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1 June 2016
Obituary: Simon Gomery 1968-2016
Simon spent much of his adult life in the Labour Party, but joined the Socialist Party in 2014. He had become increasingly disillusioned with a Labour Party he felt was detached from the working class, and was proud to have been formally expelled for nominating a Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) candidate in his ward for the 2014 elections.
1 July 2015
Severely disabled funding hit by Tories
Disability rights campaigners, furious at the government's spending cuts, took their protest into the House of Commons on 24 June during Prime Minister's Questions. They were stopped from entering the chamber by police.
8 October 2014
School students organise disabled rights meeting
I was invited by students at the Jame'ah Girls Academy in Leicester to talk about disability rights and discrimination at an event called "Years of Struggle", writes Caroline Vincent, Leicester Socialist Party.
5 June 2013
Save the Independent Living Fund
On 10 June, disabled people who use the Independent Living Fund (ILF) and their supporters are holding a 'party' in central London to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the ILF and publicise the campaign led by Disabled People Against Cuts and Inclusion London to save it, writes Stuart Bracking.
9 December 2011
Fighting for disabled people's rights
Following The Hardest Hit campaign's dozen regional marches and rallies on 22 October, its next 'action' on Tuesday 13 December is to send a giant Christmas card to David Cameron
24 October 2011
Hardest Hit demos - thousands march
'Hardest Hit' marches and rallies took place across the UK on Saturday, against the Welfare Reform Bill which will reduce support for disabled people
3 August 2011
Vicious Tory bullies hit...: Government ministers, aided and abetted by the right wing media, have labelled the majority of disability benefit claimants as scroungers after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said 39% were fully fit for work
Hardest Hit protest
31 May 2011
Fighting talk at TUC disability conference
The TUC disability conference was in a combative mood following the anti-cuts march of thousands of people with disabilities a week earlier
Photo Paul Mattsson
13 May 2011
Hardest Hit protest - pictures
Thousands of disabled people and their families, carers, supporters etc, protested in central London on 11th May against government spending cuts.
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9 Mar Bristol North Socialist Party: Socialist feminism
9 Mar Caerphilly & RCT Socialist Party: A socialist charter for women in the pandemic
The Socialist, weekly newspaper of the Socialist Party
Bus workers under attack and fighting back
Manchester indefinite bus strike against 'fire and rehire'
HMRC: Pay deal agreed but at what cost?
Sparks force bosses back but fight continues to stamp out deskilling
Reinstate victimised bus driver Declan Clune
IT workers walkout against 'fire and rehire'
Why we need socialists in London city hall
Stop domestic abuse service closures in Brighton
Swansea BLM protest against racist police brutality
Union fight to save musicians' livelihoods
Labour surrenders to Tories in Devon
Determined to smash the fighting fund target to fuel election challenge in May
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