Socialist Party Manifesto 2010 (April 2010)
We are living through the most severe economic crisis since the Great Depression. Although the economy, which shrunk by a massive 5% has now stuttered into growth, a further decline – a ‘double dip’ – is far from ruled out. So the 2010 general election comes at a decisive time. The British economy is still deep in crisis…
Trade Unionist & Socialist Coalition policies (March 2010)
The working class and peoples of Britain face a ruling class offensive which will intensify over the coming period. It is an offensive against public services, incomes, living standards and trade union rights in order to boost monopoly profit. Not content with the banks receiving the biggest bail-out…
The great anti-poll tax victory – 20th anniversary (February 2010)
The majority of trade union leaders are completely unprepared to meet the onslaught on jobs and public services, the worst for 40 years. But that does not mean that the inevitable resistance is destined for defeat. In the run up to the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the poll tax to England and Wales…
Welsh Perspectives 2010 (January 2010)
The prospects for the Welsh economy are inextricably linked to the world capitalist crisis and the special crisis of the British economy. The British economy has followed the rest of the world economy and officially moved out of recession by growing at a paltry rate of 0.1% in the last quarter. But the hopes of some…
Socialists support Welsh language (December 2009)
In November this year, the Welsh Assembly approved a bid for powers over the Welsh language, seeking the passage of legislative competency order (LCO) through parliament. The step is argued as being the first move in a bid to legislate for the extension of language equality measures to cover the private sector…
EDL not welcome in Wrexham (November 2009)
On Saturday 21 November, the racist English Defence League, masquerading as the Welsh Defence League, held a demonstration outside a pub in Wrexham town centre. It comprised of 30 football hooligans from Bolton and a mere half a dozen local racists who chanted slogans such as…
North Wales suffers in race to the bottom (July 2009)
Historically, the economy of the north west of Wales has been based upon agriculture and tourism; the economy of the north east of Wales upon heavy industry and manufacturing. However, over the past few decades, we have witnessed the death of heavy industry, and an agricultural sector decimated…
No traitor in this house – the Great North Wales Quarry Strikes (September 2008)
When people think of centres of working class militancy in Britain, Gwynedd in North Wales would probably not feature at the top of the list. Yet it was the scene for one of the most bitter disputes in the history of working class struggles in Britain, with a series of strikes and lock-outs at the end of the 19th century…
Nid oes bradwr yn y ty hwn – Streiciau Enfawr Chwareli’r Gogledd (Medi 2008)
Pan fydd pobl yn meddwl am ganolfannau milwriaethus y dosbarth gweithiol yng Ngwledydd Prydain efallai na fydd Gwynedd yn dod i frig y rhestr. Ond dyma ble y bu i un o anghydfodau mwyaf chwerw’r dosbarth gweithiol ym Mhrydain gymryd lle, gyda chyfres o streiciau a chloi drysau ar ddiwedd y bedwaredd ganrif…
