Jim Fagan
@jimfagan1917.bsky.social
Socialist, retired nurse, anti racist. Walthamstow London
250,000 on streets: Palestine march shows movement’s breadth and radicalism ⭐️Marchers spoke to Socialist Worker about the Greens, Labour—and where next socialistworker.co.uk/palestine-20...
250,000 on streets: Palestine march shows movement’s breadth and radicalism
The Palestine movement burst back onto the streets of London on Saturday as 250,000 people joined the 37th national demonstration in three years. There were marches across the world as part of the int...
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Camden strike rally unites four fights in London ⚡️Traffic wardens, teaching assistants, teachers and housing workers fight back together socialistworker.co.uk/news/camden-...
Camden strike rally unites four fights in London
Traffic wardens, teaching assistants, teachers and housing workers fight back together on Camden strike rally
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It's almost like putting a quack anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist in charge of the nation's health policy has consequences. "The United States has now had more measles deaths in the past two years than we have had in the previous three decades combined...": www.ms.now/news/pennsyl...
Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the U.S.
The state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, health officials said Monday, making it the largest outbreak in the U.S. in more than three decades.
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Meet the pupils’ blockade: ‘We are young, determined and revolutionary’ ⭐️Some people say the teenagers are too young and they don’t understand anything. But they understand the lot they have been given very well socialistworker.co.uk/internationa...
Meet the pupils’ blockade: ‘We are young, determined and revolutionary’ - Socialist Worker
Camilla Royle speaks to students on the barricades in Paris
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*Cable Street: 90 years on - we fought them then, we’ll fight them now* 🗓️ Sun 4 Oct 📍 Meet Tower Hamlets town hall 11a If you can march with us and join our bloc please meet at 11am at the SUTR gazebo at Tower Hamlets town hall
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot by ICE 10 days ago. The bullet is still lodged in his back. He’s been forced to sleep on the floor and hasn’t been given medication, according to his attorney. Now DHS is claiming he assaulted an agent. Can we trust anything DHS says given its track record?
The rich would prefer you to believe that the "free market" is subject to the immutable law of supply and demand. But for years, the wealthy and powerful have manipulated the market for their own gain. There is nothing “free” about it. Watch.
Why do socialists want a planned economy? ⭐️A planned society would depend on a huge expansion of democracy. Discussions could establish what skills should be taught, what clothes and equipment are needed, what research to prioritise socialistworker.co.uk/teach-yourse...
Why do socialists want a planned economy?
The free market has desecrated the environment. It has served the wealthy while denying millions the necessities of life.
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Reform UK swings the axe at nurseries as parents face soaring childcare costs ⭐️Reform UK councillors have voted to shut all ten public nurseries in South Tyneside. But parents and campaigners are refusing to let the council have the final word. 👇 socialistworker.co.uk/news/reform-...
Reform UK swings the axe at nurseries as parents face soaring childcare costs
Reform UK’s flagship council has voted to shut all 10 public nurseries in South Tyneside, north east England, where a third of children grow up in poverty.
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Restore Britain: a party on the road to fascism ⭐️Don’t wait for Restore Britain to become a fully-fledged fascist party to smash it off the streets socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
Restore Britain: a party on the road to fascism
Restore Britain is not just a more racist version of Reform UK. Nor is it a fascist organisation as the British National Party (BNP) was—yet.
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It’s right to confront the fascists, we’ll do it again ⭐️The fascist threat cannot be dealt with through discussion and persuasion alone socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
It’s right to confront the fascists, we’ll do it again
Here are three reasons why Stand Up to Racism was right to chase Restore Britain off the streets.
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Could our universities collapse into bankruptcy? ⭐️With 24 universities at risk of closure this year, higher education is facing a monumental crisis. Camilla Royle looks at decades of underfunding & mismanagement that have pushed the sector to the brink 👇 socialistworker.co.uk/in-depth/cou...
Could our universities collapse into bankruptcy?
With 24 universities at risk of closure this year, higher education is facing a monumental crisis. Camilla Royle looks at the decades of underfunding and mismanagement that have pushed the sector to t...
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Victory! Institute of Cancer Research strikers win pay rises of up to 52 percent ⭐️Unite union members have won substantial pay increases of 52 percent for lowest-paid, and 17.2 percent on average, after 68 days on strike 👇 socialistworker.co.uk/news/victory...
Victory! Institute of Cancer Research strikers win pay rises of up to 52 percent
Striking workers at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) have won a victory that will be life-changing, especially for the lowest-paid. The Unite union members do vital scientific research that help...
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🚨 Far right riding high in the polls, fascists on the streets, racism on the rise: it’s time to get organised. ➡️ We’ve launched a national membership network to build anti-racist organisation in every town and city. Join Stand Up to Racism: standuptoracism.org.uk/join/ #standuptoracism
Our Chairperson Zoë Lawlor, and colleagues from Shannonwatch and PANA, spoke to RTÉ News from Shannon Airport today where people joined thousands in Dublin and Doonbeg in protest at the visit of racist genocide partner Donald Trump to Ireland. He is not welcome here. #FreePalestine Video RTÉ News
Scandal hits Reform UK conference—but the far right won’t simply implode ⭐️Farage joined French RN leader Jordan Bardella on stage to announce a new agreement between the British and French far right 👇 socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
Scandal hits Reform UK conference—but the far right won’t simply implode
The Reform UK party conference got off to a rocky start in Birmingham on Thursday amid another corruption scandal.
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As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍
Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
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Burnham promises ‘politics done differently’—but what will he really change? ⭐️Burnham’s first speech to the House of Commons as prime minister came just hours after his predecessor Starmer announced he is stepping down as MP socialistworker.co.uk/labour/burnh...
Burnham promises ‘politics done differently’—but what will he really change?
Burnham’s first speech to the House of Commons as prime minister came just hours after his predecessor Starmer announced he is stepping down as MP
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Resist attacks on the right to choose ⭐Social media accounts connected to Reform UK and Restore Britain show a sharp rise in posts attacking abortion rights socialistworker.co.uk/comment/resi...
Resist attacks on the right to choose
Social media accounts connected to Reform UK and Restore Britain show a sharp rise in posts attacking abortion rights
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Massive flood in Nepal is a warning of climate change’s consequences ⭐️Martin Empson explains how changing water levels threaten life as we know it 👇https://socialistworker.co.uk/environment/massive-flood-in-nepal-is-a-warning-of-climate-changes-consequences/
Stop the far right in West London Saturday 29 August New assembly point Wellington Arch 11.30 an
London bus strikers say ‘we are not compromising any more’ ⭐️Bus workers voted to reject an offer from bosses last week and to come back out on strike socialistworker.co.uk/news/london-...
London bus strikers say ‘we are not compromising any more’
North London bus drivers are taking the fight to bus company Arriva over conditions that should be unacceptable in any workplace.
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Junk food in schools another symptom of a sick system ⭐️Only 3 percent of the food industry’s marketing budget is spent on promoting fruit and vegetables socialistworker.co.uk/news/junk-fo...
Junk food in schools another symptom of a sick system
Only 3 percent of the food industry’s marketing budget is spent on promoting fruit and vegetables—junk food makes up 29 percent of its budget
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Britain’s drought—‘We don’t even have drinking water’ ⭐️After one of the driest summers on record, thousands of people in Britain have been left without water. Camilla Royle spoke to residents in east London about living with water shortages. socialistworker.co.uk/in-depth/bri...
Britain's drought—‘We don't even have drinking water' - Socialist Worker
After one of the driest summers on record, thousands of people in Britain have been left without water. Camilla Royle spoke to residents in east London about living with water shortages. Photos by Dav...
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