Fighting Austerity
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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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Scottish PCS members striking to defeat the pay cap
Fiona Macdonald, PCS Vice President Scottish Government Group (Personal Capacity) PCS Scottish Government workers took strike action in January as part…
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Glasgow Care Crisis conference to plan action over cuts
In the last few weeks Glasgow City Council has announced it intends to close another two day centres for adults…
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End benefit sanctions now
Harvey Duke, Socialist Party Scotland, Dundee Benefit sanctions – stopping the pittance that people in poverty struggle to get by…
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Billionaires five times richer than in 2004 – Fight for socialism
By Simon Carter Eye-wateringly massive inequality. An ever-widening wealth gap between the super-rich and the rest of us. Scandalous tax-avoiding arrangements…
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Labour councillors vote to slash funding to Glasgow mental health project
Richard Neville Around 250 people gathered outside Glasgow City Chambers yesterday for a protest against the proposed 40% reduction in…
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Glasgow’s trade unions demand council sets a No Cuts budget
By Matt Dobson Council trade unions in Glasgow representing 20,000 workers are demanding the Labour authority sets a “No Cuts…
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Hundreds protest at funding cuts to Glasgow mental health charity
By Matt Dobson 200 workers, service users and supportive trade unionists protested against a 40% funding cut to the Glasgow Association…
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Ireland: Stunning by election victory for Socialist Party and AAA in Dublin
Eddie McCabe, Socialist Party (CWI Ireland) 11 October 2014 will be a day that’s remembered for years to come in…
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An open letter to members of the SNP: No more cuts – Let’s build a mass movement to defeat austerity
Socialist Party Scotland 1.6 million of us voted Yes in defiance of everything Project Fear could throw at us. We…
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