24 November 2021

Socialism 2021: A steely determination to change society

Last year, Socialism2020 was 'virtual'. This year, around 400 met in person, with a similar number joining online.

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24 November 2021

Hackney & Islington Socialist Party: The role of the Socialist paper

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24 November 2021

Selling the Socialist

Just some of the events where the Socialist newspaper was sold in the past week...

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24 November 2021

Obituary: Ted Austin (1940-2021) - working-class socialist stalwart

Socialist Party members are saddened to hear about the loss of Ted Austin, aged 81, who died on 11 November, following a short illness

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17 November 2021

Why I joined the Socialist Party

Starmer dismissing BLM made me quit Labour: In July last year, I was laid on my sofa doing my daily doomscroll when I stumbled on a video of Keir Starmer dismissing Black Lives Matter

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10 November 2021

Sleaze and pay a toxic mix for Tories

"Is anybody in charge at No.10?" This was the headline in the normally Conservative-supporting Daily Mail as Tory MP Owen Paterson resigned after Boris Johnson's latest U-turn.
The somersaults and U-turns show that, despite his populism, Johnson's government, like all Tory governments, puts the bosses' profits before the interests of workers.

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3 November 2021

Why I joined the Socialist Party

To explain why I joined the Socialist Party, I need to go back to 2008 and the global financial crisis

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3 November 2021

Protests against Sudan coup reach Britain

On 30 October, thousands of Sudanese people living in Britain, and their supporters, took to the streets to protest against the military coup. Read more about what's happening in Sudan on page 15.

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3 November 2021

Fund the fight for a socialist world

If you only read the establishment papers, doomsday is upon us. According to them, there is no alternative to the misery coming for ordinary people.

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20 October 2021

"Are you the socialist cabby?"

The likelihood of politics coming up on a cab journey is nearly guaranteed. I mainly see workers, dozens of times a day.

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13 October 2021

Cynical Johnson government no friend of workers

In September the Tories briefly dipped below Labour in polls, as workers face pay restraint, soaring prices, tax hikes and shortages

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6 October 2021

Bakers' union disaffiliates from Labour

Now step up the fight for a new workers' politics

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6 October 2021

North West socialists join march against Tory conference

The Socialist Party was part of the march to show disdain for the Tory party at their annual conference in Manchester and demand change

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6 October 2021

Fighting Fund target smashed - £31,703 raised

Congratulations to all our members and supporters who helped us smash our fighting fund target for the July-September quarter, raising a brilliant £31,703, 127% of the target

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29 September 2021

Black history month and its relevance today

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23 September 2021

Socialists and the four-day week

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15 September 2021

We need a new political party for workers and youth

Boris Johnson's lies about 'leveling up' working-class communities are being destroyed as the austerity is stepped up. Higher national insurance, Universal Credit cuts and a freeze on the income tax allowance will take £1,040 a year away from the average supermarket worker.

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8 September 2021

Obituary: Roger Henshaw, comrade and class fighter

Wonderful tributes are pouring in following the sad death of my great friend and comrade, Roger Henshaw.

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8 September 2021

Socialist Party national council - members enthused by excellent in-person meeting

Socialist Party members had to wait 552 days from the last opportunity they had to meet up in person

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8 September 2021

A pivotal moment for the trade union movement

This year's TUC Congress will provide the first public platform for newly elected Unite general secretary Sharon Graham.

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