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Socialist Party news and analysis
Housing crisis: Build Homes – Cap Rents
There is a housing crisis in this country and it’s affecting you and me. We don’t know each other but we share one thing in common: we both need a roof over our heads
Waltham Forest TUSC supporters campaigning for rent control, photo Waltham Forest TUSC
Socialist change to remedy climate change
Nationalise the giant corporations to fund millions of ‘green’ jobs: This week’s ‘It’s time to act’ march will see many thousands on the streets of London calling for meaningful action to combat devastating climate change
Forbes list gives the lie to austerity – join the Socialists!
The Forbes rich list proves there’s no austerity for the super-rich, writes Sarah-Sachs Eldridge, Socialist Party national organiser.
International Women’s Day
Women and new unionism: lessons for today
As women and men around the world celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, women workers are bearing the brunt of austerity
Women workers have been at the forefront of the fight against austerity, photo Paul Mattsson
International socialist news and analysis
50,000 march in Moscow after shooting of Nemtsov
The planned ‘anti-crisis’ march organised by Russia’s liberal opposition in Moscow was turned into a political protest against terror after one of the organisers, Boris Nemtsov, leader of the Russian Republican Party, was gunned down as he was walking past the Kremlin
2015 elections
TUSC councillors table ‘no-cuts’ budgets
TUSC-backed councillors in Leicester and Hull put forward anti-austerity budgets
Hull Red Labour group councillor Dean Kirk, photo Senan
The Green Party has no answers
Natalie Bennett’s ‘mind blank’ interview: Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party in England and Wales, has had a difficult time lately
Brighton council stuck in budget stalemate
Green-led Brighton council’s budget meeting on 26 February ended in a stalemate after five hours, with six Green councillors voting against their own party’s budget
Discussion in United Left on stance in general election
Donate to fight the ‘grand coalition’
Socialist Party workplace news
Firefighters march though Westminster
Firefighters across England struck on Wednesday 25 February, and together with others from across the UK demonstrated outside parliament
3,000 firefighters protested over pension cuts and the fire minister misleading parliament, 25.02.15, photo Paul Mattsson
More unions join Lewisham anti-academies strike
On 5 March, members of Lewisham National Union of Teachers in four schools will be on strike again, this time with the welcome addition of NASUWT and GMB union members in the schools
ICO staff on strike for fair pay
Build the left in CWU elections
Communication Workers Union (CWU) members will shortly be electing a new general secretary as well as national and sector executives
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
Newcastle united against far-right bigots
The UK franchise of far-right German anti-Muslim group Pegida organised a demonstration in Newcastle on 28 February
Socialist Party members and TUSC supporters on the Newcastle counter-demo against far-right group Pegida, photo Elaine Brunskill
Campaign victory saves ten children’s centres
Liverpool TUSC congratulates Save Our Sure Start Children’s Centres for rescuing ten from closure. Their magnificent victory demonstrates clearly that an effective campaign can produce results
Northern conference: It is clear the Socialist Party Northern region is taking important steps forward in party building
