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Reject Alabama Abortion Ban

Reject Alabama Abortion Ban

Heather Rawling, Socialist Party women’s committee Alabama legislators have passed a bill that makes it a felony for a doctor to perform or attempt to perform an abortion. They even denied an amendment allowing exemptions for cases of rape and incest. The bill’s sponsor Terri Collins – a Republican in the Alabama House of Representatives […]

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Leicester Leadership

Leicester Leadership

Since the inception of the Premier League – the money bags version of a football league – to choose to support a club outside the ‘top-six’ is to choose adversity gift-wrapped. That was certainly the experience of Leicester City supporters when Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha bought the club in 2010. Soon after, he bought back […]

Leicester’s Sri Lankan Community Calls for An End to Anti-Muslim Riots in Sri Lanka

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 Defies Trump’s Racism

Leicester Defies Trump’s Racism

Solidarity is a critical weapon in these tumultuous times, as was demonstrated in Leicester earlier tonight when over 350 people gathered in the city centre to protest Trump’s bigoted policies. Similar and much larger protests in the US have forced Trump onto the back foot, as airports were literally shut-down by enraged citizens. Industrial action […]

Leicester Says Dump Trump!

Leicester Says Dump Trump!

Despite freezing cold weather, more that 50 people gathered at the Clock Tower in Leicester on January 20th, to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump. Women of all ages were present, all expressing alarm at the prospect of an openly sexist and misogynist leader of the United States. “Dump Trump- racist Trump! Dump Trump- sexist […]

Black Lives Matter Activist Darletta Scruggs On Building Resistance Against Trump

Black Lives Matter Activist Darletta Scruggs On Building Resistance Against Trump

Donald Trump’s election is a massive setback for working-class people the whole world over, but at the same time his election reflects the growing anger of the 99% at the 1% who make up the ruling class. U.S. Socialist Alternative’s Darletta Scruggs spoke at the Socialist Party’s annual conference in London over the weekend, and […]

Real Agenda Behind Anti-Semitism Slurs

Real Agenda Behind Anti-Semitism Slurs

On May 9, Dr Simon Bennett published a first-person article in the Leicester Mercury attacking the Socialist Party titled “Why hard left is a threat to Labour Party.” On May 11, the Mercury published the following first-person response from Socialist Party member Steve Score, in addition to a letter published by John Merrell, who is also a […]

EU Referendum: ‘In’ campaigners crank up Project Fear

EU Referendum: ‘In’ campaigners crank up Project Fear

Project fear is back with a vengeance! Pro-European Union (EU) campaigners in the run up to the June referendum are copying the strategy of the anti-independence bloc in Scotland last year. We are told a vote to leave will mean economic catastrophe, higher prices and the loss of jobs, trade and workers’ rights. Tory Prime […]

Sacked Greek Worker Brings Solidarity

Sacked Greek Worker Brings Solidarity

A highlight of last weekends National Shop Stewards Network annual conference was hearing from sacked Greek worker Harris Sideris, a member of Xekinima (sister party of the Socialist Party in Greece). He said he did not want to talk about the difficulties facing Greek workers, but rather their determination. Up until recently an employee of […]

Will Leicester Politicians Now Support Greek’s Historic No Vote

Will Leicester Politicians Now Support Greek’s Historic No Vote

On Sunday the people of Greece made their intentions clear by overwhelming rejecting austerity in their national referendum. The No campaign exceeded all expectations and stormed to victory, securing 61% of the popular vote. The Greek working class are showing that austerity can be resisted giving workers across Europe hope. Local TUSC candidate, Damon Gibbons, […]

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