The unheard voices of Gosport
My name is Peter Winter. Throughout my life in Gosport, I have seen and experienced first-hand the effects of austerity on my generation and those that came before. The cuts to my education, which still continue for me in the youth services I work for, made everything...
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Valentine school strike against budget cuts and redundancies
"No ifs, no buts, stop school cuts!" was the sound at Valentine Primary School gates on 14 March, striking at the threat of redundancies due to budget cuts. 100% of National Education Union (NEU) members voted for strike action and 100% turned out on the picket line...
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Lets continue the successful anti-cuts campaigning of former Coxford councillors, Keith Morrell and Don Thomas
With local council elections today Thursday, 2ndMay, Coxford anti-cuts councillor Don Thomas has decided to stand down and we should pay tribute to the contribution he has made. The fight to save Oaklands swimming pool with the support of the local community and...
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Socialist Party secures new offices
Socialist Party secures new offices
We are very pleased to announce that the Socialist Party has found new premises! After renting our old premises for nearly 20 years we have bought our new building which will be a big asset for our party.33. Earth strike?
What now for Brexit?
These are volatile times. The Euro-polls were followed by the Peterborough by-election in which Labour held off the Brexit Party in a leave-voting city that, significantly, had seen average pay shrink by 13% in real terms since the crash.
Class issues cannot be so easily buried. The Tories' Brexit travails are creating new opportunities for the workers' movement and must be met with a clear programme for a socialist and internationalist opposition to the EU bosses' club.
www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/29317/28-06-2019/what-now-for-brexit
Despite their divisions and despite their unpopularity, the Tories will not willingly hand over the keys to Number 10. Corbyn needs to step up the fight with a bold, socialist manifesto, and mobilise the working class and trade unions to demand an immediate general election.
The RMT union's five-day strike of train guards on South Western shows workers are prepared to fight. Rallies, demonstrations and coordinated strike action are needed to build a movement to sweep away the Tories and this rotten capitalist system.
www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/29289/26-06-2019/no-to-boris-no-to-hunt-general-election-now
No to Boris, No to Hunt: General Election now
We need a general election, not a no-choice coronation of Boris or Hunt. What do they offer that is any different to the brutal austerity policies of May and Cameron? Both millionaires, Johnson and Hunt, have long track records of voting for and implementing massive cuts.Last week, we headlined our bulletin with the news that Ford intend to close the Bridgend Engine Plant. This would be a disaster for the 1700 workers in the plant and many others in the supply chain and related industries, as well as the working-class communities in South Wales will be affected.
shopstewards.net/2019/06/nssn-442-june-24-nssn-solidarity-meeting-save-ford-bridgend/
NSSN 442: June 24 NSSN Solidarity Meeting: Save Ford Bridgend
Last week, we headlined our bulletin with the news that Ford intend to close the Bridgend Engine Plant. This would be a disaster for the 1700 workers in the plant and many others in the supply chain and related industries, as well as the working-class communities in South... #affiliate #appeal
Workers voices are not heard in Brexit debate says @DaveWardGS from @CWUnews at @NSSN_AntiCuts conference. He’s speaking about need to bring labour movement together. It’s urgent #NSSN19
Southampton says no to school cuts!
#SchoolCuts #Togetherforeducation #cutsboardontour