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Issue - 2397
Dated - 01 Apr 2014
Close this refugee prison, say Yarl’s Wood survivors

Christine Case, a 40 year old woman from Jamaica, died last Sunday while detained at Yarl’s Wood “immigration removal centre” near Bedford. Survivors of Yarl's Wood tell Socialist Worker about their experience and why all refugee prisons must be shut down.

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Demonstrations around Britain on anniversary of bedroom tax
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Demonstrations around Britain on anniversary of bedroom tax

Protesters took to the streets against the bedroom tax in dozens of marches, rallies and actions around Britain yesterday, Saturday.
06 April 2014
Solicitors and probation workers on two-day strike to demand an end to Tories’ attacks
News

Solicitors and probation workers on two-day strike to demand an end to Tories’ attacks

Solicitors and probation workers in England and Wales walked out on a two-day strike on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Workers in the probation officers’ union Napo struck over Tory plans to outsource 70 percent of the service.
01 April 2014
Don’t let Nazis Griffin and Brons represent us in Brussels
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Don’t let Nazis Griffin and Brons represent us in Brussels

Fascists Nick Griffin and Andrew Brons are campaigning to keep their seats in the European parliament. Annette Mackin recalls their unpleasant histories
01 April 2014
Privatisation vultures want to charges fees to use NHS
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Privatisation vultures want to charges fees to use NHS

A think tank funded by private health firms says people should be forced to pay a £10-a-month “membership charge” to use the NHS. The report from think tank Reform also says prescription fees should be higher and that people staying in hospital overnight should pay “hotel charges”.
01 April 2014
Urinetown: Musical that’s making a big splash gets its aim wrong
Reviews & Culture

Urinetown: Musical that’s making a big splash gets its aim wrong

London’s critics love musical comedy Urinetown for its satire—but behind the crude gags lurks a whiff of something nastier, writes Mary Brodbin
01 April 2014
HCA Housing agency workers walk out for a fair bonus
News

HCA Housing agency workers walk out for a fair bonus

Workers struck for three days at the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) from Tuesday to Thursday of last week. The strike involved members of the Unite union at sites in central London and Manchester.
01 April 2014
Union: A new play that shows how Scotland’s elites sold its independence in 1707
Reviews & Culture

Union: A new play that shows how Scotland’s elites sold its independence in 1707

In the year when the union between Scotland and England could be consigned to history, Union looks at the events leading up to the momentous vote in 1707 that established it.
01 April 2014
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Reviews & Culture

Captain America The Winter Soldier

This sequel grapples with civil liberties, the threat of fascism, drones, and spooks.
01 April 2014
Bombardier workers on 14-day strike
News

Bombardier workers on 14-day strike

Production workers at Bombardier are on strike against bosses’ attempts to force them to work 70 percent of their shifts at night time.
01 April 2014
Ayo: Ticket to the World
News

Ayo: Ticket to the World

Singer songwriter Ayo’s new album is worth a listen. 
01 April 2014
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Barnsley freedom ride campaign refuses to pay rail fares

More than 120 pensioners and disabled people defied the decision to axe free travel by refusing to pay when they boarded trains on Monday of this week.
01 April 2014
Tories bash the poor to give to the rich...again
News

Tories bash the poor to give to the rich…again

The new financial year brings new tax cuts for bosses as welfare cuts continue, says Dave Sewell
01 April 2014