Notes from the front - Socialist Action

Notes from the front – of the week 2/7/2015

2nd July 2015 Socialist Action 0

Action against austerity is stepping up

The Tory government elected eight weeks ago is facing greater opposition than the previous coalition encountered. Attitudes to austerity have hardened up over time, with support for public spending cuts having declined. For example Ashcroft’s 7 May poll found that 54 per cent of voters did not agree that spending cuts need to continue through this parliament.

Notes from the front – of the week 25/6/2015

25th June 2015 Socialist Action 0

Corbyn’s anti-austerity leadership campaign storms social media

Having secured a place in the Labour Leadership election, Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign is galvanising the left within Labour and beyond.

Notes from the front – of the week 17/6/2015

17th June 2015 Socialist Action 0

Jeremy Corbyn and Diane Abbott – challenging Labour’s rightward shift

Jeremy Corbyn’s success in securing sufficient nominations to contest the Labour leadership election has galvanised the left of the party. The notion that Labour lost May’s General Election because it was too ‘left’ will now be challenged in the contest. Corbyn will campaign for Labour to break with austerity and for a foreign policy independent of US diktats.

Notes from the front – of the week 11/6/2015

11th June 2015 Socialist Action 0

All out for Saturday 20 June – Join the People’s Assembly Against Austerity national demo

Just one month on from the general election the new Tory government has wasted no time in announcing it is intensifying the austerity offensive.

Notes from the front – of the week 3/6/2015

3rd June 2015 Socialist Action 0

Tories launch new racist offensives

With the election now over, the Tories are decisively reasserting the scape-goating agenda that was suspended for fear of building up UKIP during the election campaign. Various reactionary measures were announced in the Queen’s Speech on 27 May, including proposed legislation on ‘extremism’ and immigration.

Notes from the front – of the week 27/5/2015

27th May 2015 Socialist Action 0

Stunning victory for Podemos

The local and regional elections held in the Spanish state were a victory for the anti-austerity political insurgents of Podemos and its allies and a defeat for the ruling Partido Popular (PP). This is an important breakthrough ahead of national elections to be held later this year and is a significant boost to the anti-austerity forces across Europe, especially Syriza in Greece.