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Statement on the Triple Lock on Pensions
If the dishonest Labour government scrap the Triple Lock which has assisted pensioners each year since 2011 (apart from replacing the inflation rate of RPI with CPI) which it did thus reducing the pension and if the government increases the level of tax on the state pension it will wipe out the Personal Allowance and…
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Remembering the Grunwick Strike
Remembering the #Grunwick strike led by #JayabenDesai, the fierce and inspirational leader of the 1976-8 #GrunwickStrike. This was a key event in the history of British trade unionism, particularly for its role in confronting racism and highlighting the fight for trade union recognition. on June 22 1977 #ArthurScargill showed what real leadership is, along with…
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Why Britain Is In Crisis
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves and the Labour Government have made clear they intend to raise between £20- £30 billion in order to “balance the books”. Leaked information suggests that in the forthcoming Budget income tax will rise, pensioners will suffer by deletion of the Triple Lock, and spending on public services (already in…
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Arthur Scargill on Andy Burnham’s Recent Statement on the European Union
As a result of Burnham’s statement last night (29th of September) that “he wants to re- join the European Union”, I take the view that he would be a disaster for the Labour Party and he is as shortsighted as as Starmer and Corbyn who also wanted to re-join the EU. Our manifesto was and…
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Trade Union Congress Wages not Weapons motion is a very welcome development.
The September 2025 Trade Union Congress passed a motion called Wages not Weapons. This motion reversed the decision of a motion passed a few years ago supporting increases in defence spending. This is a very welcome development. In June 2025 NATO called on all of its member states to increase its defence expenditure as a…
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Declassified UK show how journalism ought to be done in the UK
In these days of supplicant and compliant MSM journalism, it was a breath of fresh air watching the independant media organisation, Declassified UK, demonstrate what proper journalism should look like, here in the UK. Somehow, they managed to enter Downing Street and be present for the arrival of Isaac Herzog’s motorcade. This president, is the…
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The Wretched Antics of Peter Mandelson
As the news about the wretched antics of Peter Mandelson hitting the headlines my memories flood back to the 2001 General Election when #ArthurScargill stood for the Socialist Labour Party GB against the aptly named #PrinceOfDarkness Mandelson in the safe Labour seat of Hartlepool and I stood in the adjacent constituency of the safe Labour…
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One member’s view on the relationship between ‘Your Party’ and the Socialist Labour Party
Any discussion on the SLP relationship to ‘Your Party’ is in my opinion far too premature at this moment in time as we have no clue as to who they are or what they even represent, which therefore makes it impossible to make any reasoned decisions, but may I make the following observations on any…
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Thinking of standing as a candidate for the SLP?
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 we can try to coordinate the campaigns. As a candidate your views must…
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Bloody Hypocrites!
We are witnessing one of the most blatant hypocritical propaganda campaigns on an international scale since the Nazi German fascist campaign in the 1930s. We are witnessing NATO, the European Union, the United States of America and individual countries, including the United Kingdom condemning Russia for its conflict with Ukraine and pouring billions of dollars,…
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The Welsh Senedd/Assembly Election 2026 Matters.
The Welsh Senedd’s composition is now Labour, 30 seats, Conservative, 14 seats, Plaid Cymru, 12 seats, Independents, 2 seats, Liberal Democrats, 1 seat and Reform UK, 1 seat. There are 60 elected members known as AS members. There will be 96 members after the May election next year. They will represent 16 areas, each comprising…
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Israel tries to tighten its grip on UK Media, leaked briefing reveals.
It is being reported on social media, and consequently ignored by the main stream media, that a civil servant has leaked a set of briefing notes prepared for the Culture Secretary, Lisa Nandy, for her meeting today (8-7-2025) with the Israeli Ambassador, Tzipi Hotovely, in which it is claimed that Nandy will tell Hotovely that…
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Socialist Labour Party was founded in 1996 using the name which James Connolly used in establishing the Socialist Labour Party in 1903.
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Welfare not Warfare! By Kathrine Jones
Of the 336 MPs who voted for the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, 333 were Labour MPs, only 49 Labour MPs voted against. The Bill passed, subject to review. It has only been delayed in its full implementation. It should never have been voted for on any terms by the majority of Labour…
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Unite’s silent hypocrisy on Benefit Cuts
Our General Secretary, Chris Butler, comments on Unite the Union’s reluctance to call out Keir Starmer for cutting benefits while pledging to increase defence spending. “I notice that Unite does not comment on the reason why Starmer wants to make savings in the cost of benefits. It is so he can increase defence spending to…
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Message to the RMT from Arthur Scargill on the war in Ukraine
I fully support RMT’s Statement which calls for an end to the supply of weapons to Ukraine. I estimate that the UK have expended £25 billion in support of Ukraine who came to “power as a result of a coup d’etat” . The people, organisations who staged the overthrow of elected government are the same…
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SLP Statement in support of the performers protest at Glastonbury
The Socialist Labour Party unequivocally express their support for performers at Glastonbury for their criticism of the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people by the Israeli government and Israeli Defence Force, along with those who continue to give them support while attempting to criminalise anyone who speaks out in protest. Their failure to act to…
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Interview with Ex-UK Ambassador to Iran says Israel has triggered a regional – and possibly global – conflict beyond anyone’s control
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Socialist Labour Party Condemns Donald Trump and Israel For Joint Attack On Iran
The Socialist Labour Party condemns the military attack on Iran begun over the weekend by United States President Donald Trump acting in conjunction with the fascist state of Israel. The bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities makes a mockery of US calls for the restoration of “negotiations in accordance with the plan agreed in 2015 between…
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Welfare or Warfare?
The position of the Socialist Labour Party Welfare or Warfare, that is the question. That is the question that divides those who care for one another from those who want to dominate and kill others. It includes those who believe in helping others, in a welfare state, our NHS, housing, transport, fare wages, pensions and conditions…