1,000+ trade unionists discuss: What next in the fight for a workers’ party? Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana spoke at the meeting. Watch the full meeting on YouTube here: youtu.be/fTTmB-itr4U?si… Read the report of the meeting in the Socialist here: socialistparty.org.uk/articles/14107…

Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high of 169,050 while the number of households in temporary housing has risen almost 12% in the last year bigissue.com/news/housing/h…

Govt extended freeze on Local Housing Allowance driving more to #homelessness, rejects calls for rent control & lacks plans for mass truly affordable council house building. Needed: a party that fights for renters and workers (urgently!) Dave Nellist Jeremy Corbyn Zarah Sultana MP

"Alongside the draconian ban on protest group Palestine Action, arrests of anti-war activists are intended to have a chilling effect on working-class opposition. Meanwhile, Labour has still not partially repealed anti-union laws, as promised" Key point! socialistparty.org.uk/articles/14115…

#NSSN Chair Rob Williams bringing #solidarity to Unite the union: join a union #BirminghamBinStrike Unite West Midlands Unite For A Workers' Economy Sharon Graham Strike Map Waltham Forest Trades Council

Solidarity with the Resident Doctors still working a fifth of their time for free compared to real-terms pay in 2008-09 socialistparty.org.uk/articles/14115…

... the grotesque spectacle of a Labour council – a Labour council - scuttling to the High Court so that it can hand out redundancy notices to its own workers. Victory to #BrumBinStrikers Birmingham bin strikes lorry blocking sends council back to court share.google/fyYl842sXKzgJn…

Striking bin worker Mike Masters said: “This strike is being compared to the past (the 1980s miners’ strike). I’d like to think this strike will shape our future”. socialistparty.org.uk/articles/14116…

5 day walkout by 50,000 resident doctors in England has begun. The Resident Doctors says that, despite above-inflation pay rises given since their previous wave of strikes, pay is still down by a fifth since 2008, in real terms. Reports socialistparty.org.uk/articles/14127… NSSN

'It’s on! New party call hits 275k sign-ups in 24 hours. Join the fightback now!' Its up to 300,000 now!! But this is worth reading setting out some of our next tasks: tusc.org.uk/21820/25-07-20… TUSC

Centrist desperation. The Guardian; "Reform voters could be lured to Labour with extra focus on NHS and cost of living – poll" "Press shift: how the rightwing media are pivoting to Reform" Whilst no mention that the socialist alternative now has more members than all others

Former editor of the union busting Sun newspaper. Named “sexist of the year” after a poll run by 'End Violence Against Women.' Starmers choice as communications boss. No surprise just another reminder we need a new workers party. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

Over 400,000 signed up for the new party now. Article below is all the more important.

Now over 400,000 signed up for the new party! On July 21 over a thousand trade unionists attended a meeting – on Zoom and via a live feed – to discuss next steps to ensure that trade unionists and trade unions are at the core of a new party See here: tusc.org.uk/21820/25-07-20…

They suggest ending the principle that the NHS is free at the point of use abd a further attack on pensions for the country with just about the lowest oension compared to averga earnings in Europe. As Dave says, new paty needed!

Silly to be generous. Reform were polling 34% before any new left party. Austerity Labour was elected with the lowest vote share since universal male sufferage started and more austerity was never going to make it more popular. A workers party can cut across Reform support.

The government talk of deregulation and planning reform. The reality is developers will use opprtunities to increase their profits at the expense of deleivering safe, quality homes. These reports remind us they try that now. #ukhousing theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

Building a union based party of the working class is urgent. Also see: tusc.org.uk/21820/25-07-20…

The housing crisis is deepening but Labour’s plans dont offer serious hope. Labour is continuing austerity in housing. Here we look at recent developments and the prospects for fighting back, Unite & Jeremy Corbyn's new party : housingworkers.org.uk/readnews.html?… #ukhousing #housingworkers

Paul Kershaw