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By John Williams, Cardiff Central Socialist Party Thousands demonstrated against the Supreme Court ruling that disgracefully attacks trans rights. We haven’t seen a demo this big since Donald Trump’s first state visit. The sense of solidarity was overwhelming. From start to finish, anger was clear. The first speaker said, if you stand with trans women, you also stand with disabled ...

We need spending on welfare not warfare Make the super-rich pay not disabled people Since taking office, Keir Starmer’s Labour government have kept the Tory two-child benefit cap and reduced eligibility for pensioners’ winter fuel allowance. WASPI women were denied pension compensation. Starmer says he wants to “redesign the state”, this means massive cuts to public spending with the worst ...

We need spending on welfare not warfare Make the super-rich pay not disabled people Since taking office, Keir Starmer’s Labour government have kept the Tory two-child benefit cap and reduced eligibility for the winter fuel allowance. WASPI women were denied pension compensation. Starmer says he wants to “redesign the state”, this means massive cuts to public spending with the worst ...

By Alec Thraves Swansea Unite retired members branch, probably one of the largest and most active trade union branches in Wales, invited our new Swansea West Labour MP and recently promoted Pensions Minister, Torsten Bell, to address our meeting on the performance of first seven months of the Starmer government. Around 30 Unite members, ex- shop stewards, conveners and activists, ...

In an unusual move, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) publicly praised Rachel Reeves’s first Budget speech as ‘sustainable’. Meanwhile, the editorial of the main newspaper of British capitalism, the Financial Times, welcomed it as having “begun to fix the foundations of Britain’s economy from a difficult starting point”. When sources like this praise a Budget, working-class people can be certain ...

Build the socialist opposition Editorial of the Socialist issue 1293 On Saturday 5 October 2024, the Socialist Party took part in the biggest anti-war demonstration since the first months of the onslaught on Gaza, marching on 10 Downing Street, the New Labour prime minister Keir Starmer’s residence. The marchers’ need to make their voices heard against the nightmarish events taking ...

By Paul Kershaw Pensioners’ groups and unions, including the National Pensioners Convention, Scottish Pensioners Forum and Unite, rallied outside Parliament before lobbying MPs to oppose Starmer’s abolition of the universal winter fuel payment. Unite branches where the campaign has been raised have found a big response from members and the lively crowd reflected the depth of feeling against this attack ...

Socialist Party statement Not just booted out. The Tories have been crushed. The electorate has punished them for fourteen years of austerity, attacks on the working class, lies and corruption. Less than seven million people went out and voted for the Tory Party, its lowest vote in a century. Ten cabinet ministers and 250 Tory MPs have lost their seats, ...

By Alec Thraves, Swansea Socialist Party and Swansea Trades Council Tata’s threat to close down its UK steel operations must be met with united strike action from all of the steel unions! Over the weekend, Rajesh Nair, Tata steel CEO, has responded to Unite’s planned work to rule and overtime ban, due to start on June18th, with a threatening letter ...

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 ...