European TUC day of action: London protest & rally

13th November 2012 Socialist Action 0

Protest: Assemble: 5pm – 5:30pm Wednesday 14 November
European Commission 32 Smith Square Westminster, SW1P 3EU
for march past Parliament to rally
Tubes: St. James’s Park / Westminster  Click here to see map

Rally: Starts: 6:30pm
Upper Hall, Emmanuel Centre  9-23 Marsham Street  Greater London SW1P 3DW Click here for map
With speakers including Tony Benn, the Trade Union’s in Britain and live-streamed from Greece, Spain and Portugal.
Plus footage from the strikes and protests across Europe on that day.

Photo: PIIGS United

Plebs and PIIGS banquet

11th November 2012 Socialist Action 0

5-7pm Monday 12 November

Guildhall, off Gresham Street, London EC2

Protest outside the Lord Mayor’s Banquet against the austerity measures being pursued across Europe

Graph from: Eurostat

EU strikes on 14 November

8th November 2012 Socialist Action 0

By Nicky Dempsey

Unions in a number of European countries have called a mass one-day strike for November 14. It is the first time since the crisis began that co-ordinated industrial action has been organised in a number of different countries. It represents an important step forward in the growing collaboration between the workers’ organisations in a number of countries and poses the question of a European-wide action programme to deal with the crisis.

Obama wins – world to get more of the same

7th November 2012 Socialist Action 0

By Jane West

The re-election of Obama as US President rather than a right-wing creationist Republican in hock to the Tea Party movement has naturally pleased progressive opinion in the West.

But the truth is, whichever candidate had won there would be little change, and the indifference to the result reported on the streets of Islamabad, and the coolness of response in China, are a far more accurate response.

Photo: jonanamary

Tories attack women’s right to choose

6th November 2012 Socialist Action 0

By Lisa-Jane Green

A reactionary campaign against abortion rights has recently been whipped up by senior Tories. Backbencher Nadine Dorries MP secured a debate on reducing the abortion time limit from 24 to 22 weeks, Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt re-stated his support for a reduction in the abortion time limit to 12 weeks (in an interview with The Times [paywall]) and Minister for Women and Equalities Maria Miller stated her support for a cut to the 20 week mark.