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By Alec Thraves Unite has announced a significant ‘Yes’ vote result in their ballot for industrial actionat Port Talbot and Llanwern.All four bargaining units, across the two sites, returned a ‘Yes’ vote showing thedetermination of the majority of the1,500 Unite members to defend their jobs andsave the industry and protect the local communities.With the average age of a Unite Port ...

By Theo Sharieff, Socialist Party Executive Committee The list of issues landing in the next Labour-led government’s in tray is going to be a long one. But high on the priority list for millions of working-class and young people will be the rotten state of British public services and infrastructure, in some cases literally. 14 years since the unleashing of ...

From airstrikes on Yemen to the Post Office scandal… Editorial from The Socialist Issue 1258 Hundreds of thousands people took to the streets of London and other towns and cities on 13 January 2024 in the first mass protests of the year against the ongoing slaughter of the Palestinians. The demonstrations were fuelled by huge anger at the Tory government ...

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 Chloe Leslie The ‘two-child limit’ policy prevents parents from claiming child tax credit or Universal Credit for any third, or subsequent, child born after it was introduced by the Tories in April 2017. This vital support could be worth up to £3,235 per child per year, according to the Department for Work and Pensions. 1.5 million children – one ...

Editorial of the Socialist issue 1229 Organise coordinated action in defence of unions punished by the law, including, if needed, a 24-hour general strike Labour authorities must refuse to issue work notices now On Monday 22 May, with trade unionists demonstrating outside parliament, Tory MPs voted the anti-strike Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill through the House of Commons, meaning that ...

By John Williams 750,000 people visited a food bank for the first time last year, an increase of 37%, according to the Trussell Trust, a UK food bank charity. It gave out nearly three million food parcels in 2022-23 and there’s no signs of this slowing down. However, according to Bank of England economist Huw Pill, we need to “accept” ...

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 ...