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11 May 2016
Elections showed anger and fragmentation
To defeat the right means starting to mobilise the currently fragmented anti-austerity mood into a mass, democratic movement. This will not succeed if it remains trapped within the current undemocratic structure of the Labour Party, vainly trying to compromise with 'the 4.5%' - the Blairite representatives of big business in the Labour Party.
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
27 April 2016
London elections: fight for an anti-austerity GLA
Unfortunately, Jeremy Corbyn, in another retreat in the face of the right-wing Blairites that infest the Labour Party, has not insisted on the London elections being fought on the policies that swept him to the leadership.
27 April 2016
Anti-cuts stand wins support from students in Leeds
On a panel with the Green Party, Liberal Democrats, Ukip and Conservatives, TUSC was the only anti-cuts party. While the Greens often try to put themselves forward as being anti-austerity, their candidate wrongly stated councillors' "hands are tied" over cuts.
27 April 2016
Why I'm standing: TUSC can make a real difference
I decided to stand as one of four TUSC candidates in this year's City of Lincoln council elections for a number of reasons. I had the fantastic experience of campaigning in Dublin alongside the Anti-Austerity Alliance during the Irish general election at the end of February.
9 March 2016
TUSC names first 2016 election challengers
The TUSC steering committee has approved the first batch of candidates for 5th May.
9 December 2015
It's the quiz of 2015, compiled by the Socialist. The questions are drawn from articles covering events in the UK and internationally during the last year. Good luck and season's greetings.
2 September 2015
Corbyn campaign: surges, purges and preparation
'Corbynmania' saw no let up throughout August. Thousands thronged to hear the left-wing candidate for Labour leader across the land. Meanwhile, the party's Blairite bureaucracy is trying to purge new supporters and skew the election.
25 March 2015
2015 elections: Reject the austerity lies
Join the socialist fightback! The Socialist Party's central message in the 2015 elections is this: austerity is not necessary and there is an alternative - a socialist alternative
25 February 2015
Councils at breaking point: the strategy to fight back
Councils across the country are setting budgets, again forcing through tens of millions - in some cases hundreds of millions - of pounds of cuts
21 January 2015
Opposing establishment parties is not 'wasted vote'
On 24 January, the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) is meeting to discuss the 2015 elections. Clive Heemskerk, TUSC national election agent, puts the case for the biggest possible challenge in both the general election and local council contests on 7 May
Doncaster Care UK strike, Easter 2014 , photo by A Tice
7 May 2014
Fight cuts, Back strikes, Vote TUSC
On 22 May millions of working class people have the opportunity to vote in the local government elections. At the same time workers are voting or have voted for strike action to resist the attacks on their pay, pensions and working conditions
7 May 2014
More local news coverage for TUSC, but BBC downplays council elections
TUSC's campaign for the council elections taking place on 22 May picked up more coverage this week in local news media
30 April 2014
Getting under Labour's skin in Southwark
A local community organisation recently invited Southwark TUSC to debate with the leaders of the Labour Party and Liberal Democrats on the council, writes Bill Mullins , TUSC candidate for Bermondsey South.
16 April 2014
Election appeal: help us make history
In Coventry 19 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) candidates are standing in the council elections, writes Lenny Shail.
2 April 2014
TUSC: No-cuts election challenge grows
The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition national steering committee is about to approve the 440th candidate for the challenge in May's local elections. Of 160 councils with elections in May, TUSC already has candidates in place in 76. In 12 councils TUSC will be standing in at least ten seats.
16 September 2013
The verdict from UN official Raquel Ronick confirms what socialists and anti-bedroom tax campaigners have said all along
4 September 2013
Appeal for TUSC candidates - as GMB cuts funding to Labour
Paula Mitchell, London Socialist Party regional secretary said: "The funding cut shows that union members and ordinary working class people have no confidence in the Labour Party"
Mary Jackson, photo Mary4Mayor
27 March 2013
The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition is an electoral alliance that stands candidates against all cuts and privatisation
7 August 2012
The last fortnight has seen the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) contest two more council byelections, taking to five the number fought by TUSC since the nation-wide local council elections in May
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