Tag Archives: Keir Starmer

Build a socialist election challenge Fourteen years of Tory government look set to come to an end on 4 July, 2024. Fourteen years of the super-rich raking in £billions, while the rest of us suffer falling living standards and crumbling public services. No wonder millions will be rejoicing to see the back of Sunak and his cronies. Unfortunately, however, a ...

From the Socialist Issue 1256 by Hannah Sell, Socialist Party General Secretary Internationally 2023 saw unimaginable horror being suffered by Palestinians in Gaza, the continuation of the grinding Ukraine war with hundreds of thousands of casualties, and a COP28 conference that failed to agree any proposals that will seriously combat climate change. Here in Britain, we are still in the ...

By Hannah Sell, Socialist Party General Secretary The Socialist Party enters 2023 full of optimism. The reasons for pessimism or even despair are obvious. 2022 was a year of dramatically falling living standards, frightening climate change, and the horror of war; and all this is set to continue. As inflation has soared, billions more people around the world are left ...

Editorial of the Socialist issue 1199 written before the resignation of Truss but confirmed by subsequent events After twelve years of Tory-led governments lining the pockets of the richest and inflicting austerity on the majority, the Tories are reaching the end of the road. This Tory government is melting down in front of our eyes. Truss is on her way ...

By Josh Asker Liz Truss’ announcement of an estimated £150 billion bailout for the energy industry is not enough to even lower our bills. In fact, on 1 October the average typical household bill doubled from its level twelve months previously. The bailout, replicated in different ways across Europe, is a condemnation of the model of privatisation of the energy ...

By Dave Reid Over 200 attended a strike solidarity rally called by Cardiff Trades Union Council on August 20th. Called at short notice in the middle of the holiday period, the rally was an impressive show of the developing strength and confidence of organised workers taking action or preparing for action. As well as Brendan Kelly, regional organiser for the ...

By Hannah Sell, General Secretary of the Socialist Party The world was united in misery in 2020. Too many deaths from the pandemic, job losses, pay cuts and poverty were the experience in virtually every country on the planet. Britain, as the year ends, is leading the world in a new surge in the virus; with the highest ever level ...

Socialist Party Wales issued the following statement:“The suspension of Jeremy Corbyn is an indication of the sharp move to the right of the Labour Party under Starmer which means that thousands of people who joined Welsh Labour in the hope that it would provide a vehicle for working people to win reforms in their interests have been disenfranchised.“Socialist Party Wales ...

Editorial in The Socialist 08/01/2019 The nomination process for the Labour Party’s leadership and deputy leadership contests has begun, with the ballot to take place from 21 February to 2 April. After doing its best over years to denigrate Jeremy Corbyn as leader, the capitalist media is now striving to influence the voting process, giving credence to candidates who will ...