“We’ll use cash reserves to set a no cuts budget” was the Leicester Mercury headline when they reported our manifesto for the Leicester Mayoral and city council elections. The article went on to say that using reserves was “necessary in order to build a campaign to get the money from the Government we need for […]
On Friday 19 April Leicester Socialist Party candidates gathered outside the Town hall to launch their local election manifesto for the city. A copy of the manifesto can be founded online here, SP Manifesto 2019 The Key pledges in the document are: We will make no cuts in Leicester’s services by using reserves and borrowing […]
By Steve Score, former chair Save Glenfield Children’s Heart Centre and Leicester Socialist Party mayoral candidate In Leicester, spending on all council services, excluding social care, has been slashed by no less than 62% in ten years. This has had a devastating effect. Cuts have particularly hit the most vulnerable. When homelessness has been rocketing, […]
By Leicester Socialist Party No one expects to die at work, no one should have to. But under capitalism the harsh reality is that private profit often outweighs worker safety. Tarsem Singh, an employee of 23 years for Nylacast Engineering Solutions, plastic engineers in Leicester, died in April 2016 after an industrial accident. He was […]
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 […]
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 […]
Steve Score, Chair of the Save Glenfield Children’s Heart Centre campaign Celebrations were taking place in Leicester city centre on the 30th November following an outstanding victory for the campaign to save congenital heart surgery at Glenfield Hospital. A mood of relief and of jubilation spread from campaigners to people across the region. We hope […]
Steve Score, chair, Save Glenfield Children’s Heart Centre campaign (personal capacity) The decision by NHS England to drop its proposal to end surgery at the East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre in Leicester is a very welcome victory. This is a victory for common sense. Glenfield – as we always said – is a brilliant service, […]
When Socialist Party members from Leicester visited the picket line at the huge Argos warehouse in Magna Park, Lutterworth we were greeted with dozens of red Unite the Union flags and a union gazebo. For the two week strike they are maintaining a busy 24 hour picket line; you could sense the solidarity and strength […]
“Can you imagine how we feel knowing that our precious daughter could have to travel for hours in an emergency situation to get to life saving surgery when she may not have hours? IF YOU GO AHEAD WITH YOUR PROPOSAL CHILDREN WILL DIE, ITS A SIMPLE AS THAT. How can that ever be an acceptable […]
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