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6 October 2021

Ten years since our 330-mile Jarrow March for Jobs

In 1936, 200 unemployed workers marched from their homes in Jarrow in north-east England to London against mass unemployment, demanding the government re-establish the shipbuilding industry in their town

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22 September 2021

Corbyn had a social care plan

An edited version of the following letter, sent by Socialist Party executive committee member and Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition National Agent Clive Heemskerk, was published in The Guardian.

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28 April 2021

Goodlord strikers fight fire and rehire as part of day of action

Unite the Union held a mass picket outside the tenant referencing company Goodlord on 26 April as part of a day of action against 'fire and rehire.'

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24 February 2021

The Socialist Inbox

Send your news, views and criticism, in not more than 150 words, to [email protected] - or if you're not online, PO Box 1398, Enfield EN1 9GT

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27 January 2021

Biden, Labour, and the need for a new mass workers' party

There is undoubtedly widespread relief among workers and young people that Trump has gone. However, the lavish praise Starmer and co. are heaping on Biden is yet another indication of their desperation to show they can be relied on to defend the interests of the elite.

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27 January 2021

Councillors in Surrey resign from Labour and look to stand independently

Two Spelthorne Borough councillors; Veena Siva, Jenny Vinson, and CLP chair Sue Bryer, have resigned from the Labour party ahead of May's local council elections

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20 January 2021

Peace and Justice Project - no way forward for socialism

Corbyn raised that he wants to build on ideas in Labour's 2019 manifesto.

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9 December 2020

Should Corbyn stand for London Mayor?

Working-class people need better than Dodd's 'austerity later' policies.

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7 December 2020

How far can the Starmer counter-revolution go?

And what are all those who have supported Jeremy Corbyn proposing can be done to reverse the tide? Read the editorials of Socialism Today

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12 November 2020

Ex-MP Chris Williamson joins TUSC

TUSC's steering committee welcomed five new members who are on the NECs of trade unions, and former Labour MP Chris Williamson.

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11 November 2020

The struggle for a new mass workers' party

Socialist Party Wales moved quickly to respond to news of Corbyn's suspension, with all branches calling meetings to discuss what the working class must do next, now that it's clear that the road to transforming Labour is blocked.

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11 November 2020

Labour movement conference to defend Corbyn and discuss new party

A motion to take to your trade union meeting

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4 November 2020

The Socialist Inbox

Letters to the Socialist's edtiors

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4 November 2020

Corbyn suspended: Join the fightback, join the socialists

Since Keir Starmer's suspension of Jeremy Corbyn, we have had a big influx of interest in joining the Socialist Party

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27 October 2020

Working-class based campaign needed

The defiance of Tier 3 proposals by Andy Burnham took the Tory government by surprise

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21 October 2020

Health before profit - Work or full pay

Fear about catching coronavirus, being thrown out of work, being forced to stay at home without enough money ... Yet again it's working-class people who are paying the price.

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14 October 2020

Unite votes to cut affiliation fee to Labour

An important step following the defeat of Corbynism in Labour - It should also be the starting point of a broader debate

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16 September 2020

Non-fiction: Left Out - the inside story of Labour under Corbyn

Retreat and hesitation could not beat the relentless right wing

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