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25 February 2021
24 February 2021
Where's the road map to jobs and wages Boris?
Trade unions must fight for lives and livelihoods
Johnson's 'cautious' road map to reopen society from lockdown in England - after over 120,000 Covid deaths and a massive hit to incomes - won't lead to the needed restoration and improvement in living standards.
24 February 2021
Garment workers and Covid: Dying for less than minimum wage
Garment workers have among the highest rate of coronavirus deaths for working women in the UK, the Office for National Statistics has revealed
22 February 2021
Leeds Socialist Party: Lessons of the AIDS crisis for struggles during the Covid pandemic
17 February 2021
Workplace safety. Something this government knows little about nor cares about. That's why there have been over 3,500 reported Covid outbreaks in workplaces since the start of the pandemic
17 February 2021
Derby Toyota plant Covid crisis
Derby Socialist Party has compiled a report on the situation at the Toyota Car Plant in Burnaston, near Derby which employs around 2,500 staff.
17 February 2021
Last year was dubbed 'the year from hell' as a result of two million deaths from Covid and the pandemic's huge hit on working-class living standards and livelihoods.
14 February 2021
National Shop Stewards Network: Fight together against the Tories' and bosses' Covid offensive
27 January 2021
Covid spreading, poverty rising, rich get richer, fight for socialism!
There are many crises facing workers and young people. The health crisis, with our NHS stretched to breaking point, pay cuts, job losses, and poverty.
20 January 2021
Covid: Bosses chase profit and put workers in danger
Any lingering illusion that the government's strategy for handling the Covid pandemic was aimed at protecting the entire population, without fear or favour, has been well and truly shattered.
16 December 2020
Mass testing - we need trade union oversight and full pay for all
How effective are the resources being put into testing?
16 December 2020
Unemployment and Covid rising
The beginning of a mass vaccination programme has raised hopes of an end to the Covid crisis. But putting profits first, the Tories have mismanaged the health and jobs crisis from day one.
16 December 2020
Cancel exams for class of Covid
Education secretary Gavin Williamson has refused to follow Scotland and Wales in cancelling exams, justifying his decision with: "Exams are the best form of assessment we have".
9 December 2020
Covid vaccines only first step - fight job losses, austerity and 'virus' of capitalism
Covid-19 vaccines in record-breaking times have raised hopes that life will return to normal
2 December 2020
Better for billionaires. Worse for workers
Back in August, Boris Johnson promised a "world beating" track-and-trace system. Most people agree that didn't happen but the government and economy are 'world beating' in other respects.
25 November 2020
Covid crisis: "We won't pay the price"
After giving Covid contracts worth billions to their cronies, the Tories announced yet another pay freeze for millions of public sector workers, and the scrapping of the planned increase in the minimum wage
18 November 2020
Covid, vaccines, 'big pharma' - and the need for socialism
News that early results from a vaccine showed 90% effectiveness was greeted with relief
11 November 2020
Capitalists vs working class - not in it together
"We are really not all in this together. It is far worse for some than for others." It could be a quote from any of the millions of working-class people whose living standards have plummeted
11 November 2020
Covid law used against striking workers - for workers' control of safety measures
On the very first day of the new national lockdown, police issued dispersal orders to a picket line of striking workers, on the grounds of breaching the new rules.
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