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Statement on the Present Threat to Iran.
The Labour and Trade Unions movement must stop the madman Trump who is causing death and destruction throughout the whole World. I support the votes by Russia and China in the UN Security Council and their refusal to accept a United Nations position which would effectively support the maniacal President of the United States and…
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Reverse the Decay
Bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis has announced the closure of its Falkirk factory, with 115 job losses. Its nearby Larbert plant will be converted to a chassis manufacturing site, safeguarding around 200 roles that were previously at risk. This comes despite receiving £4.1 million from the Scottish government in September 2025 to protect jobs, after the…
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Five Questions that UK journalists should be asking the Labour Government, (and are not).
By Allistair Lomax Despite the protestations from Government ministers, there is little doubt that the UK has been ‘dragged’ into the US/Israel war against Iran. What we see is the mainstream media fulfilling its role as government stenographers by pushing the narrative that Keir Starmer has resisted pressure from Donald Trump to join the war…
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Open Letter to the World: From Cuba, An Ordinary Woman Denounces the Crime They Refuse to See
To all of humanity, to the mothers of the world, to Doctors Without Borders, to journalists with dignity, to the governments that still believe in justice: My name is like millions of others. I have no famous last name or important title. I am an ordinary Cuban woman. A daughter, a sister, a patriot. And…
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Opposition toward USAF Activity in Scotland
By SLP Leader Jim McDaid Ayrshire SLP members supported and participated in the protest at Prestwick International Airport organised by Stop The War Scotland in conjunction with Ayrshire CND on Sunday, 22nd March 2026. The demonstration was called to express outright opposition to the use of the airport by logistical support aircraft of the USAF…
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The War Against Iran
The UK government’s position on the US/Israel war with Iran, is duplicitous. It is on the one hand claiming that it is not being drawn into the war with Iran, while on the other hand it is giving logistical aid to the US by allowing the US to use UK bases. The UK is therefore…
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Immigration and People who Escape War and Persecution
By David Jacobsen Our government and media continue to try and brainwash or hypnotically trick people in Britain about the increase in the number of people who come into UK, hoping for freedom from persecution and war in their homeland. The Socialist Labour Party policy on immigration and economic migration onto Britain, understands that we face…
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Statement on the US attack on Iran
The Socialist Labour Party wishes to condemn, without reserve, the attack on the sovereign state of Iran by the United States and Israel. This illegal act of aggression under international law has already cost innocent human lives, and we see this as the latest of a series of conflicts, spurred on by the US’s imperialist…
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The Gorton and Denton By-election Result
This morning (27/02/2026) woke up to the spectacular result of the Greens win in the Gorton and Denton by-election, in Manchester Labour was beaten to 3rd place. They had won the seat in 2024 with a majority of 13,000 which has now been crushed by the Greens to a withering 9,364 votes, and a massive…
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Arthur Scargill’s Look North Interview, 2022
In 1982, Arthur Scargill gave an interview to Ian White on his recollections on the Battle of Saltley Gate and the Miner’s Strike of 1984-85, for the Look North program. Arthur’s reflections on the events of 1972 and the Strike of ’84 should give us pause to reflect. His central message about the importance of…
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Cal Mac Ferries
By David Jacobsen On Februrary 22nd 2026 ‘The Isle of Islay’ branded ferry pulled into Greenock harbour from Turkey. Steel produced abroad again as with the Germany produced tracks and coaches for Edinburgh Tram build. Too costly to taxpayer, recent examples of capitalist decisions to globalise theft of world resources at a cost to UK…
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‘Petey’ met his match in 1995 debating Clause IV with Arthur Scargill
The events of yesterday, with the arrest of Peter Mandelson, draws to an end a chequered career of a politician, who will no doubt go down in history as the icon of everything this is corrupt and sleazy about the Labour Party. As Mandelson perp-walks to infamy, it’s worth reminding ourselves that his loathing for…
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Want to stand as a Candidate for the SLP in the Local Elections?
Last September (2026, our Election Nominations Officer, Chris Butler made the following announcement: Dear Comrades, The Socialist Labour Party is hoping to stand as many candidates as possible in the elections in Scotland,Wales and England next year (2026). If you would like to be considered as a candidate, could you let me know, please, so…
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54th Anniversary of the Battle of Saltley Gate
This week sees 54th anniversary of the Battle of Saltley Gate, 10th February 1972. The battle went on through the entire week and workers across Birmingham came out in support. 15-20,000 marched on Saltley and ensure that the gates to the coking plant were closed. The police had advised the government that they had everything…
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Official Statement from the Socialist Labour Party on the Government of Delcy Rodríguez
The Socialist Labour Party wishes to express its support for the government of Venezuela, led by Acting President Delcy Rodríguez. We recognise the legitimacy of her government, supported by the institutions, trade unions and the people of Venezuela.We unequivocally support the right of the Venezuelan people to govern themselves and determine their own futures, as…
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Trumps Attack on Venezuela
The Socialist Labour Party were shocked yesterday by the events in Venezuela, which included the abduction of the elected President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. This is a flagrant violation of International Law by the gangster state led by Donald Trump. The official statement from the SLP is shown below: 2
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Socialist Labour Party Manifesto: PEACE.
“The slaughter of innocents, ethnic cleansing, apartheid, and genocide in Palestine/Gaza has been condemned by the United Nations, supported by the overwhelming majority of countries throughout the world. The Socialist Labour Party welcomes the January 2024 judgement of the International Court of Justice condemning the genocidal action of Israel in Gaza. We also welcome the…
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The Situation in Venezuela
President Trump is openly threating war on the sovereign country of Venezuela and its people. Recent developments demonstrate that Trump and his government in the US has little regard for democracy and international law. The illegal destruction of small boats in the international waters near Venezuela, without any recourse to international law, including horrific secondary…
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The Formation of Your Party By Jeremy Corbyn and Zara Sultana
Some reflections on the formation of Your Party by Socialist Labour Party member, Kevin O’Connor On the weekend of the 29th and 30th of November the Socialist Your Party was founded in Liverpool by Jeremy Corbyn and Zara Sultana. This party has fifty seven thousand paid up members so clearly it will now be a…
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The Scandal of the projected rises in Defence spending
The UK Labour government under Kier Starmer has committed itself to increasing defence spending up to the end of the current parliamentary period in 2029 Last year, the UK government was spending £53.9 billion on defence which equates to 4.4% of the total government expenditure in the UK. By 2029, it is set to rise…