30 November 2016

Southampton Labour councillors vote through more cuts

Southampton Labour Party recently held their AGM as the councillors in the cabinet voted through a further round of budget cuts.

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30 November 2016

Conference to debate TUSC's role now and the 2017 elections

The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) national steering committee has agreed the agenda for the TUSC conference in London on 28 January. The main session will be a forum about TUSC's role now and the 2017 elections, in the welcome new political situation opened by Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party.

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16 November 2016

Socialism 2016: Putting socialism on the agenda

Struggle, internationalism and socialism, these ideas - and how powerful they can be in action - electrified the magnificent rallies and workshops at Socialism 2016

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16 November 2016

Bristol campaigners demand anti-austerity alternative

A letter has been sent to Bristol's Labour Mayor Marvin Rees from Socialist Party member and former TUSC mayoral candidate Tom Baldwin on behalf of the Bristol and District Anti-Cuts Alliance (BADACA).

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16 November 2016

TUSC vindicated in censorship protest

As the democratic credentials of 'official politics' are being increasingly questioned, the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) recently chalked up a modest victory against establishment efforts to prevent alternative voices from being heard.

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16 November 2016

Southampton Labour must bin Tory cuts!

Southampton Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) campaigners, including Socialist Party members, staged a protest on 15 November outside the city's civic centre against cuts to the weekly bin collection service.

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Dave Nellist and Jeremy Corbyn

26 October 2016

Readmit expelled socialists

More than 60 socialists with over 800 years of Labour Party membership between them, have signed a letter calling for their re-admittance to the Labour Party

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19 October 2016

TUSC discusses new tasks after Corbyn victory

TUSC is again appealing to Labour councillors to join the resistance to the Tories' austerity

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5 October 2016

The Socialist inbox

Do you have something to say? Letters to the Socialist's editors. Excluded from Momentum; Sports Direct workhouse; Blairite councillor defects to Tories; Merton Blairite councillors are self-selecting; Sheffield byelection report.

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5 October 2016

Worcester: Public meeting discusses Corbyn

If Labour splits, can Corbyn win? This is what Worcestershire Socialist Party members discussed at our well-attended public meeting on 29 September. Our guest speaker was the Socialist Party's Dave Nellist, former Labour MP.

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5 October 2016

RMT president Sean Hoyle speaks to the Socialist

Under attack but organising to fight back: Transport workers' union RMT has been involved in many recent disputes and played an important role in supporting both Jeremy Corbyn and the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition. RMT president Sean Hoyle spoke to the Socialist.

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4 October 2016

Kevin Bennett calls on Warrington Labour to reject austerity

The Warrington Guardian yesterday carried a message from Kevin Bennett, a local TUSC spokesperson, Socialist Party member, and former Labour Party and later TUSC councillor

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28 September 2016

RMT defeats ScotRail bosses: The guard stays on the train

ScotRail guards have won a big victory, proving that determined strike action works.

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28 September 2016

#CorbynWins: New tasks for TUSC

With Jeremy Corbyn re-elected as Labour leader, what role should the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition play in the next period?

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26 September 2016

Dave Nellist welcomes Corbyn's re-election

"It's an excellent result. Jeremy's decisive victory over a concerted effort to take Labour back to the Blair days will give heart to socialists outside the Labour Party, too"

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7 September 2016

Break with Blairites essential to defeat split Tories

The outcome of the civil war over the future of the Labour Party is a major factor in determining the Tories' fortunes. A victory for Owen Smith would represent the re-taking of Labour by capitalism as its 'second eleven'. But this is not the most likely outcome.

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19 August 2016

Immingham residents' housing battle

Hundreds of residents of the Washdyke estate were shocked at plans to demolish their homes.

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10 August 2016

Paul Reilly for RMT EC

Socialist Party member Paul Reilly, a branch secretary of the RMT transport workers' union in Nuneaton, is a candidate for the union's national executive committee to represent the Midlands region

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1 August 2016

TUSC calls on Labour councillors to 'fight the Tories not Jeremy Corbyn'

The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition responded to a published letter backing Owen Smith's leadership challenge, from over 500 Labour councillors

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13 July 2016

Unite policy conference 2016: Blairite coup, Trident and cuts dominate opening days

The first two days of Unite the Union's biennial policy conference was dominated by the attempted Blairite coup in the Labour Party. General Secretary Len McCluskey in opening the conference attacked the Blairites and made it clear it was a political attack on Jeremy Corbyn.

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