Britain

Red youth on 24 September demo say end imperialist occupation and capitalism

Tens of thousands took to the streets of London on Saturday 24 September to protest against the occupation of Iraq. The Socialist Party and International Socialist Resistance contingent marched under the banner of ’unity against […]

Tens of thousands took to the streets of London on Saturday 24 September to protest against the occupation of Iraq. The Socialist Party and International Socialist Resistance contingent marched under the banner of ’unity against […]

The London bombings had a profound impact in West Yorkshire once it emerged that the alleged bombers came from Leeds and Huddersfield.

The fragmentation of Iraq?

The Battle for the re-instatement of the 800 sacked Gate Gourmet workers is proving to be a defining moment in the class struggle in Britain.

Bombings have left a huge imprint

After an earthquake comes an aftershock

Gate Gourmet, a catering company supplying British Airways, sacked up to 800 predominantly Asian workers at a few minutes notice at one of their sites at Heathrow on Wednesday 10 August.

Recent events have dramatically heightened the atmosphere of insecurity and tension in Britain, and particularly London.

A Yorkshire trade union rep’s viewpoint

Since the bombings, the Socialist Party has been calling for an emergency demonstration to be organised with the clear message: ‘No to terror, no to war, no to racism’.

The main reaction of working people to the horror of the London bombings has been a mood of unity against terrorism.

“Philosophers have interpreted the world the point is to change it”.

There is a huge wellspring of sympathy and solidarity – shared by the socialist – for the victims of the London tube and bus bombings. The unspeakable horrors that have been visited on the innocent […]

The Socialist Party group on public sector union UNISON’s 70-plus ruling National Executive Council (NEC) has been increased from three to five members following the recent elections.

New Labour wins third term but with lowest percentage support in history.

Election shows growing numbers have had enough of Tony Blair

Such is the distaste of the majority of the population for the coming general election that the numbers watching TV news has dropped 300,000 in the four weeks of the campaign.

The Socialist Party is standing a candidate in the general election to highlight the scandal of Rover’s collapse and to call for the renationalisation of the company. Louise Houldey, who has stood three times before […]

The ’ugly face of capitalism’

So they’re off and running in the general election stakes. But for ordinary voters looking for a party to back there appear to be more and bigger obstacles than anything in the Grand National course.

Since the introduction of universal suffrage, the gap between the world of Westminster and the reality of people’s lives has never been greater. In mid-February, when New Labour launched its election campaign, the country was […]

Blair is preparing to declare the general election.

Threat of co-ordinated strike action by public-sector unions over pensions forces major climbdown.

Who gains from Brown’s plans?

“A sad and disappointing day for the right to protest.”

Lively International Socialist Resistance contingent on 100,000-strong London protest

Socialist Party member in British public sector union, UNISON, comes second in General Secretary election campaign.

Successful picket of Israeli Embassy in London

On the weekend of the undemocratic elections in Iraq that are meant to legalise the occupation of the country, International Socialist Resistance (ISR) and Socialist Students organised a protest in London outside the headquarters of […]

"Super-rich have doubled their money under Labour" was the headline in The Guardian on 8 December, as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released a report graphically illustrating the widening gaps in wealth, assets and […]

"Capitalism is the only system that works," pronounced Polly Toynbee, The Guardian columnist, as 2004 drew to a close.

Millions of public-sector workers are faced with huge cuts to their pensions – some from as early as April 2005.

After a 1,200-strong demonstration through central London, a packed rally heard PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka report on how successful the day’s strike action had been. He outlined the next stages of the campaign.

Forty years fighting for socialism

Tony Blair has announced that he will go on to serve out a third term as prime minister.

Unite against the jobs massacre

TONY BLAIR may claim he is not the ’wobbling’ kind. But the long shadow of the Iraq occupation, the hostage crisis and Labour’s majority being reduced to less than 30 seats at a general election […]

Workers say -’we won’t pay the price’

Interview with general secretary of civil service union

Locked-out workers "completely win everything they had stood out for"

Economic storms and class battles on the agenda

Key political issues discussed and debated

Respect – the Unity Coalition was formed by George Galloway MP and the Socialist Workers’ Party (SWP) at the beginning of the year. It stood for the first time on June 10.

A "GOOD kicking", a "bloody nose", a "slap in the face" – all the media descriptions of New Labour’s disastrous election results had some reference to being beaten up. They managed to break several records […]

Growing support and influence for socialist alternative to New Labour

No way forward shown