Month: February 2015
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Discussion in Unite ‘United Left’ on stance in general election
Rob Williams – Socialist Party England and Wales industrial organiser Socialist Party members in Unite have received an open letter…
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Labour slash council services in Glasgow as trade unions demand a No Cuts budget
Matt Dobson Over 150 trade unionists and anti-cuts campaigners protested at Glasgow City Council’s budget setting meeting on 19th February.…
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Why Tommy is wrong to call for a vote for the SNP in May
Philip Stott Socialist Party Scotland EC Leading socialist Tommy Sheridan has released a video and made various public statements urging those…
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Anger as SNP council votes through millions in cuts for Scotland’s Yes city
Dundee City UNISON, Unite and Dundee Trades Council held a lobby at the Council budget setting meeting on Thursday. The…
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SNP plans offer no respite from austerity
Philip Stott With the SNP set to win a majority of Scottish seats in the May general election, Nicola…
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Protest against plans for mass arrests of anti-water charges activists in Ireland
Following the dawn arrests of 4 anti-water tax activists – including Paul Murphy TD (Irish MP) and Anti-Austerity Alliance councillors,…
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Europe
Greece: Conflict between SYRIZA government and EU escalates
Statement by the Editorial Board of Xekinima (CWI Greece) Syriza’s first days in government have brought back, at last, smiles,…
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Kurdistan ‘Islamic State’ driven out of Kobanê
Serge Jordan, CWI The so-called ‘Islamic State’ (IS) had vowed to celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in the…
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Community fightback over Dundee school threatened with closure by SNP council
An angry meeting of 60 parents, pupils and supporters met in Menzieshill church to oppose the proposed closure of the…
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We need £10 an hour and a union
By a young Glasgow call centre worker I wonder how loudly David Cameron would celebrate ‘economic recovery’ if he put…
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