24 February 2021

Tories admit guilt for asylum seeker neglect

Today I received a letter from the Home Secretary Priti Patel. The letter is a weak and pathetic attempt by the home secretary to deflect criticism away from her government's negligent policy

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24 February 2021

Tories target universities in free speech shakedown

The government recently announced plans to introduce a 'Free Speech Champion' to the board of the Office for Students to regulate the approach to free speech on England's university campuses

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24 February 2021

Tories tout toilet tensions

The Tory government has opened a call for evidence regarding the availability of men's and women's toilet facilities

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17 February 2021

NHS white paper: no solution to failed Tory policies

The publication of the white paper was met with headlines about the government 'taking back control' of the NHS.

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17 February 2021

Covid workplace safety

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

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14 February 2021

National Shop Stewards Network: Fight together against the Tories' and bosses' Covid offensive

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10 February 2021

NSSN meeting: Fight together against the Tories and bosses' Covid offensive

Come to National Shop Stewards Network Zoom public meeting: 2021 has started with a bang, with teachers and school support staff in the National Education Union and Unison forcing Boris Johnson's Tory government to retreat on the reopening of schools

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10 February 2021

Tories admit market failure - we want our NHS back!

In the middle of the Covid pandemic, a leaked government draft white paper has revealed the Tories' plans to reorganise the NHS in England

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3 February 2021

1971: Rolls-Royce crisis - when the Tories nationalised in order to secure the interests of British capitalism

Fifty years ago, on 4 February 1971, the flagship British engineering company Rolls-Royce collapsed into receivership placing 80,000 workers' jobs at risk

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27 January 2021

Why I'm leaving Labour and campaigning for TUSC

From the start of his leadership, Starmer appointed MPs to his shadow cabinet who voted for benefit cuts and war

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20 January 2021

May elections: Tories and Labour's Khan both vying to slash public services

Transport investment has been on the basis of vanity projects and expensive outsourcing

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20 January 2021

Make the super-rich pay, not the poorest

In the last week the real number of deaths from Covid has gone over 100,000, and the UK has recorded the highest per capita death toll in the world

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20 January 2021

Bosses profit out of 'starvation' food parcels

Private companies were exposed earning £30 for 'starvation' food parcels - for families entitled to free school meals - that contained just north of a fiver's worth of ingredients

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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.

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16 December 2020

No to Tories' new anti-protest law

The Tories are looking at more ways to restrict the right to protest.

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16 December 2020

Fight for jobs and safety

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.

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2 December 2020

Unions must resist return to austerity

Chancellor Sunak's spending review should be a wake-up call to the trade union leaders. Even from the capitalists' point of view there was no immediate need to impose a pay freeze on 1.5 million public sector workers.

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2 December 2020

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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2 December 2020

What will the spending review mean for me?

Five Socialist Party members respond to the spending review, and what it means for youth, pensioners, schools, councils and those out of work.

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25 November 2020

Stop the Tories putting profit before health

Covid, vaccines and the NHS: Millions will be breathing a huge sigh of relief at the news of several Covid-19 vaccines successfully passing through their development stages

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