Socialist Workers Party - Birmingham

We must stand against Reform UK, and say don’t blame migrants - blame the rich!

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The fact that Richard Tice, a prominent Reform UK MP, is saying that Starmer is finally “listening and learning” from the far-right party speaks volumes, and also pins the blame for issues such as getting an NHS appointment on migrants, rather than the lack of funding into these vital services.

The Labour Party, the party that is supposedly for the people, has now echoed the words of Farage’s idol, Enoch Powell, saying things such as Britain being at risk of “becoming an island of strangers”.

Activists across the country have been mobilising against Nigel Farage and Reform UK wherever they go to oppose their anti-working class policies, such as stricter immigration laws.

The repercussions of these results has meant that the far-right has grown in confidence, as shown by fascist groups Britain First planning to mobilise in Birmingham.

🗓️: Wednesday 14th May
⏰: 7pm UK time
📍: The Warehouse, 54 Allison Street, B5 5TH
🗣️ : Pat Meusel

Since the recent May 2025 local elections took place, Reform UK gained control of 10 councils with 677 seats across England.

Adjustments by bosses for disabled workers are costly and this makes them more expensive to employ.
It's this erosion of profits that generates the societal oppression of disabled people.

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Disabled activists argue that disability is the oppression faced by people with impairments in an inaccessible society.
As capitalism developed production moved out of people's homes and into factories, they lost the ability to control how they worked.

🗓️: Wednesday 7th May
⏰: 7pm UK time
📍: The Warehouse, 54 Allison Street, B5 5TH
🗣️ : Alex Mayer

Under capitalism disability is seen as an individualised and medicalised issue.
The impact is that in Britain disabled people are almost twice as likely to be unemployed as non-disabled people.

The protests must be the beginning of a battle to challenge the ruling and to defend the right of trans people to live a life of their choosing.

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But there has been an immediate show of resistance with big trans rights protests on the streets of towns and cities across Britain, supported by a wide range of organisations.
This is the latest attack on hard won rights flowing from the growth of the far right and the mainstreaming of their ideas.

This will do nothing to tackle sexism or to advance women’s liberation. In fact, it will only embolden right wingers who want to attack women and trans rights.

🗓️: Wednesday 30th April
⏰: 7pm UK time
📍: The Warehouse, 54 Allison Street, B5 5TH
🗣️ : Camilla Royle

The Supreme Court ruling will increase the avalanche of transphobia in Britain as judges ruled that the definition of a woman is based on “biological sex”.

We Demand Change | WE DEMAND CHANGE We're taking We Demand Change around the country, with summits in towns and cities across the UK. Be part of the movement to demand real change.

Time to demand better.
Time to demand for meaningful change.

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Thank you! Solidarity. ✊🏻

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BIRMINGHAM BIN STRIKE / COUNCIL IN CRISIS

We Demand Change and many more organisations have an important meeting for everyone who cares about Birmingham and is disgusted with the Labour run Council and Starmer’s Labour government’s disgraceful policies - national and international policies!

Many in the trans community will suffer from the Supreme Court ruling. WE ARE STANDING TOGETHER TO BACK TRANS LIBERATION! Birmingham AIDS & HIV Memorial, Hurst Street. Saturday 26th April, 6pm. Bring flags, banners, placards and love. 07758 191798 for more info. Trans women ARE women! Trans men ARE men! ALL welcome. Image is of the transgender pride flag with logos of supporting organisations: Trans Pride Birmingham University & College Union (UCU) Birmingham LGBT National Eduction Union (NEU) Brum Against Hate UNISON Birmingham Unite Community Birmingham

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Unite Community Birmingham are the latest to support Brum's trans rights protest. See you on Saturday ✊
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
RSVP here: facebook.com/events/s/bir...

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The movement on the streets today has captured that anger.
The Turkish states response has been characteristic of a weak government losing support - violent repression, using tear gas and mass arrests to try to subdued protesters.

Since 2018, Turkey has been plagued by economic crisis, inflation reached 83% in 2024.
Erdoganhas failed to deal with inflation and the crisis. Instead he has shifted the burden onto workers. That is driving the erosion of his social base among the poor.

🗓️: Wednesday 23rd April
⏰: 7pm UK time
📍: The Warehouse, 54 Allison Street, B5 5TH
🗣️ : Charlie Kimber

Mass protests erupted across Turkey following the arrest of opposition leader and Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on fabricated terror and corruption charges.

Trump’s trade war escalates threat of military confrontations Trump's trade wars and blanket tariffs are escalating imperialist rivalries and raising the spectre of military confrontation.

And also, why not give this article below a read too! ⬇️

socialistworker.co.uk/news/trumps-...

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Trumps protectionist tariffs aims to rebuild US manufacturing, reducing dependence on Chinese imports. But it's a risky strategy that could cause fractures at the top of society and produce opportunities for the left to build resistance from below.

The escalation of the trade war is sending shockwaves through an already sluggish and weak global capitalist economy.
The turmoil flows from the diminishing domination of the US across the world and from the breakdown of neoliberalism.

🗓️: Wednesday 16th April
⏰: 7pm UK time
📍: The Warehouse, 54 Allison Street, B5 5TH
🗣️ : Joseph Choonara, Editor of the ISJ (International Socialist Journal)

Trumps trade war has plunged global capitalism deeper into crisis and raised the spectre of military confrontation.

It's bosses that hold wages down, migrant workers are on the front line of militant struggle to improve pay and conditions in low paid jobs.

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Many NHS staff are migrants (in London 25%) but there is still a shortage of staff. Without them the NHS would collapse.
Migrants are on average younger than the general population so use less public services on average.

But there are over 600,000 empty homes in the UK, they should be used to house the homeless.
There are labour shortages in many industries, the UK birth rate is 1.44; we need migrants to fill jobs, pay taxes and care for the aging population.

🗓️: Wednesday 9th April
⏰: 7pm UK time
📍: The Warehouse Cafe, 54 Allison Street, B5 5TH
🗣️ : Lynne Hubbard

The right wing media and racists claim that migrants cause the housing crisis, are a drain on the NHS , cause unemployment by taking jobs, and lower wages.

When Farage was confronted at his rally in Doncaster he lost his cool and ranted about attacking the teachers union, the NEU.
Widespread resistance can wear down Reform UK, they can be stopped.

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