After our meeting was advertised broadly last weekend, the venue (The Old Monkey) relented to a campaign to “no platform” the Workers Party and cancelled our meeting. We have had to rearrange the meeting at a **new venue** (a short journey from Manchester centre). We give you our sincere apologies for the alteration and hope that you can still join us.Continue reading “NEW VENUE Manchester rally with George Galloway and Andy Hudd”
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Liz Truss gone amid clamour for a general election
After just 44 days it was all over for Liz Truss. Truss had said she was prepared to be unpopular, but she could never have imagined in August her entry into the record books as Britain’s shortest serving Prime Minister. The FT was indignant at her appointment, almost from the outset and certainly since Kwarteng’sContinue reading “Liz Truss gone amid clamour for a general election”
By-election campaigning underway
The Workers Party is standing in the Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath East by-election on October 6th. Our candidate is Phil Bevin who worked in Jeremy Corbyn’s office before the 2019 general election. Phil is a passionate housing campaigner, trade unionist and socialist. The Ward is a typical inner-city area in Labour run Birmingham city council,Continue reading “By-election campaigning underway”
ASLEF and the fight for political independence
The news that ASLEF will remain affiliated to the Labour Party is disappointing but not unexpected. Supporters of disaffiliation knew that it was going to be a difficult task extricating ASLEF from this abusive relationship. The General Secretary Mick Whelan (who is regarded by all as a decent and principled man) sits at the headContinue reading “ASLEF and the fight for political independence”
Support the striking rail workers! Defend the right to strike!
The Workers Party of Britain denounces Network Rail’s plan to cut up to 2,500 rail jobs, condemns transport secretary Grant Shapps threat to criminalise strikes and welcomes the overwhelming mandate for national strike action delivered by an RMT ballot of over 40,000 rail workers. A magnificent 89 percent voted for strike action on a turn out of 71 percent.
Billionaire bonanza
More than 260 million people could be plunged into extreme poverty this year because of skyrocketing inflation while hundreds have become billionaires whose cumulative wealth rose 30 percent, according to Oxfam International. In a report published on Monday, the first day of the World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland, the Oxfam report was pickedContinue reading “Billionaire bonanza”
Local elections 2022
In February 2022 the Workers Party of Britain agreed with the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition to avoid unnecessary electoral clashes and the party limited its electoral work in the May 2022 local elections accordingly. Since March the Workers Party sits as an observer on the TUSC steering committee. In the May 2022 local electionsContinue reading “Local elections 2022”
Tesco workers dig in their heels
The Workers Party of Britain celebrates the refusal of Tesco lorry drivers and warehouse staff to accept an insulting below-inflation pay offer from management. The workers so far taking this stand are based at four Tesco distribution centres: Belfast, Didcot, Doncaster and Thurrock. Tesco, which last year made a profit of over £3 billion, isContinue reading “Tesco workers dig in their heels”
Support the GKN strikers!
The Workers Party of Britain applauds the decision of GKN Driveline workers at Chester Road plant in Birmingham to strike against management plans to shut the site down, wipe out over 500 jobs and transfer the work to sites in Europe. Strength of feeling is such that the strike ballot notched up 95% in favourContinue reading “Support the GKN strikers!”
Support the Yodel drivers!
The Workers Party of Britain welcomes the ballot on industrial action opened by the GMB union for over 250 of its members employed by the delivery company Yodel. Despite the national shortage of drivers, penny-pinching outfits like Yodel like to think that they can continue to fob workers off with low pay and poor conditions.Continue reading “Support the Yodel drivers!”