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Cost of living crisis: workers not to blame for inflation
Here we carry the editorial from Socialist Alternative our sister organisation in England, Wales and Scotland Prices are…
Why has the UK government let in so few refugees?
Since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, almost 2.5 million people have fled the country – more than 100,000 every…
Is this the end of the line for Johnson?
It is two years since the election of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. Far from delivering on his…
University strikes: Staff and students, unite for the future of education!
From 1st – 3rd December, academic staff at 58 universities across the UK – including Queen’s University Belfast…
SUNAK BOASTS BIG BUT OFFERS WORKERS CRUMBS – ORGANISE THE FIGHTBACK
Sunak’s Autumn budget announcement was full of big boasts and brash spin. In a departure from the rigid…
National Insurance hike: Tories rob workers to pay private health fat cats
The Tories’ planned National Insurance rise is another attack on low and middle-income workers - many already struggling to make ends meet - from a government which shamelessly represents the super-rich. Using the Covid crisis as a pretext, they claim this tax rise is aimed at supporting the health service. In reality, it is part of their sinister agenda to undermine our NHS and allow it to be parcelled off to their big business friends.
Sharon Graham wins! Now build workplace power to win for workers
While an official announcement has yet to be made, multiple sources have now confirmed that Sharon Graham has won the election to become the general secretary of Unite the Union. Socialist Alternative members send our congratulations to Sharon, for whose candidacy we mobilised support.
Plymouth shootings: Capitalism, misogyny and Incels
People in Plymouth and across the country are shocked at the devastating and tragic mass shooting which took place on 12 August. 22-year-old Jake Davidson shot and killed five people – his mother Maxine Davidson, followed by seemingly randomly selected victims Lee Martyn and his three-year-old daughter Sophie Martyn, Stephen Washington and Kate Shepherd. He also injured another two people in the 12-minute shooting spree, before turning the gun on himself.
LEFT WING MAJORITY IN UNISON NEC ELECTIONS: NOW TRANSFORM THE UNION!
In a result which has bucked the current trend of elections in the trade unions, the left secured…
Rights & Wages of Pizza Express workers sliced and burned
The head offices of international chain Pizza Express are guilty of decimating the wages and livelihoods of the waiters and chefs who work for them. The attacks come in many forms.