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By Alan Woods
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Thursday, 28 April 2011 |
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On Friday 29 April the people of
Britain will be invited to participate in the joyful celebration of the
marriage of Mr. William Windsor and Ms. Catherine Middleton. At the same
time that the government is cutting billions from unnecessary
extravagances such as hospitals, schools, teachers, nurses, the old and
the sick, the unemployed and single parents, the Coalition has had the
good sense to spend a lot of money on something as essential to the
Public Good as the nuptials of Willy and Kate.
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By Socialist Appeal
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Wednesday, 27 April 2011 |
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Last month a local newspaper in Rotherham published a rant from a
Tory councillor about the causes of the current crisis and Labour’s role
in all this. What he had to say doesn’t matter. What was interesting
was the flurry of letters which appeared a week later in reply. Nearly
all put the blame firmly on the backs of the Tories and their system. A
number also called for Labour to change course politically.
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By Socialist Appeal
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Tuesday, 26 April 2011 |
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This
year’s national sellers conference of ‘Socialist Appeal’ was held in London on the
weekend of April 16th and 17th. Supporters from all over Britain, from Aberdeen
to Torbay, came together against the backdrop of a year of class struggle and
revolution in Britain and internationally. Without doubt, the conference marked
a new period in the development of the Marxist voice.
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By Maggie Fenwick (Unison, Worceshire Acute Hospitals branch)
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Friday, 15 April 2011 |
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In all this talk of Career Average Pensions an important element has
been missed in all the media reports that women will come out worse when
the pension calculation is done. Hutton has not taken into account the
normal working life of women when making his proposals and the very act
of using Career Average Pensions is sex discriminatory.
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By Socialist Appeal
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Monday, 11 April 2011 |
Supporters of blacklisted worker Frank Morris stopped the transport
going into one of the main entrances to the Olympics site in Hackney
this morning (Friday 7th April).
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By Steve Jones
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Monday, 28 March 2011 |
 500,000 march against the cuts, against the coalition, against big business. Here are the images of the day.
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By Socialist Appeal
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Monday, 28 March 2011 |
 The magnificent 500,000-strong
demonstration on 26 March – the biggest trade union demonstration in the
history of the British labour movement – was a marvellous response to
the Coalition’s austerity measures. It sends out a clear message: the
workers of this country are not prepared to take the government’s
austerity measures lying down.
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By Steve Jones
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Thursday, 10 March 2011 |
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A million workers on strike. This is the minimum response that should be given to plans being drawn up by the government to implement Hutton's report on public sector pension 'reform.'
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By Socialist Appeal
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Wednesday, 09 March 2011 |
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According to a news report, an expert has warned of "food riots" coming to the UK
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By Ben Peck
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Tuesday, 08 March 2011 |
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As councils meet to vote through cuts, Ben Peck looks back ninety years to the heroic example of the Poplar councillors.
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By Socialist Appeal
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Monday, 07 March 2011 |
 Council workers supported by other public sector trade unionists
lobbied Gateshead Councillors prior to the budget setting meeting on
Thursday March 3rd. The council has a yawning budget deficit
of £70 million over the next two years. £32 million of cuts are set to
fall this year and up to £38 million over the next two years.
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By Socialist Appeal
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Tuesday, 01 March 2011 |
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Six Labour councillors from Hackney in London have signed a statement against carrying out any cuts. Socialist
Appeal welcomes the stand taken by these Labour councillors and
calls on other elected representatives to make a stand now and join
them. A concerted drive of this nature would have a tremendous effect on
the anti-cuts campaign and deliver a serious blow to the government’s
attempt to “pass the buck” for the cuts programme to the local councils.
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By Socialist Appeal
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Tuesday, 01 March 2011 |
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The biggest cuts in living memory are creating massive opposition
everywhere, even in the leafy Tory shires, as the £81bn of cuts start to
bite. While the Coalition’s austerity policies have been cheered on by
the big business institutions of the IMF and the OECD, rage is bubbling
up amongst ordinary people. No wonder support for the Coalition
government has crashed. Even Cameron has been forced to recognise this:
“It will not make us popular. It will make us unpopular. It will make me
unpopular.”
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By Eddie Kacar
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Wednesday, 16 February 2011 |
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Thousands gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square on Saturday (12th
February) to celebrate the departure of the hated, now former
president, Hosni Mubarak. The gathering was actually called as a
demonstration against the regime and to demand the resignation of
Mubarak. However, events have moved at such a rate that the despot had
tendered his resignation the day the before. Therefore, the event was
now a party in the centre of London to concur with the one in Tahrir
Square.
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Milions of workers came out on strike in defence of their pensions. This was the biggest such action for decades. The fight goes on!
