Blog items about socialist politics 164 Socialism 2012-02-08T19:48:09 polly itical barry.david.adams@googlemail.com SOCIALIST UNITY 2012-02-07T23:00:31

Seminar: Lessons from Ireland for the economic crisis — why we need investment not austerity, there is a progressive alternative. Tue 28 Feb 7pm, Portcullis House, London Speakers Mary Lou McDonald TD, Vice President Sinn Fein; Pat Doherty MP. FURTHER DETAILS ON FB

f732daba7c03c38dc3ab147edb40ee01 SOCIALIST UNITY 2012-02-06T16:36:20

The GMB trade union which represents 150 staff who work as housekeepers and porters for Carillion at Swindon’s Great Western Hospital warns that a strike seems increasingly likely at the GWH. The official strike ballot result was announced today with 97.3% of members voting for strike action on a turnout of 84 per cent. GMB [...]

89c74a10f38e403e4f202675c08d6549 SOCIALIST UNITY 2012-02-05T09:00:04

This is what TV should be like, truly bizarre but also wonderful:

cafac277b3ea95901c2f85c0d206d4b5 SOCIALIST UNITY 2012-02-04T09:00:57

Perhaps contrary to expectations, the largest demographic for buying country music is working class women, and right from the 1950s Country more than any other genre of popular music has allowed women an assertive and positive role. This has included a tradition of surprisingly robust almost vigilante responses to domestic violence, even the gorgeous but [...]

fb1bbd6c647218d496141042f7d46c45 Socialist Resistance -- Ecosocialist, feminist & revolutionary 2012-02-03T18:39:05

The Health and Social Care Bill will soon be voted on by our MPs. This shameful Bill will privatise our NHS. It is widely opposed by health professionals, including GPs. There has been very little  coverage of this in the [...]

d5bb8e8c7cc645f38acb21a016abc4fd Socialist Resistance -- Ecosocialist, feminist & revolutionary 2012-02-03T10:37:44

Esther Vivas considers the major questions confronted by the Thematic World Social Forum in Porto Allegre, Brazil The defence of the earth, the ecosystem and biodiversity is one of the most important topics on the agenda of the social movements [...]

6e42e88f06defadaf4135877a74614ae Socialist Resistance -- Ecosocialist, feminist & revolutionary 2012-01-30T17:02:48

NO CUTS IN COUNCIL SERVICES! SAVE THE BROADWAY THEATRE! Thursday 16 February, 7:30pm SPOTTED DOG public house, by Barking tube station Speakers: Councillor George Barratt Karena Johnson, Director Broadway Theatre Paul Mackney, UCU former General Secretary And speakers from the [...]

8c1389fe76d1aebb93693f902153b14b Socialist Resistance -- Ecosocialist, feminist & revolutionary 2012-01-27T17:30:55

It seems the government couldn’t be happier right now. There’s been a slow down in the pensions dispute and Miliband / Balls have declared that they wont reverse any spending cut or oppose a public sector pay freeze (see article [...]

4d1fdb4a21479574e57d5ca808cb06a7 Mutualist Blog: Free Market Anti-Capitalism 2012-01-13T08:09:00

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