Theresa May’s ‘Brexishambles’ keeps rolling on. And we’re sick of it! How many more extensions can she possibly request from Brussels? How many times can she present new versions of a dismal, anti-working-class, bosses’ Brexit deal for a parliamentary vote? Could the Tories be more split, splintered, weak and wobbly? How on earth are they […]
Steve Score, Socialist Party candidate in the city mayoral elections has pledged to only live on the wage of an average Leicester worker if elected. The city mayor takes home over £70,000 at the moment. The current basic allowance for every council member is £10,556 and the city mayor has a ‘special responsibility allowance’ on […]
Leicester Socialist Party has announced it has selected Steve Score, local campaigner, to stand in May’s Mayoral elections. Steve chaired the successful Save Glenfield Children’s Heart Centre campaign and continues to be involved in local campaigning around defending the NHS. He has a long record in Leicester of fighting government and local cuts in services. […]
Just in case there was any doubt that it’s one law for them and another for us, Prince Philip cleared that up as he ploughed his tank-like Land Rover 4×4 into the path of a lowly Kia. He blamed his careless driving on being dazzled by the sun. “I’m such a fool,” he remarked to […]
The crisis in social care continues to worsen, as local authorities are being warned that they should be preparing to arrange alternative provision for 13,500 elderly and disabled people by the end of the month. The reason for this alarming advice from the Quality Care Commission is that Allied Healthcare – a major private provider […]
Surprise, surprise. Theresa May’s so-called birthday pre-sent to the NHS – an extra £20 billion a year by 2023 – isn’t quite the generous gesture that it seems. In fact, it’s hopelessly inadequate. So much so, that hot on the heels of this promise comes the announcement that 17 procedures currently available on the NHS […]
The collapse of the building giant Carillion may have caused chaos, but it hasn’t been bad for everyone involved. It transpires that some are set to benefit from the company’s liquidation. Accountancy firms and lawyers will be making a killing, raking in some £70 million in fees. And who’s footing the bill for the disaster? […]
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 […]
The NHS is in a perfect storm this winter. Decades of cuts and sell-offs have brought it to breaking point while it faces pressure from all directions. 68 A&E consultants have written to Theresa May. The letter warns of the consequences of chronic underfunding amid a gathering flu epidemic, and the increased strain on already […]
The Tories’ mission to wreck our NHS continues, as funding looks set to fall to a historic low for our already horrifically overstretched health service. Chancellor Phillip Hammond has delivered a further kick in the teeth, refusing to provide a desperately needed emergency injection of £4 billion that has been demanded by NHS chief Simon […]
leicestersocialists.org.uk by Leicester Socialist Party is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.
