Tory ‘democracy’ defends statues – not us!Kill the bill – not the right to protest! The Government has introduced the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill to Parliament, but the third and final reading has been delayed because of widespread protests.The proposals include:• Allowing the police to impose a start and finish time and set […]
Read MoreNo return to work without full safety measures Workers will not pay for economic crisis The ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic have laid bare the fault lines that run through British society. Over 4 million people have tested positive, and over 120,000 people have died with the highest death rates amongst frontline workers, black, elderly […]
Read MoreThe LiverpoolPalestine or LivPal group was formed just over four weeks ago. We think the social, union and political movements should give them maximum support. LIVPAL’s principles We are a student solidarity human rights group that opposes all forms of discrimination including anti-Semitism and Islamophobia and any form of racism. We maintain a zero tolerance policy […]
Read MoreMartin Ralph, a member of the International Socialist League, received 315 votes, that is 10.09% of 3,123 votes in the ward constituency of Old Swan, in the 2021 Liverpool City Council election. The ballot paper listed five major parties and the independent Old Swan Against the Cuts (OSAC), for which Martin ran. OSAC achieved third place, behind […]
Read MoreThe government has introduced the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill to Parliament, and its second reading was rushed through. Because of widespread protests, the third and final reading has been delayed. The bill will ban protests that block roads around Parliament, and it will introduce a new offence, punishable by up to ten years in […]
Read MoreJohnson’s plan to send in commissioners for three years to deal with the alleged corruption in the City Council has nothing to do with rooting out corruption. The Labour Council antics and, above all, their pro-business and implementation of austerity since 2010 has opened the door. Secretary of State Robert Jenrick said on 24 March, […]
Read MoreInternational Socialist League Women’s Committee Just days after 8th March, and the sexism and misogyny that define our society has shown itself in the most extreme of cases. The murder of Sarah Everard has sickened the country, and the talk that is dominating the streets, social media and mainstream media has shifted to the focus […]
Read MoreFor the second consecutive year International Women’s Day will once again be marked by the COVID-19 crisis. With the biggest recession in history in the UK and the worst still to come, women are disproportionately bearing the costs of the rotten system. Be it due to working in unsafe conditions, earning less, or being made […]
Read MoreThird year nursing student Dafydd Jones reflects on the campaign for pay and conditions in the NHS during the hardest year for healthcare workers in living memory How did NHS workers’ struggle advance in 2020 over wages, funding for services etc? 2020 is of course a story of two halves, pre- and post-lockdown. Up until […]
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