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To replace today’s bankrupt capitalism with a genuine socialist system it’s necessary to build a mass movement with the correct leadership. The Socialist Party is the most determined and effective socialist organisation in the country. We are part of the Committee for a Workers’ International, the world socialist organisation. Our branches meet every week for inclusive and democratic, political discussion and to organise our forces to work with campaigns, trade unions and activists in our communities and beyond to change the world. see: socialistparty.org.uk Stoke Socialist Party’s programme of political discussions towards the end of the year are as follows;                                                                   .2 November  “100Read More →

The so called ‘Rally Against Grooming’ organised by Britain First and Stoke Infidels in Burslem on Saturday 28 October will do nothing to prevent or protect victims of grooming or sexual exploitation. Their sole aim was to stoke up racism and division in an area of Stoke-on-Trent where there is a significant Asian population. After two weeks of building for their ‘rally against grooming’ they managed to attract just 100 people despite having the national leaders of Britain First as speakers. In just two days, North Staffs against racism and fascism (NorScarf) and other anti-racists mobilised over 100 to counter their racist bile. Stoke SocialistRead More →

Catalonia: What’s going on in Catalonia? What do socialists think about it all? Hear from members of the Socialist Party’s sister party in the Spanish state at Socialism 2017. General secretary of Izquierda Revolucionaria Juan Ignacio Ramos and Coral Latorre, general secretary of the Student Union in Catalonia will be among our guest speakers. Meet and discuss with other Socialists from across the world! For more details and to book tickets go to: www.socialism2017.netRead More →

CWU activist explains why he voted yes, Royal Mail workers have voted for a massive, historic national strike. The CWU postal workers’ union announced a huge vote for action in the result of a national ballot of Royal Mail workers in the fight to win the ‘Four Pillars’. 89% voted yes on a 74% turnout. After months of unsatisfactory talks between the business and CWU representatives, the union has now decided to act over the company’s attacks on pensions, terms and conditions of employment and working practices. As part of the ‘Four Pillars’ of security the union is seeking from the business, the CWU hasRead More →

Over 200 people signed our petition in Hanley today calling on the city council to start installing sprinklers immediately in all Stoke-on-Trent tower blocks. That makes 1,500 in total. At times people were queuing up to sign. There is also an online petition which has another 1,300 names calling for the installation of sprinklers. The near miss for residents in a six storey block in Burslem yesterday makes even clearer the urgency of carrying out this work immediately. If neighbours had not alerted residents in the block by banging on their doors then we could have been looking at more lives lost.    It wasRead More →

In the early hours of Sunday 1st Oct a fire broke out on the ground floor of a 3 storey bock of flats in Ringland Close, Hanley. A mother and 2 daughters were rescued from their flat above and rushed to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation – others were moved out of their homes for safety reasons. Local people were shocked by this horrific event but quickly rallied round with toys, clothes, food, donations etc for all the families affected. Stoke-on-Trent city council provided accommodation for all those who had to move out of the block. Tragically, less than 2 days later 36 year oldRead More →

Trump, climate change, war, low pay, austerity, NHS privatisation and cuts, institutional racism, soaring inequality… Every day there are more reasons to find out about the socialist alternative to the cuts and crisis of capitalism. Socialism 2017 on 11 and 12 November will be discussing politics and the alternative more than ever! We hope you can make it this year. Socialism 2017 will be the political event of the year! It will be packed with ideas on how to change the world discussed among life-long fighters, new activists and the socialist-curious. We will be celebrating the anniversary of the 1917 Russian Revolution. 1917 provides aRead More →

Above Brummie bin workers showing support and solidarity with McDonald’s strikers Thanks to Rob Williams, national chair of the National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) for this update from TUC conference ….. TUC Congress has today voted unanimously for a Unite emergency motion supporting the Birmingham bin workers and condemning Birmingham council for reneging on the deal agreed at ACAS. In a barnstorming speech, Unite assistant general secretary and acting West Midlands regional secretary Howard Beckett slammed the council chief executive, and the Labour councillors for not standing up to her. “The Labour council are acting like Tories in how they are treating their workers. OurRead More →

“The National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) rally in Brighton on 10 September was the most inspiring yet! The rally is now a regular feature at – and generally stands in stark contrast to – the TUC annual congress which it is timed to coincide with. We saw a mix of fighting trade union leaders and workers currently active in workplace disputes. The TUC is always busy with its reports of mistreatment of workers and trade union members. The rally demanded action: it’s time for change.” You can read the full report here Here is a short clip of the NSSN rally More info about theRead More →