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May Day Rally: Fighting for the NHS
Speaking at today’s May Day Rally in Leicester, Tom Barker finished his speech by saying: “Building upon the success of the Glenfield campaign, we have now set up a second campaign called Save Our NHS Leicestershire. We call upon the trade union movement in Leicestershire and Rutland to join our campaign and help roll back […]
Successful Glenfield Campaigners Launch New Group to Fight All NHS Cuts in Leicestershire
Yesterday, the Save Our NHS Leicestershire (SONHSL) campaign launched in a standing-room-only Leicester Secular Hall, with the meeting brimming with energy to fight the Tories’ brutal NHS cuts. SONHSL will seek to build on the incredible success of the campaign to stop the closure of Glenfield Children’s Heart Unit, which mobilised thousands of people in […]
Stop the War on Syria
Article by Serge Jordan Donald Trump’s administration, now supported by Theresa May and Macron, has now undertaken another round of missile strikes against regime targets in Syria. This could trigger an explosive chain of events potentially leading to a more serious military conflagration between major international and regional powers in the Middle East. Moscow has […]
Women in Trade Unions: Lessons from the Grunwick Strike
On Saturday 31st March Leicester Socialist Party hosted a public meeting to discuss the lessons that could be learned today from the famous Grunwick strike which took place just over forty years ago. The introductory talk was given by Jean Thorpe. (Thanks to Ambrose Musiyiwa for filming the meeting.) The meeting was also addressed by […]
“We Are The Lions, Mr Manager”
The following review was written by Tony Church A review of We Are The Lions, Mr Manager (Neil Gore, Townsend Productions) We Are The Lions, Mr Manager is a typical piece of political theatre from Townsend Productions and from the pen of Neil Gore. In usual style, it uses words and music to bring to […]
Blairites Block Labour Party Democracy in Leicester
Like Newham’s mayor Sir Robin Wales, Leicester has its very own Blairite mayor – Sir Peter Soulsby. And like Newham council, Leicester is dominated by the Labour Party – with 52 out of 54 councillors. Since becoming Leicester’s mayor in 2011, Soulsby has been busy cutting services and attacking the pay and conditions of workers. […]
Leicester’s Sri Lankan Community Calls for An End to Anti-Muslim Riots in Sri Lanka
Islamophobia is on the rise all over the world, and it has once again made headlines in Britain as Muslims living in Sri Lanka are facing racist attacks that have been fuelled by their government’s relentless and divisive hate-speech. The Guardian reported: “At least two people have been killed and eight others injured in anti-Muslim […]
Leicester University Students Vow to Continue the Fight Against Willetts, Cuts, and the Marketisation of Education
Written by Artur Wilk and Taran Spivey (originally published by on the Leicester Socialist Students blog) From early morning Monday 5th March to the afternoon of Wednesday 7th March, we students occupied part of the administrative floor of the Fielding Johnson building on the University of Leicester campus. It was one of many student occupations […]
Socialist Party Member Elected President of Shop Workers’ Union
Written by Anonymous Usdaw Member in Leicestershire When Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader of the Labour Party in 2015 I knew there was a chance to change politics in this country for the better. After all, compared to previous Labour leaders Corbyn has always been completely committed to trade unions and their ongoing efforts to […]
For Workplace Trade Union Organisation Against Sexual Harassment
Despite the ongoing slew of allegations revealing the endemic nature of sexual harassment in Hollywood and Westminster and despite the formal denunciation of this culture by the establishment, the scandal over the Presidents Club charity dinner shows that behind closed doors the rich and powerful feel as entitled to women’s bodies as ever. Undercover journalists […]
