Socialist Worker (Britain)

10/04/2025

He didn't even get a handshake from the chair or from Unison general secretary Christina McAnea

Wes Streeting didn't even get a handshake from the chair or from Unison general secretary Christina McAnea.

08/04/2025

One of the most urgent challenges of the present situation is the need for a left political alternative to Labour—and the need to not let Reform UK build out of anger

The We Demand Change summit of resistance on the weekend before last is a potential game-changer for the radical left in Britain.

08/04/2025

Trump's latest round of tariffs seem random, but there is a plan behind it all

Trump's latest round of tariffs seem random, but there is a plan behind it allMillions of people around the world were shocked

08/04/2025

University workers should look to link up their strikes and spread the fightback against bosses' cuts to jobs

08/04/2025

Poor maternity pay had pushed workers to leave their jobs, worsening what was already a recruitment and retention crisis

Workers at Dunraven School in Lambeth, south London, celebrate after a successful strike for better maternity pay

08/04/2025

The new Socialist Worker is out now. Our front page reads: “As Trump's tariffs spark turmoil on stock markets”

❌'We won't pay for their crisis'




📚Read more at https://socialistworker.co.uk

08/04/2025

Plus readers on abortion demonstrations, union leaders and Palestine and the reality of Le Pen's arrest

08/04/2025

Each day brings news of further job losses, short time working and attacks on unions. Thomas Foster says union leaders must either stand up or face being destroyed by bosses and the right

In the US, each day brings news of further job losses, short time working and attacks on unions. Union leaders must stand up.

08/04/2025

Socialists and others should take action, building on the mood for unity and the opposition to Labour’s militarism

Join the We Demand Change mobilisations and take action against Keir Starmer's government with a number of protests this April

08/04/2025

Socialists reject state censorship and are the foremost fighters for both individual and collective freedom, but do we believe in unlimited free speech?

Few issues illustrate the hypocrisy of the right better than freedom of speech

08/04/2025

Young anti-choice ­activists are co-opting the language of human rights

Anti-choice ­activists are on TikTok sharing messages couched in human rights rhetoric and using language from battles against oppression

08/04/2025

Israeli forces opened fire on a clearly marked aid vehicle

The scandal of Israel’s murder of 15 Palestinian paramedics—and its failed attempt to cover up it up—has spread anger across the world

08/04/2025

Workers should not line up behind 'national interests'

Workers in Britain have more in common with workers in the US or China than with their own bosses and politicians

04/04/2025

Dr Murat Birdal, an economics professor at Istanbul University, spoke to Socialist Worker

Protests are raging against Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. After arresting Ekrem Imamoglu, the presidential candidate of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), a mass movement erupted. Hundreds of thousands are taking part in protests across Turkey, and the movement is boycotting companies ...

04/04/2025

Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank spoke to Socialist Worker

Israel has murdered over 1,100 people since it renewed its genocide two weeks ago and now it's looking to expand its occupation of Gaza.

03/04/2025

A Labour minister has forced the Sentencing Council to withdraw its new sentencing guidelines

The Labour justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has forced the Sentencing Council to withdraw its new sentencing guidelines

03/04/2025

US officials hypocritically claim they are concerned about free speech in Britain

Trump administration officials say they are “concerned about freedom of expression” in Britain. But it is just hypocrisy