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Young people who voted for Corbyn’s manifesto will now ask… How can we win those ideas?
Theo Sharieff, Socialist Students national organiser It’s no surprise whatsoever that millions of young people voted for Jeremy Corbyn in the December general election. Despite Labour’s defeat at the hands of Blairite sabotage against Corbyn in Parliament, the media, and the council chamber, Labour overwhelmingly got by and far the largest youth vote compared to… Read more
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Corbyn sabotaged by the Blairites – build a mass student movement to resist further Tory attacks on education!
Blairites have to go! Kick them out of the Labour Party and refound Labour as a party of workers and young people with a socialist programme! For a council of war on campus, bringing together students, workers, trade unions and others on campus to resist the next round of Tory attacks! Defend on campus democracy!… Read more
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Socialist Students conference: Students and workers united in struggle
Ella Doyle, Birmingham University Socialist Students Students from across England and Wales came together in Birmingham for the 2019 Socialist Students national conference on Saturday 30 November. Berkay from London Socialist Students chaired the 60-strong rally on fighting for a Corbyn victory with socialist policies. Michael, Warwick Socialist Students, spoke about the need to fight… Read more
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Out campaigning for a a Corbyn government with socialist policies at Leeds University
Allen Haigh, Leeds Socialist Students With the general election rapidly approaching, the Leeds University Socialist Students have been actively campaigning for a Corbyn led Labour government. Along with our regular Wednesday stalls, we decided to canvass at one of the larger student halls, Lupton residences, on Thursday, November 21st to assure that all students had… Read more
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Students back UCU strike at Leeds Uni
Molly Rampton, Leeds Socialist Students Hundreds of University of Leeds lecturers, staff and students are rallying against pension cuts, unstable/zero-hour contracts, overwork and wage inequality. UCU members at 60 universities are striking for eight days over the coming fortnight after the university managements failed to respond to demands for fair treatment of all staff. Leeds… Read more
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Bolton University fire – fight for affordable and safe student housing!
This article originally appeared in the Socialist on 21 November 2019 Fire ripped through a six-storey student accommodation block, with what eyewitnesses described as terrifying speed, on the evening of Friday 15 November. The fire started on the fourth floor of the Cube, a six-storey University of Bolton building. Within 90 seconds it had spread… Read more
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Come to the Socialist Students election rally – Birmingham, Saturday November 30
On Saturday 30 November in Birmingham, Socialist Students will be hosting the country’s biggest and boldest student election rally. We want to bring together campaigners and activists from campuses across the country to discuss how we can build a mass student movement that fights for a Corbyn led government armed with a socialist programme, and… Read more
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Socialist Students exclusive: Resist attacks against free speech on campus – fight for democratic students’ unions!
At a time when a general election is taking place, and students are discussing how to fight for free education, affordable student housing, and a decent quality of life after university, serious attacks on democratic rights on campuses across the country are being perpetrated. This includes the outrageous scandal of the blanket banning at Bradford… Read more
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UCU strike dates announced – students prepare to strike back alongside campus staff
Socialist Students statement Socialist Students welcomes the announcement from the University and Colleges Union (UCU) that staff from 60 universities will be taking eight days of strike action from Monday 25 November until Wednesday 4 December. This fantastic result demonstrates the potential for unions to smash the draconian Tory anti-union laws. Socialist Students will not… Read more
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University staff striking back
Lucy, Cardiff UCU and Socialist Students In February and March last year, university staff across the UK in the University and College Union (UCU) trade union took 14 days of strike action against attacks on pensions – the proposed changes would have seen a typical lecturer an estimated almost £10,000 a year worse off when… Read more
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