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Labour’s leaders see their party members as an embarrassment—and now want to be able to block them from standing as candidates in elections.
Jobs slaughter shows up the chaos of capitalism
Unemployment figures on Tuesday showed the continuing jobs slaughter.
The state ‘should fear hungry people’ in Tunisia
Thousands of people in Tunisia have defied a state crackdown to protest against unemployment and poverty.
Militant farmers rage on the streets of India
Hundreds of thousands of protesting farmers on tractors were fighting their way into the Indian capital New Delhi as Socialist Worker went to press on Tuesday.
Emmanuel Macron wages war at home and abroad
French president Emmanuel Macron said last week that France would offer “no repentance or apologies” for the colonisation of Algeria or the eight-year war it waged against Algerian independence, in which perhaps a million people died.
A show that makes racism look absurd
Bamous—a new BBC comedy show—is a cleverly constructed satire of attitudes towards black people within the BBC and wider society.
Budget cuts and Tory failures are to blame for new floods misery
Floods have caused misery across many parts of Britain as hundreds of homes have been severely damaged or destroyed.
A history of hip hop—and a look back at Kanye West
This new BBC4 documentary by producer Questlove looks at six seminal tracks. The first is a reminder of some of Kanye West’s best work, writes Sarah Bates
‘Years of cuts hinder the roll out,’ says NHS vaccine worker
Years of NHS cuts and Tory mismanagement of the pandemic are slowing down efforts to vaccinate people in one of the areas hardest hit by Covid-19.
University jobs battles + NEU victimisations fight + Heathrow resistance + New Sage action + Defend libraries + Manchester buses + Stobart crisp crunch coming
More college and university workers are moving towards fights to stop job cuts.
SNP’s lacklustre indy plan won’t be enough
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has announced a new plan to supposedly take forward the push for independence.
Legal win in Universal Credit childcare fight
A woman has won a legal challenge against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over its childcare benefit rules.
Majority of people not in favour of reduced immigration, says new poll
A new survey has exposed the lie that the Tories’ racist immigration controls have popular support
Over 500 Covid-19 cases at DVLA Swansea
Workers are “scared” of catching Covid-19 in a major government office where more than 500 people have caught the virus thanks to uncaring bosses.
Heartlands hospital porters ready for new strikes
Porters at Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham are preparing to strike next week.
Cop to face probe over the death of Kevin Clarke
A new disciplinary hearing is set to go ahead over the death in London, while campaigners in Cardiff keep fighting for Mohamud Hassan
Scunthorpe scaffolders build strike for pay justice
Around 50 scaffolders began a 48-hour strike over pay on Monday at British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant in Lincolnshire.
People Before Profit activists’ meeting plans action against Tories
Over 500 people discussed how to take forward the “fight for safety, jobs and survival” at the People Before Profit (PBP) national activists’ meeting on Sunday
‘Bosses made a mistake picking on us,’ say British Gas workers ahead of further strikes
Thousands of British Gas workers are preparing for another week of strikes in their fight against bosses’ fire and rehire plans.
Letters—Tory MP should pay for his wealth having slavery roots
Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset, is the richest parliamentarian in Britain.
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