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Recently the Conservative Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, wrote to 15 schools in the borough asking them if they want to be considered for fast-tracking to academy status. Nancy Taaffe who stood in the general election for the Socialist Party and is Unison joint campaigns officer said: “This has huge implications for all...
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The following letter was sent by Nancy Taaffe and printed in the Walthamstow Guardian on 27/05/10. It is an open letter from The Socialist Party to Waltham Forest Council, whose Labour leader Chris Robbins said this week that he aims to “work hard to protect the services that matter most to residents”. We ask...
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The budget deficit grew by over 400% after the bank bailouts according to the Policy Exchange think tank. But instead of clawing money back from the banksters responsible, on Tuesday 22 June the new Cabinet will spell out in detail where its axe will fall on public services. We don’t need to read the small...
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CON-DEMned to cuts? Prepare for the fight of your life! Come and discuss what this means in Walthamstow New government, new council, new struggle 7.30pm William Morris Community Centre, Greenleaf Road, London E17 6QQ 5 minutes from Walthamstow Central Get there early for tea and biscuits!
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Pakistani workers’ leader speaks in London Thursday 22 April 7.30pm, William Morris Community Centre, Greenleaf Road, off Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London E17 Call Sarah on 079 580 320 71 for further details, interview etc. Khalid Bhatti, a long-time activist in the student and workers movement and general secretary of the Socialist Movement Pakistan, has been involved in...
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What do the establishment politicians take us for? At a recent hustings it was surreal to hear just how far off the ‘official party’ message some establishment candidates are prepared to go when faced with a socialist on the platform and a packed audience of trade unionists and community activists. The Labour candidate has been...
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We face: •Waltham Forest college – up to £2 million in cuts •Waltham Forest council – £10 million in cuts and sell-offs •Ascham Homes - up to 70 redundancies Build a fightback! No to cuts in jobs & services Join the march on Thursday 25 March 5pm From Ascham Homes to the full council meeting Our services are threatened with the axe because the...
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The Campaign2Campaign day of action to defend democracy was a celebration of solidarity and struggle in Walthamstow on Saturday 6 March. The usual Socialist Party stall was joined by Youth Fight for Jobs, trade unions including Unite, Unison, NUT, UCU, NUJ, Tamil Solidarity, the Green Party, Palestine Solidarity, UAF, Keep our NHS Public and...
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No to youth unemployment! No to racism! One of the most important events on the calendar now is the Youth March for Jobs in Barking on Saturday 13 March. Working class people in that area have suffered New Labour’s betrayal and now they face the threat of the far-right racist BNP as Nick Griffin is...
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 Students and workers Unite: Fight university cuts   Since last autumn, when the vice chancellor of Sussex University announced a savage programme of job losses and cuts, we have been organising protests through our ‘Stop the Cuts’ campaign (StC).  Claire Laker Mansfield, Sussex Socialist Students From porters to professors, every campus worker at Sussex University will be affected by...
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