News & Analysis

Philip StottMarch 15, 2020
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Capitalist crisis, coronavirus and Johnson’s bosses’ budget

Editorial statement from Socialist Party England and Wales Boris Johnson won the general election by trying to pose as a…
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Philip StottMarch 13, 2020
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Coronavirus: Full NHS funding now

Jon Dale, secretary, Unite union Nottinghamshire NHS branch (personal capacity) Britain has almost the fewest intensive care beds per person,…
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Philip StottMarch 11, 2020
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Coronavirus pushes world economy towards recession

Editorial from the Socialist - England and Wales edition The biggest one-day fall in stock markets since the financial crisis;…
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Philip StottMarch 5, 2020
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Covid-19: a socialist response to the coronavirus crisis

Coronavirus: underfunded, understaffed – NHS is not prepared Jon Dale, secretary, Unite union Nottinghamshire NHS branch (personal capacity) As new…
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Philip StottJanuary 31, 2020
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Why Johnson’s juggernaut is set to jackknife

Robin Clapp, Socialist Party national committee Boris Johnson, elated by his election victory and refreshed from his Caribbean holiday, now…
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Philip StottJanuary 30, 2020
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Labour leadership contests: Left candidates must oppose all cuts and stand for socialism

Matt Dobson, Socialist Party Scotland executive committee Leadership contests are taking place for the UK Labour leadership and deputy leadership…
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Philip StottDecember 22, 2019
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2020: Class struggles and capitalist instability will intensify

By Peter Taaffe, general secretary Socialist Party England and Wales Today’s developing mass movements of workers and youth in many…
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Philip StottDecember 13, 2019
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After the election: Socialist policies and workers’ action can stop the Tories

Unions must organise for action to defend the NHS, public services, the environment, benefits and workers’ rights Build a new…
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Philip StottDecember 4, 2019
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General Election 2019: Prepare now for the struggles after 12 December

Editorial of the Socialist (England and Wales edition) issue 1067 While the week before, a You Gov poll pointed towards…
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Philip StottNovember 12, 2019
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Corbyn can defeat the Tories with a bold socialist manifesto

In the snap election of 2017, Jeremy Corbyn’s “for the many, not the few” manifesto enabled a Labour surge that…
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