The Socialist Equality Party opposes the Conservative government’s plan to reopen primary schools from June 1 in England. We call on teachers, school staff and parents to form action committees to protect the safety and wellbeing of students and staff threatened by the coronavirus pandemic. The “phased” return of school children, beginning with those in nurseries, reception, year 1 and …
Continue readingStatement of the Socialist Equality Party (UK)27 May 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a terrible toll in Britain. Deaths from the virus and “excess deaths” in care homes and the wider community had produced a death toll of almost 60,000 by May 15, according to the Office for National Statistics. The Financial Times estimate is more than 63,000—almost double official …
Continue readingThe following speech was delivered by Socialist Equality Party (Britain) national secretary Chris Marsden to the 2020 International May Day Online Rally held by the World Socialist Web Site and the International Committee of the Fourth International on May 2. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s name will be forever associated with the murderous policy of “herd immunity”. It has cost the …
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