Socialist Appeal, Marxist voice in the labour and students' movement http://www.socialist.net Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:02:43 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.socialist.net/unison-witchunts-2010.htm A couple of days after four London based Socialist Party activists were banned from office in UNISON. Regional Full Time Officials raided their branch offices seizing computer equipment and records including confidential case... Trade Unions - Trade Unions Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:29:44 +0100 http://www.socialist.net/edinburgh-completes-scottish-defense-league-rout.htm The Scottish Defense League (SDL) was once again run out of a major Scottish city on Saturday the 20th of February by militant anti-fascist demonstrators. This was the Scottish wing of the... Britain - Britain Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:54:34 +0100 http://www.socialist.net/pcs-strike-london.htm Today several hundred PCS strikers left their picket lines to join a lunchtime march through the capital city to show the workers of London that the members are angry and... Trade Unions - Trade Unions Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:38:23 +0100 http://www.socialist.net/pcs-norwich-report.htm On an extremely cold and windy morning a large gathering of Civil Servants, Fire Brigade workers , the deputy leader of the Green Party and Students from the University gathered outside the... Trade Unions - Trade Unions Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:34:07 +0100 http://www.socialist.net/pcs-strike-coventry.htm As was to be expected the propaganda war has already started after the first day of strike action. One the one side is the government claiming that the PCS action had little... Trade Unions - Trade Unions Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:07:10 +0100 http://www.socialist.net/pcs-cambridge-picket.htm It was a freezing morning but spirits were high.   PCS striker Matt Well reports from a picket line in Cambridge on the first day of the two day... Trade Unions - Trade Unions Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:05:59 +0100 http://www.socialist.net/pcs-civil-service-strike.htm As reported in the current issue of Socialist Appeal, over 250,000 members of the Civil Service union PCS will be taking strike action tomorrow, Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th March. As workers come... Trade Unions - Trade Unions Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:15:15 +0100 http://www.socialist.net/the-chinese-hate-the-rich.htm When the process of capitalist restoration in China started, some 30 years ago, Deng Xiaping issued the slogan “to get rich is glorious” and he added “let some get rich first”. And some... International - International Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:39:12 +0100 http://www.socialist.net/unison-though-cowards-flinch-paul-holmes-interview.htm This interview with Paul Holmes (who is seeking support to stand for Unison General Secretary in the forthcoming election for that position)  by Dave Semple is reprinted from the Though... Trade Unions - Trade Unions Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.socialist.net/unison-elect-paul-holmes-for-general-secretary-campaign-update.htm UNISON Socialist Appeal Supporters have been active in the campaign to achieve 25 nominations for Paul and their have been some notable successes. The campaign is hotting up now as was shown by the fact... Trade Unions - Trade Unions Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:58:55 +0100 http://www.socialist.net/michael-foot-and-his-legacy-for-labour.htm The death of former Labour leader Michael Foot has brought him many accolades from his friends in the labour movement, and also, with some hypocrisy,  from some of his political enemies amongst... Labour Party - Labour Party Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:45:58 +0100 http://www.socialist.net/growing-tensions-and-uneasiness-in-germany.htm The crisis of capitalism is creating an unstable social and political situation in Germany. Tensions are emerging within the coalition government, elected only last year. Most interestingly, this is having a radicalising effect... International - International Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:14:32 +0100 http://www.socialist.net/snow-joke-under-capitalism.htm Why does Britain grind to a halt as soon as we get a few snowflakes? Answer – capitalism.  Here are the facts. Road Salt, what the gritting lorries pump out... Britain - Britain Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:58:48 +0100 http://www.socialist.net/chimes-at-midnight-football-in-crisis.htm Last week, Portsmouth FC became the first top-flight football club in England to go into voluntary administration as a result of their massive debts, currently estimated at £86 million. Over the season so... Britain - Britain Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:19:35 +0100 http://www.socialist.net/whittington_demofeb2010.htm An estimated 5,000 people marched through the streets of Islington last Saturday with one intention: To 'Save Our Whittington' from plans to close the Accident and Emergency department and maternity... Trade Unions - Trade Unions Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:13:24 +0100