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Workfare courts victory shows we can fight back The victory of Cait Reilly and Jamie Wilson at the court of appeal last week dealt a huge blow to the government’s flagship workfare policy.

19 February 2013

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If Gramsci was here now, he could teach Gove a lesson Tory education minister Michael Gove has confirmed what Russian revolutionary Lenin said in 1917.

12 February 2013

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Tory care reforms will make childhood as joyless as work There were cries of alarm in my children’s centre last week at Tory minister Liz Truss’s increase of child to worker ratios in early years settings.

05 February 2013

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We can stop bosses’ job cuts if our unions fight back The reports of job cuts in Socialist Worker (19 January) raise the question of how to resist the bosses’ offensive.

22 January 2013

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Target banks and bosses, not people claiming benefits Government efforts to cap a rise in working age benefits at 1 percent show how shameless Tory millionaires are.

15 January 2013

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Glasgow day centres face battle with council Labour-run Glasgow council is rushing through the closure of three of the seven Glasgow day centres. The centres provide support for adults with learning disabilities.

12 January 2013

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Tory stirs up tensions over halal meat Geoff Driver, Lancashire county council’s Tory leader, last week announced that Muslim school children in the county would now only have access to what he termed "ethical" halal meat.

31 December 2012

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A chance to block Royal Mail privatisation The CWU union’s announcement that it may ballot members in Royal Mail over ceasing to handle competitors’ mail is welcome. But as union members we need to make sure our leaders take this chance to fight back seriously.

11 December 2012

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Cyril Smith case exposes double standards People in Rochdale have been shocked by the revelations that former MP Cyril Smith abused boys in the 1970s. But the establishment, including police officers and senior politicians, knew what was going on.

04 December 2012

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End of road for two states Israeli spokesman Mark Regev quivered with rage at the suggestion that the attack on Gaza was cover for an unwillingness to recognise a Palestinian state. William Hague made a similar connection when he warned time was running out for a two state solution.

27 November 2012

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Tributes to Julie Waterson

We’ve been inundated with tributes for Julie Waterson, who died on Friday 16 November. Here is an edited selection of them.

27 November 2012

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The truth about child abuse and the family At last! A paper that gets to the real issues about child abuse and dares to discuss the power relationships within society that are reflected in the make-up of the family.

20 November 2012

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