Reports and campaigns

Socialist Party congress 2018

The congress was attended by delegates and visitors from party branches all over England and Wales. Developments in the world and in Britain were discussed, along with building the Socialist Party and the CWI.

Strike continues: set dates for next national action

University strikers have determinedly fought on with their pensions strike

Members dig deep into their pockets to support the party

Building Fund appeal: The Socialist Party is being evicted from the rented offices in London which serve as our national headquarters. We urgently need to raise funds to find new premises.

Campaigners continue to demand Chorley A&E is fully reopened

There was a great turnout on Saturday 10 March when over 200 people rallied in support of the community based campaign to demand the full re-opening of Chorley and South Ribble A&E department.

Swansea Labour council votes for cuts

Swansea's Labour-controlled council has passed a £28 million cuts budget for 2018-19, as well as voting through projected cuts of a further £70 million over the next three years.

Derby public meeting: Women's Lives Matter

Derby's Women's Lives Matter meeting was poignant in many respects.

Seeing-off the bigoted, billionaire toff!

On 9 March, Birmingham Socialist Students played a vital role in organising a protest against arch-reactionary Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, at the University of Birmingham (UoB) campus.

Continuing the fighting tradition of working class women

Reports of Socialist Party International Women's Day meetings in the West Midlands

Workplace news in brief

Short reports on some of the latest trade union struggles including Hinkley sit-in victory and Newham academies battle

Leicester: Blairites block Labour Party democracy

Like Newham's mayor Sir Robin Wales, Leicester has its very own Blairite mayor - Sir Peter Soulsby. And like Newham council, Leicester is dominated by the Labour Party - with 52 out of 54 councillors

Leaked pay deal: fight for a genuine pay rise

NHS workers have reacted angrily to a Guardian headline: "NHS staff offered 6.5% pay rise over three years if they forfeit day's holiday"

We feel that we will win - a striker speaks

3 March was our sixteenth strike day in a year-long dispute over the introduction of driver-only operated trains on the Merseyrail network

Woolwich ferry workers win automation campaign

The delivery of new, hybrid boats will make a number of jobs on the ferry no longer necessary

UCU strike: bosses on the run

Years of fees, cuts and marketisation have created an army of low-paid and casualised workers

Salford nurseries consultation delayed

After a huge public meeting of 250 angry parents and staff demanded that Salford council "fight for the five" remaining council-run nurseries, mayor Paul Dennett has agreed to do just that

Whole lotta shakin' goin' on in DOO dispute

Saturday 3 March saw another solid strike across the Arriva Northern and Merseyrail railway franchises by guards

NHS: public health - not private profit

The Tories make dangerous claims like 'we're all living longer' and 'people are demanding more treatment'. Of course people want the most up-to-date and effective treatment, it's 2018.

Donate to the Socialist Party building fund

The Socialist Party has launched a building fund to appeal to the labour movement to assist in finding new headquarters in London

Hull workers united against bosses

In a determined and clear show of solidarity, more than 150 workers in Hull rallied in support of University and College Union members from Hull University on strike to defend pensions, railway workers from the RMT striking to keep a guard on every train and the FCC strikers battling to win sick-pay rights.

Derbyshire says: No fracking way!

"No fracking way" was the chant by the hundreds of people from groups all over Derbyshire and Yorkshire at the end of a three-mile march between Clowne and Bolsover on 24 February