Austerity

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Cuts fall on poor while rich see resources rise

The poor have suffered disproportionately higher levels of cuts in the last three years.
17 March 2015
Green Party spring conference calls for an end to Tory austerity
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Green Party spring conference calls for an end to Tory austerity

Some 1,300 people attended the Green Party spring conference in Liverpool last weekend. It was the largest conference the Greens have ever held.
10 March 2015
Make the rich pay
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Make the rich pay

There's no need for austerity - and we have the numbers to prove it
03 March 2015
SNP slams ‘crude’ cuts—and slashes council jobs
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SNP slams ‘crude’ cuts—and slashes council jobs

Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon called on the Labour Party to abandon austerity in a speech in London last week.
17 February 2015
Europe’s rulers try to force Greece's left government into a climbdown
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Europe’s rulers try to force Greece’s left government into a climbdown

The European Union’s (EU) rulers and the bosses are determined to make sure last month’s Greek election counts for nothing.
17 February 2015
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Workers tell Syriza, ‘Don’t go back’

A wave of protests swept Greece last Sunday. The biggest was outside the Greek parliament in Athens’ Syntagma Square—and the shift in mood was clear.
17 February 2015
Bankers pile pressure on Greece as Syriza challenges European Union
International

Bankers pile pressure on Greece as Syriza challenges European Union

Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras laid out his government’s policy on Sunday of last week, as parliament opened for the first time since the elections.
10 February 2015
Tory bankers—hypocrites and thieves
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Tory bankers—hypocrites and thieves

How does privileged prime minister David Cameron have the nerve to tell company directors that “put simply—it’s time Britain had a pay rise”?
10 February 2015
Greece - from hope to real change?
International

Greece – from hope to real change?

Dave Sewell reports from Athens on people’s hopes for change after the election of the anti-austerity party Syriza
27 January 2015
'Syriza win means hope has arrived in Greece'
International

‘Syriza win means hope has arrived in Greece’

Voters in Greece delivered a resounding rejection of austerity in last Sunday’s general election.
27 January 2015
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Antarsya candidate on where next after Greece’s election

Giorgos Pittas, a candidate for the anti?capitalist coalition Antarsya, spoke to Socialist Worker about the key priorities after Sunday’s election.
27 January 2015
As Greece rejects austerity - we can do it here
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As Greece rejects austerity – we can do it here

The Greek election result is an inspiring boost to everyone fighting the warped priorities of the bosses and the Tories. 
27 January 2015