, high court judge Justice Supperstone has overturned a request for an injunction on the soon to be opened fracking site in Lancashire run by Cuadrilla.
17 October 2018
Quick, look rich - the royals are coming! Yet again the homeless of Windsor were moved on in preparation for another royal wedding on 12 October.
15 October 2018
Socialism - the podcast of the Socialist Party
A weekly Marxist podcast analysing the big issues of the moment for politics and society.
10 October 2018
Fight racism: fight for jobs, homes and services for all
Today, racism at work, racist attacks, racist immigration laws, deportations and police racism, are facts of life for millions of workers and young people
10 October 2018
It's one world for the super-rich, and another for the rest of us. Brett Kavanaugh, wage depression, deaths
10 October 2018
Tories' crisis conference - Corbyn must fight for general election
Dancing distractions, Brexit boos, Johnson leadership bids: The Tories are afraid. Of the Brexit negotiations, and of a general election
10 October 2018
Workers' action wins Amazon pay rise
Nationalise Amazon! £10 an hour now! Collective workers' action has forced billionaire boss Jeff Bezos to concede pay rises - £9.50 an hour in the UK and $15 in the US
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