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What we think
Why isn’t the scandal of children going hungry on every front page, rather than the false antisemitism claims of the politicians responsible for it?
International socialist news and analysis
Gaza – protest is not terrorism!
Walking in your own land is not generally considered a crime, but for two million Palestinians imprisoned in Gaza such action is viewed as a threat to the state of Israel by the right
Catalonia: new Francoist coup – general strike now!
Local elections
End the housing crisis! We can’t wait till 2022!
Labour councils must act now: We need councillors who will fight the crisis at May’s local elections
Socialist Party news and analysis
Retail crunch: even giants not immune as 21,000 jobs disappear
Fight for living wages and public ownership: A recovery in the retail sector requires a recovery in the pockets of ordinary workers
Right-wing Vote Leave campaign may have broken spending laws
Fight for a socialist, internationalist Brexit: The allegations emphasise that in Brexit, as in all things, workers have nothing in common with the bosses and their politicians
Good Friday Agreement
Northern Ireland: peace process on the brink
20 years since the Good Friday Agreement: The establishment’s narrative is that the 1998 agreement brought to an end a seemingly irrational tribal war – but this obscures Northern Ireland’s class struggles and ongoing sectarian deadlock
Workplace news and analysis
UCU strike: reject the deal – keep the action on
Consultation of branches has been rushed, and there is a feeling among many members that it has been railroaded through by the full time officials of the union
BT can afford more – reject pensions offer
Only the threat of industrial action will force the employer back – as we are currently seeing happening in the universities because of the UCU strike
Bromley library workers walk out over ‘insulting’ pay offer
Workers at all 14 of Bromley’s libraries started indefinite strike action on 28 March over a “paltry and insulting” pay offer
Teachers vote to ballot for strike to win 5% raise
Members of the National Education Union have voted to ballot for strikes over pay at their conference in Brighton
RMT strikes in Newcastle and London
Northern Rail workers strike to save the guard; DLR workers strike to defend conditions
Socialist Party reports & campaigns
May Day! The Socialist needs you! Final deadline 11 April!
You can help make sure this May Day is celebrated prominently in the pages of the Socialist by getting in May Day greetings for our special issue of the paper
Students protest as NUS restricts debate
National Union of Students conference 2018: thanks to the actions of the right-wing leadership, the conference was devoid of serious political discussion on the most important issues facing the movement
Leeds NHS delays staff privatisation plan
Bosses plan to transfer staff including estates, facilities, domestic, cleaning, portering and others into trust-owned private companies
Bristol and Bath students join detained asylum seekers’ protest
Detainees waved back after protesters chanted, drummed and kicked on the metal fences – the mood became more solemn as they spoke and led chanting from within via loudspeaker
Sheffield tree fellings paused as bully Labour council feels pressure
London tenants and workers protest against social housing auction
Outside the upmarket Marriott hotel, tenants and workers protested against an auction of their social housing
Opinion
Obituary: Lorraine Dardis (1965-2018)
Lorraine Dardis, a founding member of our US co-thinkers, now known as Socialist Alternative, has tragically died, aged only 53
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