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Socialist Party news and analysis
World in crisis – make the super-rich pay: As the G20 leaders meet in Mexico, once again it’s clear that none of them has a clue about how to end the spiralling crisis of capitalism.
30 November 2011 public sector strike, photo by Paul Mattsson
National Snow and Ice Data Center daily image 20 June 2012, photo National Snow and Ice Data Center
British economy: “black cloud overhead”
The government is desperate. Its economic policies have failed, and worse than that, it is clear they are compounding the economic malaise. Austerity is destroying demand in the economy
Leveson inquiry – The 1%: “definitely in this together”
As the prime minister faced questioning at the Leveson inquiry, lead counsel Robert Jay QC read out a text message that Cameron had received from former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks, writes Ben Norman.
International socialist news and analysis
Greece election – majority vote against austerity
Clear socialist programme for struggle needed: The outcome of the elections in Greece has left the majority of the population with mixed feelings. On the one hand, there is the victory of the right-wing New Democracy…
Greece: protests during general election 18 June 2012, photo RT free video
Egypt’s military instigates a ‘soft coup’
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood stated the revolution is facing ‘a life and death moment’ after it claimed victory in presidential elections but now faces an attempt by the ruling military junta to impose a ‘constitutional coup’
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
This summer London will host the costly Olympic Games; while many look forward to a ‘summer of sport’, in its shadow, workers and young people in London and around the country face poverty and homelessness
Austerity Games, photo Suzanne Beishon
Gloucestershire: Countywide protests to stop NHS sell-off
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Socialist Party workplace news
Striking at Fords to defend pensions
Salaried workers at Fords staged a 24-hour strike across the UK on Monday against Ford tying pay negotiations to closing the final salary pension scheme to new entrants
Five hundred food processing workers strike in Leicester
Packed Coryton refinery meeting backs action to win
The regional secretary of Unite has told reps from London bus garages that, after a 94% vote for action, an official 24-hour strike would start across the capital from 3am on Friday 22 June
East London bus workers strike in 2009, photo Pete Mason
UCU: Time to fight on pay and pensions
The University and College Union (UCU), representing over 120,000 workers in universities and colleges, is currently consulting members over whether to accept a fourth consecutive year of real-terms pay cuts
Improved offer in Metro workers’ pay fight
Following a successful 24-hour strike on 7 June, drivers, ticket inspectors and engineering workers covered by the Red Book Agreement were offered an improved pay award along with travel concessions on other train operating companies
Trade union conferences
GMB delegates question link to Labour
The 2012 congress for the GMB general union, one of Britain’s fastest growing unions, showed some successes in the private sector but also frustration from rank and file delegates over pensions and the union’s relationship with New Labour
N30 – GMB members joined the 2 million striking against Con-Dem government austerity on 30 November 2011, photo Paul Mattsson
Unite needs strategy to step up fight against austerity
Unite’s 2012 policy conference, on 25-28 June, meets as the struggle against the Con-Dem government and the capitalist system it defends is intensifying in Britain and Ireland, writes Kevin Parslow
Unite members at St Thomas’ Hospital on strike 10 May 2012 as part of the nationwide strike of workers in the public sector against attacks on pensions , photo Paul Mattsson
Unison conference: members show anger at pensions ‘offer’
Unison members join the 30 November N30 public sector strike in Leeds, photo Iain Dalton
Fighting teachers’ association network launched
Martin Powell-Davies, NUT NEC, addresses National Shop Stewards Network lobby of the TUC 11 September 2011, photo Paul Mattsson
Socialist Party review
Secret History of the Streets, Deptford High Street
TV review: A previous BBC TV programme, The Tower, about Deptford in south London, said that the area was full of drunks and criminals and the ‘cure’ was to move in rich yuppies, writes Pete Redfarn.