31 August 2016

Socialist Party 'collectathon' to raise crucial cash

Socialist Party members will be trying to raise as much money and sell as many papers as possible in our 'collectathon' fortnight from 17 to 30 September.

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12 August 2016

Court of Appeal battle shows Labour right's 'rule or ruin' approach

Three Appeal Court judges weighed into the Labour Party leadership election today on the side of the capitalist establishment candidate Owen Smith, by upholding the disgraceful exclusion of 130,000 members from having a vote in the contest

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29 June 2016

North West regional week of action smashes fighting fund target again

Extra stalls in the North West as part of a fortnight of action raised around £1,000 fighting fund in early June on top of regular branch activities. We sold around 50 copies of the Socialist and a number of people asked for more information about joining the Socialist Party.

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29 June 2016

Targets raised after two record-breaking fighting fund quarters

The political earthquake caused by the Brexit vote means the Socialist Party has to be prepared for anything, including a general election. We have to step up our fundraising to make sure we have the funds to reach as many people as possible over the coming months.

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21 June 2016

Socialist Party fundraising: punching above our weight

The Socialist Party is funded differently to capitalist political parties - we don't receive our money from big business. Rather, it comes from members' and supporters' donations, writes Caroline Vincent.

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6 April 2016

Fighting fund target smashed, again!

Socialist Party members raised a record £36,281 in the first three months of 2016 - smashing the target, getting to 145%.

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16 March 2016

Big boosts at Northern Socialist Party conference

The Socialist Party northern regional conference acted as a political springboard, giving us a big boost for the tasks ahead, writes Elaine Brunskill, Northern Socialist Party secretary.

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16 March 2016

Sprint finish for fighting fund in Nottingham as the quarter enters home straight

Socialist Party member Jean Thorpe in Nottingham has entered a ten kilometre run to raise money for the fighting fund

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10 March 2016

25th anniversary of release of Birmingham Six

Dave Nellist remembers the campaign that led to the release of the Birmingham Six

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2 March 2016

Help us seize every opportunity to fight austerity

Fighting austerity is expensive. We have a fantastic opportunity to raise fighting fund at this year's national congress on 19-21 March. If every branch approaches its supporters and members for a donation to give to the fighting fund appeal then we could confidently reach our target.

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2 March 2016

Workers' fightback sets tone for East Mids conference

Throughout the East Midlands we have seen an upsurge in the willingness of workers to fight back against unfair conditions and low pay. On 28 February, members of the Socialist Party from across the region came together for a conference in Nottingham.

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24 February 2016

Socialist Party Wales and North West conferences

Socialist Party regional conferences in the North West and Wales discuss last year's tumultuous events and look ahead to the year to come.

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10 February 2016

NHS campaign gains support

The Socialist Party held our first public activity in Redditch town centre on 30 January where the maternity unit at Alexandra hospital unit is under threat of permanent closure.

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3 February 2016

Celebrating the revolutionary life of Robert Burns

Spare a thought for the poor members of Carlisle Socialist party. With the post-floods mood and ongoing rain dampening down outside activities, we were forced into the Milbourne Arms.

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29 January 2016

Suspended councillor invited to help draw up no-cuts budget

Haringey Labour group suspended a councillor for voting against cuts

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6 January 2016

2015 marks best fighting fund total this century!

Last year, Socialist Party members smashed all 21st century records for raising fighting fund! Following a record Socialism 2015 appeal, our members and supporters have donated and raised over £39,000 in the final quarter of the year.

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9 December 2015

Belgium - party congress success

The 14th congress of the Socialist Party's sister party in Belgium was held recently. Some 130 delegates present discussed among other issues how to end this sick system of capitalism which creates mass poverty, endless wars and the conditions in which terrorism flourishes.

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9 December 2015

North West fighting fund week of action!

During our quarterly fighting fund week of action in the North West, we raised £1,318 and sold 156 copies of the Socialist. We held 12 'extra' campaign stalls across the region.

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2 December 2015

Christmas 'collectathon': 8 to 17 December

We are appealing to all our readers and supporters to help the Socialist Party hit our target of £35,000 for the final quarter of the year, enabling us to achieve a record fighting fund total for 2015.

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25 November 2015

Protest demands reinstatement of John Vasey

Supporters of the National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) protested on 23 November outside the final appeal hearing of sacked CWU postal union rep John Vasey.

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