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SWP conference debates where next for the left?

Revolutionaries debated how to shape the political situation at the Socialist Workers Party conference

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The Tories stoke racism with a fake crisis in the English Channel

The Tories have manufactured a sham migrant crisis to justify their racism, writes Tomáš Tengely-Evans

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Reports round-up - workers at Royal Palaces fight over pension cuts

Workers at three Historic Royal Palaces—the Tower of London, Kensington Palace and Hampton Court Palace—struck for three hours last month

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Hillsborough trials set to begin at last

The trials of two men charged in relation to the 1989 Hillsborough football disaster are set to start on 14 January.

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The 12th Man - a tale of defiance with a touch too much nationalism

The 12th Man is a tale of violence and pain against a picturesque backdrop.

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Threat of walkout delivers win for victimised postal worker

Postal workers in Bristol have won justice for a sacked colleague

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Universal Credit claimants forced to beg online to get by

Hundreds of people have been forced to beg for money online because of the Tories’ hated Universal Credit (UC) benefit.

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Ten more colleges could join walkouts over pay

Workers across 26 colleges in England last month voted by 89 percent for strikes over pay. The overall turnout was 48 percent.

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School workers walk out at The Barclay School over academy plan

NEU union members at The Barclay School in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, struck on Wednesday 12 December.

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Supporters demand suspended health worker Karen Reissmann is reinstated

The Reinstate Karen Reissmann campaign is gearing up for a public meeting in Manchester on Saturday, 19 January.

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Fire authorities plan bonfire of services

A fire station in Scotland was so short-staffed in December that it was forced to close.

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National Archives release protects state secrets - and shows up the ruling class

National Archives records released this week saw most state secrets remain secret. Fewer important documents are released every year.

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Scottish further education lecturers plan strikes in January

In a ballot EIS union members voted 90 percent yes to strikes, and are set for escalating action

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Tim’s view

Socialist Worker's cartoonist's take on events

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Update: deportation of Otis Bolamu halted after determined campaign

Swansea asylum-seeker fears for his life if the British authorities send him back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Mass resistance and police repression in Catalonia

Thousands protested as the Spanish state held a cabinet meeting in Barcelona

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Palestine activist Paul Jonson reinstated after antisemitism claim is rejected

A council worker suspended from his job for criticising Israel has been reinstated.

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Police officer guilty of gross misconduct in Kingsley Burrell case

Kingsley died on 31 March 2011. He was restrained by police at a mental health unit and beaten severely while he had a towel placed over his face.

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Newsquest journalists in Cumbria strike against cuts and for better pay

'Knowing that I’m being used is leaving me feeling crushed at the end of each day,' said a striker.

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Migration white paper - the Tories plan new racist laws

It includes a plan for a section of workers to be regarded as second-class 'foreigners' who are grudgingly allowed into Britain to be exploited

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