Month: March 2011

Anti-Cuts, Elections

Anti-cuts Election Campaign Launched in Headingley

Leeds Socialist Party last night (Monday 28th March) held a public meeting to launch the election campaign of Ian Pattison, who is standing in the Headingley ward as a Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts candidate. 18 people attended the meeting, mainly Socialist Party members but also several local residents and activists from other left groups. Nick Parker, Hyde Park & Headingley Socialist Party Trevor … Continue reading Anti-cuts Election Campaign Launched in Headingley

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Anti-Cuts, Trade Unions in Leeds, UCU

Strikes Across Leeds Over Attacks on HE and FE

Mass picketing retured to Leeds today, as evidenced by the scenes at the three Leeds universities today, as well several college campuses as UCU members in HE and FE institutions took strike action over pension, pay and jobs, all of which are threatened by the coalitions cuts agenda. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Leeds University lecturers were out again in force, with not just students … Continue reading Strikes Across Leeds Over Attacks on HE and FE

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Mass Student Support for Leeds Lecturer’s Strike

On Tuesday 22nd UCU members at Leeds University went out on strike over drastic cuts to pensions. Under the new scheme lecturers could face losing up to £10,000 a year from their pension contributions as well as facing a potential loss of over 1,200 jobs and the closing of two departments. This is coming from one of the wealthiest universities in the country, a member … Continue reading Mass Student Support for Leeds Lecturer’s Strike

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Bradford Lecturers Strike Over Attacks on Pension

There was a good mood as around 20 pickets enjoyed the sun on Tuesday 22nd March as they struck over attempts by employers to attack their pensions. Warm greetings were received from lecturers at Bradford College (the main part of which is situated next to the University) as well as others on the picket lines, with an much quieter campus behing them, showing both the … Continue reading Bradford Lecturers Strike Over Attacks on Pension

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Anti-Cuts

100 Discuss How to Fight Attacks on NHS

On 19th March around 100 people ranging from GP’s and doctors to support staff to service users meet for the Leeds Hospital Alert public conference at St Chad’s Centre in Headingley to discuss the Coalition government’s new White Paper initiative to put GP consortiums in charge of NHS budgets.  The aims of the conference were to discuss the White Paper and its impacts, especially in Leeds, and … Continue reading 100 Discuss How to Fight Attacks on NHS

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International Solidarity

‘Gaddafi Must Go’ demand Leeds protesters

Over 100 people gathered outside Parkinson Steps at Leeds University to protest against the brutal repression being meted out by the Gaddafi regime against the youth in revolt against his tyrannical regime. The majority of those there were from Libyan backgrounds or other nearby Arab nations that had also been rocked by similar revolts. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Chants of ‘Say hey, say ho, … Continue reading ‘Gaddafi Must Go’ demand Leeds protesters

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Anti-Cuts

Over 30 Pack into Horsforth Against Cuts launch meeting

On Wednesday 16th March, there was standing room only at the launch meeting of Horsforth Against Cuts as over 30 people crammed into the upstairs room of Bar 166. Joel Smith, a local GMB rep introduced the main speaker, Hugo Radice, a retired economics fellow at Leeds University, who spelled out the devastating impact that the cuts package the Con-Dem coalition and the economic nonsense of their … Continue reading Over 30 Pack into Horsforth Against Cuts launch meeting

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Anti-Cuts

Harrogate Action launched to fight against cuts

Around 30 people attended a meeting on Tuesday 15th March to publicly launch Harrogate Action, a local anti-cuts campaign. The chair opened the meeting by reading out a letter from the Tory council leader of North Yorkshire County Council to Eric Pickles, bemoaning the devastating impact that the cuts will have even in this apparently more affluent part of the country. A Harrogate Socialist Party member Dave Houlgate … Continue reading Harrogate Action launched to fight against cuts

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Socialist Women

Leeds Socialists Celebrate International Women’s Day

Leeds District Socialist Party held a public meeting to celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day on the 8th of March. 20 people attended, many coming straight from a 50 strong anti-cuts rally concentrating on how the cuts will affect women as International Women’s Day this year falls during a period of struggle against austerity Britain and mass movments against oppressive regimes across the … Continue reading Leeds Socialists Celebrate International Women’s Day

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