On Saturday (February 6), concerned citizens from across Leicester descended upon Keith Vaz’s newly opened satellite office on Belgrave Road to hold their latest anti-war demonstration. The protest is was organised by a newly formed group called Leicester Against War. A group that was formed in response to the vote in Parliament in December where […]
By Alex Morgan Over 300 workers for ‘food giant’ Samworth Brothers packed a meeting in Leicester on Friday night to hear food workers’ union BFAWU’s response to recent threats to their pay. The company is one of the largest employers in the city, with some 5,000 workers across nine sites. Nationwide anger felt at the […]
Campaigners are protesting in Leicester this weekend to demand an end to the political attacks on the funding of Leicestershire’s fire services. The event intends to send a clear message to all politicians that they should not play with fire when it comes to our lives. Protestors armed with banners and placards will be meeting […]
On October 5 the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) hosted a well-attended public meeting in Leicester city centre. Around 40 people turned out to discuss the effect that Jeremy Corbyn’s election as Labour Party’s new leader will have on building resistance to Tory austerity. Former Labour councillor, Wayne Naylor, spoke passionately at the meeting, […]
On Sunday the people of Greece made their intentions clear by overwhelming rejecting austerity in their national referendum. The No campaign exceeded all expectations and stormed to victory, securing 61% of the popular vote. The Greek working class are showing that austerity can be resisted giving workers across Europe hope. Local TUSC candidate, Damon Gibbons, […]
When looking through some old copies of the Leicester Mercury I came across this article that I hadn’t previously seen which was published in the paper last month, on Wednesday 29th April.
With the Turkish elections fast approaching on June 7, Dave Nellist, the national Chair of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) sends the following message in solidarity with the Peoples’ Democratic Party (Halkların Demokratik Partisi – HDP): Across the world the political representatives of the rich multinational companies and bankers have attempted to force […]
Britain is a nation of animal lovers, they say – so it is surprising that events like the one above, where candidates were asked questions on their party’s stance on animal rights, are not more common. Animal rights was hardly mentioned in the mainstream media during this election campaign. From left to right above are […]
Leicester Independent Councillors Against Cuts (LICAC) say they would keep the promises they have made to the city and oppose all cuts to public services. This is the same pledge made by all 135 parliamentary candidates standing for Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC), the coalition of which LICAC is a member, across the country. […]
The publication of the Sunday Times Rich List just last weekend once again highlighted the growing gap that exists between the super-rich and the majority of the people of Leicester. The Rich List highlights how over the last year the richest 1,000 people have seen a £28 billion rise in the wealth they control. Heather […]
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