7 December 2016

No more concessions to Labour right!

Fight for an anti-austerity, socialist party - readmit expelled socialists: In recent weeks the strategy of the pro-capitalist Blairites - to surround Jeremy Corbyn and gradually strangle him - has clearly been stepped up

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30 November 2016

Labour Party branch votes for reselection

What We Heard: At a meeting on 25 November the Leyton and Wanstead Labour constituency general committee voted to endorse mandatory reselection, this time proposed by the Wanstead ward branch.

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23 November 2016

Reselection motion passed at Labour Party branch

What we heard: Chingford Labour Party has passed a motion supporting mandatory reselection of Labour Party parliamentary candidates.

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16 November 2016

Trump victory: Failure of the Democrat establishment

Working people, minorities and women must fight back: Following Donald Trump's presidential victory we publish an analysis by Socialist Alternative (SA), our co-thinkers in the US, written by Philip Locker and Tom Crean.

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28 September 2016

#CorbynWins: New tasks for TUSC

With Jeremy Corbyn re-elected as Labour leader, what role should the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition play in the next period?

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11 May 2016

TUSC election campaigns show opposition to cuts

Elections took place on 5 May for the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, the Greater London Authority, and for 124 local authorities in England. The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition stood to show opposition to the cuts consensus.

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11 May 2016

Northern Ireland elections: positive moves against sectarian politics

The Northern Ireland Assembly election was a dull and uneventful affair. The result has brought little change. Yet there were significant signs that the growing alienation from sectarianism, austerity and backward social policies is beginning to find a positive expression.

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4 May 2016

Political censorship used against TUSC candidates

Bristol and Liverpool councils have carried out what can only be described as political censorship of socialists contesting mayoral elections on 5 May. The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) national steering committee has agreed to formally complain to the cities' returning officers.

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27 April 2016

An anti-austerity alternative on the ballot paper

TUSC has candidates on 5 May for the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly, and 60 English councils

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27 April 2016

TUSC protests at mayoral booklets censorship

The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition national steering committee has agreed to formally complain to the Returning Officers of Bristol and Liverpool councils for what can only be described as political censorship of the TUSC candidates contesting the Mayoral elections

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20 April 2016

Increasing anger at cuts boosts Grimsby campaign

The 2016 local elections will be the fourth the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition has contested in Grimsby and we've gained experience from each one. It's clear that the mood is changing and anger at the government and local councillors doing the government's dirty work is increasing.

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20 April 2016

Why I'm standing

Tom Baldwin for mayor of Bristol: Over £100 million has been cut from Bristol City Council by the independent mayor and his cross-party cabinet. Over 1,000 jobs have been threatened, with cuts to libraries, care services, parks and more.

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13 April 2016

RMT branch calls for TUSC backing to continue

Members of the transport workers' union, the RMT, and particularly its late general secretary Bob Crow, have played a crucial role in the building of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) since its birth in 2010. TUSC was founded to take forward the fight to re-build independent working class political representation.

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16 March 2016

Ukip stands right-wing Tories for Welsh Assembly

Ukip has selected right- wing ex-Tories Mark Reckless and Neil Hamilton to head regional lists for the Welsh Assembly elections this year, writes Dave Reid.

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9 March 2016

TUSC names first 2016 election challengers

The TUSC steering committee has approved the first batch of candidates for 5th May.

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22 January 2016

TUSC election timetable

The TUSC national steering committee met this week and agreed a timetable and procedures to approve candidates for the English local council elections taking place on Thursday May 5th

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4 November 2015

Where did the unions' money go?

Labour Party elections: Over £440,000 was donated by trade unions to candidates in this summer's internal Labour Party elections, according to the official figures published by the Electoral Commission.

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20 May 2015

Campaign news in brief

One highlight of the TUSC Llanelli election campaign was an unexpected 'bus canvass'

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6 May 2015

Support for TUSC from Bob Crow's cousin

On May Day, international workers' day, TUSC candidates and supporters participated in events across the country

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30 April 2015

Why the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition?

It's crunch time. As Britain heads to the polls - and awaits the outcome of subsequent political horse trading - who will fight for the interests of ordinary people?

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