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Socialist Party member John Williams is the lead Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) candidate in Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf (Cardiff North and East) for the Welsh Senedd elections. He is a young hospitality worker, LGBT+ activist, and chair of Cardiff general branch of Unite the Union. “A lot of people in my industry think that politics isn’t for them, that the establishment ...

By Dave Bartlett (TUSC candidate in Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf) Socialist stand fights for new workers’ party Dave Bartlett, Cardiff Socialist Party The Welsh Senedd elections take place this May and while the final outcome is not yet known, one thing is certain: Welsh Labour is facing down the barrel of a gun. Socialist Party Wales will be presenting a socialist ...

This year, Green Party leader Zack Polanski was invited to address the conference of the National Education Union. In the press conference, Rob Williams, covering the conference for the Socialist newspaper, had the opportunity to ask him a question: Rob: I think you’ve had a great response today Zack, because you have come to a conference of teachers who have ...

Editorial of the Socialist issue 1360 ‘An injury to one is an injury to all.’ That basic idea of trade unionism is bringing union members to the streets in big numbers on the ‘Together Against the Far Right’ demonstration on 28 March. Organising to change a situation where there is growing fear of racist attacks is part of what trade unions ...

By Helen Pattison, Socialist Party Executive Committee The economic impact of the US-Israel war with Iran has begun to be felt around the world. Oil prices rose to a four-year high of over $120 a barrel and fluctuates hour by hour as the war goes on. Keir Starmer is clearly worried that rising inflation will make his government even more ...

By Ben Golightly (Swansea Socialist Party) In 2025, the TUC (Trades Union Congress) unanimously passed motions 38 and 39 opposing the UK government’s disability cuts and calling for coordinated and sustained trade union action. Since then, however, the TUC has taken the position that it does not need to implement these actions due to the concession that Personal Independence Payment ...

Editorial of the Socialist issue 1358 US and Israeli missiles are continuing to rain down on Iran, with thousands killed. The Iranian regime is in turn still firing at targets across the Middle East. Fifteen countries have so far been hit by one side or the other, with an estimated 7.5 million people living within 1km of a missile or ...

By Dave Reid Health visitors working for Cwm Taf Health Board have voted to extend their month-long strike for fair pay for a further two months, determined to win the banding which is theirs by right. In a process that began in 2021, Health Board (HB) bosses signed an internal job grading matching them as a band 7 acknowledging a masters qualification ...

By John Williams (LGBT candidate for the Unite Executive Council) Over 100 health visitors in Unite at Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board (HB) are taking strike action for four weeks at the refusal of the HB to pay them the correct salary based on their qualifications which is costing them between £8000 to £9000 per year. Health visitors do vital ...

Helen Pattison, Socialist Party Executive Committee The latest tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files have taken the crisis facing Keir Starmer’s Labour government to new depths. Starmer’s position is now terminal, though it could drag on. He will hope that the resignation of his most senior adviser Morgan McSweeney and his head of communications will buy him more time. Donald Trump, ...