The Socialist Party fights for socialist change: a democratic society run for the needs of all and not the profits of a few. We also fight, in our day-to-day campaigning, for every possible improvement for working-class people.

As capitalism dominates the globe, the struggle for genuine socialism must be international. The Socialist Party is part of the Committee for a Workers' International (CWI), a democratic, socialist international that organises in over 40 countries.

Our branch is active in a number of areas in Kent, especially in Medway and Canterbury. Initially you should email us and we will be happy to introduce the nature of the branch and the party, the things that we do and organise, and how we operate, to you. Anyone is also welcome to drop into one of our weekly branch meetings in Gillingham.

Alternatively, you can find out more about the party, become a member, subscribe to our newspaper or support the party in other ways through the national website.

The branch now also has a bookshop, where you can buy or donate used books. See Kent Socialist Party Bookshop.

Youth Fight for Jobs is a nationwide campaign to defend working people from the brutal jobs massacre that is taking place throughout the country. There are now almost 3 million people officially out of work, (9 per cent of the workforce) as a result of this crisis of capitalism, a crisis created by the hideously rich, the fat cats, the bankers and the big businesses. But it is these people who have received billions of pounds of tax payers money. Were is the money to protect the jobs of ordinary people? Whilst the Royal Bank of Scotland received £20 billion, the workers of Woolworths didn’t receive a penny.

Seven in 10 working young people are in low paid jobs and 40 per cent of unemployed people are youth. Young people have felt the full brunt of the recession, and things are likely to get worse unless we organise and fight back. Young people are forced into jobs with low pay, poor conditions and no job security. These jobs are rarely unionised and are always the first to be thrown on the scrap heap when profits begin to dip.With 600,000 people leaving education in July a large percentage of them are going to be faced with unemployment and the poverty pay of job seekers allowance.

YFfJ also fights against university fees. More people are turning to further education as the job market dries up, but by doing so face thousands of pounds of crippling debt and no guarantee of a job. Now the government is proposing to lift the £3000 cap on tuition fees, meaning elite universities will charge whatever they please. Education should be available to all not just the privileged.

On a local and national scale YFFJ has organised or been involved in various protests, marches and public meetings, fighting for a decent job for all. This year the Socialist Party organized an 8 mile march to the G20 on April 2nd, the YFFJ conference on May 9th and the march for jobs in Birmingham on May 16th. As well as significant work within the trade union movement, especially the PCS, YFfJ has held a fortnight of action between June 27th and July 10th. Coming up next month is a YFFJ NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION on the 28th November. For more details see www.youthfightforjobs.com

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