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Thousands March to Defend Glenfield Heart Centre
“Do not be debilitated by those who tell you protests and marches don’t mean anything,” Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey told Glenfield Children’s Heart Unit campaigners. Despite snow and freezing temperatures, 2,000 people – including patients and their families, trade unionists and members of the public – took to the streets of Leicester on 11 […]
No Cuts, No Closures, Save Our NHS!
This following article was first published on the back page of the Socialist Party newspaper on 8th February. The NHS is in crisis. Hospitals cancelled a record number of urgent operations last year, mainly because of bed shortages. One in six A&E departments faces closure or downgrading because of NHS cuts. So you would think […]
Leicester Defies Trump’s Racism
Solidarity is a critical weapon in these tumultuous times, as was demonstrated in Leicester earlier tonight when over 350 people gathered in the city centre to protest Trump’s bigoted policies. Similar and much larger protests in the US have forced Trump onto the back foot, as airports were literally shut-down by enraged citizens. Industrial action […]
Leicester Says Dump Trump!
Despite freezing cold weather, more that 50 people gathered at the Clock Tower in Leicester on January 20th, to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump. Women of all ages were present, all expressing alarm at the prospect of an openly sexist and misogynist leader of the United States. “Dump Trump- racist Trump! Dump Trump- sexist […]
Will Leicester City Council Listen to Adventure Playground Campaigners?
Well over 100 campaigners, including parents and children, joined a lobby of Leicester City Council last Thursday to oppose cuts to adventure playground services across the city. Leicester’s adventure playgrounds are used by over 10,000 children citywide. They provide children and young people with supervised access to play, sports, and arts facilities, as well as […]
Reclaim the Night March in Leicester
Fifty determined men and women marched through Leicester on a cold November evening last night as part of international action in support of the Reclaim the Night campaign. This was locally organised by the University of Leicester Feminist Society to raise awareness of the prevalence and normalisation of rape in society. Enthusiastic students from both […]
Black Lives Matter Activist Darletta Scruggs On Building Resistance Against Trump
Donald Trump’s election is a massive setback for working-class people the whole world over, but at the same time his election reflects the growing anger of the 99% at the 1% who make up the ruling class. U.S. Socialist Alternative’s Darletta Scruggs spoke at the Socialist Party’s annual conference in London over the weekend, and […]
Over One Thousand March to Save Glenfield Heart Unit
More than one thousand people attended a march in Leicester today in opposition to the proposed closure of Glenfield Children’s Heart Unit. NHS England claim that the closure of Glenfield has nothing to do with budget cuts, but is about “standards and quality of service”. This is total rubbish. The Tories are planning to cut […]
Say No to NHS Cuts and March to Save Glenfield
Glenfield congenital heart centre in Leicester saves children’s lives. No wonder there is so much anger at NHS England’s threat to stop children’s heart surgery there. It is the only place in the whole of the East Midlands that carries out these operations. My son was one of 332 children who had heart surgery there […]
UKIP in Chaos
As predicted by The Socialist, the vote to leave the EU has plunged UKIP into an existential crisis. Nigel Farage has resigned. His replacement, Diane James, stood down after just 18 days. And now, two UKIP MEPs have been involved in a punch up which left the new leadership candidate, Steven Woolfe, hospitalized. So much […]
