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Teacher, trade unionist and socialist, now an editor for Mentmore Press.

England, United Kingdom
Joined October 2010
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🇫🇷 FLASH - LFI a dévoilé le programme de Jean-Luc Mélenchon pour la présidentielle de 2027. Parmi les propositions : - Autoriser jusqu’à 3 jours d’arrêt maladie autodéclaré, sans consulter de médecin. - Accorder 7 jours de congé après le décès d’un ami. - Porter le SMIC à 1.700€ net par mois, soit une hausse de 220€. - Ramener l’âge de départ à la retraite de 64 à 60 ans, avec une retraite à taux plein après 40 années de cotisation. - Réduire progressivement la durée du travail à 32 heures par semaine. - Instaurer un service écologique obligatoire de 9 mois pour les moins de 25 ans, rémunéré au SMIC. - Faire rembourser les soins à 100% par la Sécurité sociale. - Prendre en charge les séances de psychothérapie des moins de 26 ans. - Fixer un plafond de 12 millions d’euros pour les héritages. - Augmenter les APL de 10% pour aider à payer les loyers. - Bloquer les prix de certains produits essentiels afin de limiter les hausses excessives. - Revaloriser les salaires des fonctionnaires. - Garantir un revenu minimum aux jeunes grâce à une allocation. - Proposer aux étudiants des repas à 1€. - Limiter à 1 pour 20 l’écart entre les rémunérations au sein d’une même entreprise. - Soumettre les aides publiques aux entreprises à des engagements sociaux et écologiques. - Rétablir l’ISF afin d’accroître l’imposition des grandes fortunes. - Mettre en place la taxe Zucman pour taxer davantage les milliardaires. - Répartir l’impôt sur le revenu en 14 tranches pour augmenter la contribution des plus riches. - Engager une sortie progressive du nucléaire. - Atteindre une production d’électricité issue à 100% des énergies renouvelables d’ici 2060. - Interdire les vols entre 23h et 6h. - Suspendre les zones à faibles émissions (ZFE), qui restreignent la circulation des véhicules les plus polluants dans certaines villes. - Passer de la Ve à la VIe République en donnant davantage de pouvoir aux citoyens. - Supprimer le 49.3, qui permet au gouvernement de faire adopter un texte sans vote. - Intensifier la lutte contre les discriminations, notamment au sein de la police. - Reconnaître comme crime d’État le massacre des Algériens du 17 octobre 1961. - Renégocier les traités européens et refuser l’application de certaines règles européennes jugées incompatibles avec le programme. - Quitter progressivement le commandement militaire intégré de l’OTAN. - Soutenir la création d’un État palestinien aux côtés d’Israël.
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#TUC2026 agrees #PCS motion today including: "to urgently call a national Saturday demonstration this autumn for investment in public services, against austerity and for pro worker policies" (congress.tuc.org.uk/motion-3…) Now we need to #SetTheDate Background: socialistparty.org.uk/articl…
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SOCIALIST PARTY — Durham Miners’ Gala: Pro-Burnham union leaders don’t match mood socialistparty.org.uk/articl…
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Theyre going to wreck our health and happiness in old age to pay for their forever wars. If you asked british people to retire one yr later so we can keep spending £3bn a Yr lobbing drones and missiles at Russia, what do you think we would say? Which is why we won't be asked.
🚨 NEW: The Government is now set to raise the state pension age to 68 in 2037 - seven years earlier than originally planned
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35 years ago today, Terry Fields MP, Prisoner DV 3695, a Poll Tax rebel and Militant, was jailed as part of the 20th century's biggest campaign of civil disobedience. We need a new working class party, full of socialist fighters like Terry! share.google/wIkXgoJPUDagIxC…
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Bosses raise prices and profits WORKERS FIGHT BACK! Issue 1372 of the Socialist out now socialistparty.org.uk/the-so… Including: Farage's offer to the unions: the working class needs its own party, unions must lead Belfast and Derry workers mobilise against racist violence
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𝗠𝗼𝗻, 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲, 𝟭𝟴:𝟯𝟬 𝗼𝗻 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 After the May elections - what now for working-class political representation? What role can trade union reps and activists play? Tickets from: tinyurl.com/yc8hzepx
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A working-class fight against Labour austerity can beat back Reform and the right Issue 1367 with the Socialist Party's analysis of the elections is out now: socialistparty.org.uk/the-so…
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The local press asked for 250 words from #Lancashire @TUSCoalition candidates about their election policies. Like and share if you'd vote for these!!! – at Preston, England
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Jobs, homes and services DON'T ACCEPT THE POLITICIANS' LIES Make the super-rich pay Issue 1364 of the Socialist out now: socialistparty.org.uk/the-so… What role for the unions opposing Tommy Robinson's Nakba Day protest? Your Party leadership votes to exclude socialist organisations
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We've been pleased to be helping @TUSCoalition candidates in Chorley and Preston, standing firm against the council cuts that all the other parties continue to make. Whatever the colour of the other candidates' rosettes, only #TUSC says in Black and White - NO CUTS! – at North West, England
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Quiz: The honorary treasurer of which party claiming to have working class interests at heart (yeah, right) has just sold their mansion for a price believed to be the most expensive on record in London? (Sorry if the picture is a bit of a spoiler ....) theguardian.com/politics/202… – at North West, England
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After the 5 big national parties in the local council elections in England, there are the minor parties. #TUSC will be the largest - the MAJOR minor party with so far nearly 300 anti-austerity and anti-war candidates. And there's still time for more: tusc.org.uk/22307/30-03-2026…
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There's no elections in our area, but pleased to be supporting the @TUSCoalition challenge in Chorley - for jobs, homes and services - not cuts, war and racism! – at Kendal, England
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