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Victory to the bin workers – support the mega-picket on 25 July and call a national Saturday demonstration in Birmingham Support the suspension from Unite membership of Angela Rayner and the cutting Birmingham Labour councillors Fight for a political voice for workers The emergency motion to support the striking Birmingham bin workers, suspend from Unite membership Deputy Prime Minister Angela ...

By Frankie Coultas Since the recent supreme court ruling on the legal definition of ‘woman’ in the Equality Act, fear among trans people in the workplace and public has ramped up. The Labour government has shown that it cannot be relied on to protect our rights. Under cover of the Cass Review, it is denying trans children access to necessary ...

By Michael Johnson The pace of attacks can feel overwhelming. Donald Trump’s second term began in January with cruel attacks on LGBTQ+ rights in the US on a much bigger scale than in his first term.  Just this month, the US Department of Health and Human Services confirmed that the federal government has proposed to cut all funding for the ...

The Netanyahu-Trump gang is expanding regional conflagration in service of the occupation and the rule of capital Advance broad protest, refusal, and strike action with the call: No to the Israel-Iran war, an end to the war of extermination in Gaza, overthrow Israel’s ‘government of death’ – yes to a cross-border struggle for equality, welfare, and personal security, no to ...

Starmer’s Labour government is preparing its attacks on disability benefits. Hundreds of thousands of disabled people who currently receive Personal Independence Payments (PIP) will have it taken away entirely, and over a million people will lose some benefits. For weeks, disability rights campaigners have been protesting, writing to newspapers, and pleading with MPs to stop the Welfare Reform Bill. Work ...

By Dave Warren, Swansea and West Wales Socialist Party The 2025 conference of Socialist Party Wales took place in Cardiff on 1 June. There were lively and optimistic discussions on the political situation worldwide, in Britain and specifically in Wales. We went on to apply our conclusions to the main tasks that face us as a party in the months ...

By James Collett Recent criticism of Israel for the suffering inflicted on the people of Gaza, from Keir Starmer and foreign secretary David Lammy is pure hypocrisy, typical of the British ruling capitalist class they both represent. Capitalist governments, including the Labour government in Britain, have been attempting to balance between their support for the imperialist interests represented by the ...

25 current and former trade union national executive members from eleven unions have launched a petition calling for steps to be taken now to establish a new political voice for working-class people. The petition reads: ‘The May 2025 election results show the need for a new party that the working class can trust. ‘Stagnant wages, underfunded public services, the scandal ...

Gareth Bromhall, Swansea and West Wales Socialist Party Swansea Pride is usually one of the earliest Pride events of the season. It took place this year on 17 May, weeks after the Supreme Court ruling being used to attack trans rights. Socialist Party members involved in Swansea Trades Council led a trade union bloc, while groups of queer, trans and pro-Palestinian ...

By Lindsey Morgan If you’re in the mood for nausea, there’s nothing more sickening than The Sunday Times Rich List.  The wealth of the richest 350 people in Britain stands at £772.8 billion, and that’s despite dropping 3% since last year as the world economy has been flung into uncertain waters by increased protectionism and underlying economic crisis. The slight ...