by Socialist Party Southern Region | Jan 14, 2019 | Britain, Featured, International, Portsmouth, Regional, Trade Unions
The scandal of low pay by profiteering shipping lines is being fought by a sustained campaign of the RMT transport union. Protests have taken place recently at Portsmouth International Port to build support for a living wage and decent working conditions on Condor...
by Socialist Party Southern Region | Jan 7, 2019 | Britain, Featured, Fire & Rescue Service, Regional, Trade Unions
On the fifth day of Christmas … the Tories gave to us … Austerity! This was one of the verses of the carol, 12 days of Christmas, sung by protesters to the shoppers of Woking during a 300-strong protest on Saturday 15th December. Other verses included...
by Socialist Party Southern Region | Sep 3, 2018 | Basingstoke, Britain, Featured, Portsmouth, Regional, Southampton
The long running dispute on South Western Railways continued on Friday as RMT strikers escalated their action to a three day strike. Socialist Party members Jane Ward and Nick Doyle visited picket lines in Bournemouth and Portsmouth. In Bournemouth the strikers...
by Socialist Party Southern Region | Apr 10, 2018 | Britain, Council Cuts, Featured, Jeremy Corbyn, Keith Morrell, Labour, Regional, Solidarity, Southampton, Trade Unions, TUSC
Restore Council Funding! Restore Council Jobs & Services! We want our £120 million back! Re-Elect Southampton anti-cuts councillor, Keith Morrell, May 3rd, 2018 On Thursday 3 May, Southampton anti-cuts councillor is standing for re-election in Coxford. Since his...
by Socialist Party Southern Region | Apr 5, 2018 | Britain, Featured, Regional, Southampton, Students, Trade Unions
For Whom the School Bell Tolls: Our kids or the Tories? Nick Chaffey, Socialist Party Southern secretary Like the NHS and council services, public state education in primary, secondary, special schools and colleges is facing a dire crisis, with serious consequences...
by Socialist Party Southern Region | Mar 22, 2018 | Britain, Featured, Portsmouth, Regional, Southampton, Trade Unions
Passing the council cuts test The editorial of the April edition of Socialism Today, No.217 The age of austerity has claimed its first failing local authority. In February the chief financial officer of Northamptonshire county council declared that it was at risk of...
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