Oxford & Thames Valley SWP
@oxswp.bsky.social
We are a branch of the Socialist Workers Party and the home of revolutionary socialists across Oxford and the Thames Valley.
Steve Wright, Fire Brigades Union Gen. Sec., says UK firefighters are outraged at proposed cuts to Fire & Rescue in Oxfordshire, part of £102m of cuts to the country's Fire & Rescue over the next 3 years. The FBU fully backs industrial action. Build solidarity to save fire stations, jobs & lives.
December 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Steve Wright, Fire Brigades Union Gen. Sec., says UK firefighters are outraged at proposed cuts to Fire & Rescue in Oxfordshire, part of £102m of cuts to the country's Fire & Rescue over the next 3 years. The FBU fully backs industrial action. Build solidarity to save fire stations, jobs & lives.
100 firefighters and supporters lobbied Oxfordshire county council to scrap its proposals for dangerous cuts to Fire and Rescue. A frontline firefighter explains what the cuts mean in practice.
December 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
100 firefighters and supporters lobbied Oxfordshire county council to scrap its proposals for dangerous cuts to Fire and Rescue. A frontline firefighter explains what the cuts mean in practice.
🎄 Karl Marx's Christmas Social
Hosted by Oxford & Thames Valley Socialist Workers Party
A chance for branch and student members to engage in a less structured setting.
Bring snacks and a soft drink or two!
Wednesday 10 December, 7pm
Michael Young Building, Manzil Way, Oxford OX4 1YH
Hosted by Oxford & Thames Valley Socialist Workers Party
A chance for branch and student members to engage in a less structured setting.
Bring snacks and a soft drink or two!
Wednesday 10 December, 7pm
Michael Young Building, Manzil Way, Oxford OX4 1YH
December 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🎄 Karl Marx's Christmas Social
Hosted by Oxford & Thames Valley Socialist Workers Party
A chance for branch and student members to engage in a less structured setting.
Bring snacks and a soft drink or two!
Wednesday 10 December, 7pm
Michael Young Building, Manzil Way, Oxford OX4 1YH
Hosted by Oxford & Thames Valley Socialist Workers Party
A chance for branch and student members to engage in a less structured setting.
Bring snacks and a soft drink or two!
Wednesday 10 December, 7pm
Michael Young Building, Manzil Way, Oxford OX4 1YH
🚩 Socialist Workers Party: Ideas & Theory
Marxist theory isn’t a dogma but about applying Marx’s method of class analysis to the problems that confront us today. As Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin said: "Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement."
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Marxist theory isn’t a dogma but about applying Marx’s method of class analysis to the problems that confront us today. As Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin said: "Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement."
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December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🚩 Socialist Workers Party: Ideas & Theory
Marxist theory isn’t a dogma but about applying Marx’s method of class analysis to the problems that confront us today. As Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin said: "Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement."
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Marxist theory isn’t a dogma but about applying Marx’s method of class analysis to the problems that confront us today. As Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin said: "Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement."
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About 100 firefighters with the Fire Brigades Union (@FBU) and allies protested at Oxfordshire County Council offices on Monday.
The Council plans to slash fire & rescue services to life-threatening levels.
Please tell the Council not to sacrifice public safety to budget cuts.
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The Council plans to slash fire & rescue services to life-threatening levels.
Please tell the Council not to sacrifice public safety to budget cuts.
buff.ly/irPEIfW
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
About 100 firefighters with the Fire Brigades Union (@FBU) and allies protested at Oxfordshire County Council offices on Monday.
The Council plans to slash fire & rescue services to life-threatening levels.
Please tell the Council not to sacrifice public safety to budget cuts.
buff.ly/irPEIfW
The Council plans to slash fire & rescue services to life-threatening levels.
Please tell the Council not to sacrifice public safety to budget cuts.
buff.ly/irPEIfW
Time to get organised.
Capitalism means war, genocide, climate disaster, racism, poverty and oppression.
Join the revolutionary socialists to build the resistance and fight for a different world.
🚩 Join the Socialist Workers Party.
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Capitalism means war, genocide, climate disaster, racism, poverty and oppression.
Join the revolutionary socialists to build the resistance and fight for a different world.
🚩 Join the Socialist Workers Party.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Time to get organised.
Capitalism means war, genocide, climate disaster, racism, poverty and oppression.
Join the revolutionary socialists to build the resistance and fight for a different world.
🚩 Join the Socialist Workers Party.
buff.ly/7Ln3eYz
Capitalism means war, genocide, climate disaster, racism, poverty and oppression.
Join the revolutionary socialists to build the resistance and fight for a different world.
🚩 Join the Socialist Workers Party.
buff.ly/7Ln3eYz
☕️ Breakfast in Red
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December 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
☕️ Breakfast in Red
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Teach Yourself Marxism with Judy Cox
Zarah Sultana made waves when she told the Your Party conference that she wanted to nationalise the entire economy. The right wing howled with rage and derision.
🚩 Is the socialist vision really for nationalising everything?
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Zarah Sultana made waves when she told the Your Party conference that she wanted to nationalise the entire economy. The right wing howled with rage and derision.
🚩 Is the socialist vision really for nationalising everything?
buff.ly/0ApcRbh
December 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Teach Yourself Marxism with Judy Cox
Zarah Sultana made waves when she told the Your Party conference that she wanted to nationalise the entire economy. The right wing howled with rage and derision.
🚩 Is the socialist vision really for nationalising everything?
buff.ly/0ApcRbh
Zarah Sultana made waves when she told the Your Party conference that she wanted to nationalise the entire economy. The right wing howled with rage and derision.
🚩 Is the socialist vision really for nationalising everything?
buff.ly/0ApcRbh
Socialist Worker Cartoons by Tim buff.ly/B85tzgk
December 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Socialist Worker Cartoons by Tim buff.ly/B85tzgk
🚩 Socialism is popular, and our side is getting organised. Socialist Worker has been at the heart of some of the arguments about the new left we desperately need.
With your help, this festive period we can reach our target of £150,000, and take our work to the next level. Donate at buff.ly/vezYyFV
With your help, this festive period we can reach our target of £150,000, and take our work to the next level. Donate at buff.ly/vezYyFV
December 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🚩 Socialism is popular, and our side is getting organised. Socialist Worker has been at the heart of some of the arguments about the new left we desperately need.
With your help, this festive period we can reach our target of £150,000, and take our work to the next level. Donate at buff.ly/vezYyFV
With your help, this festive period we can reach our target of £150,000, and take our work to the next level. Donate at buff.ly/vezYyFV
🎄 Karl Marx's Christmas Social
Hosted by Oxford & Thames Valley Socialist Workers Party
A chance for branch and student members to engage in a less structured setting.
Bring snacks and a soft drink or two!
Wednesday 10 December, 7pm
Michael Young Building, Manzil Way, Oxford OX4 1YH
Hosted by Oxford & Thames Valley Socialist Workers Party
A chance for branch and student members to engage in a less structured setting.
Bring snacks and a soft drink or two!
Wednesday 10 December, 7pm
Michael Young Building, Manzil Way, Oxford OX4 1YH
December 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🎄 Karl Marx's Christmas Social
Hosted by Oxford & Thames Valley Socialist Workers Party
A chance for branch and student members to engage in a less structured setting.
Bring snacks and a soft drink or two!
Wednesday 10 December, 7pm
Michael Young Building, Manzil Way, Oxford OX4 1YH
Hosted by Oxford & Thames Valley Socialist Workers Party
A chance for branch and student members to engage in a less structured setting.
Bring snacks and a soft drink or two!
Wednesday 10 December, 7pm
Michael Young Building, Manzil Way, Oxford OX4 1YH
In Depth
✊🏽 Five things to know about the SWP
Members of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) made headlines recently when they were expelled by unelected officials from Your Party on the eve of its founding conference.
But what does the SWP actually stand for?
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✊🏽 Five things to know about the SWP
Members of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) made headlines recently when they were expelled by unelected officials from Your Party on the eve of its founding conference.
But what does the SWP actually stand for?
buff.ly/pzgVpDg
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
In Depth
✊🏽 Five things to know about the SWP
Members of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) made headlines recently when they were expelled by unelected officials from Your Party on the eve of its founding conference.
But what does the SWP actually stand for?
buff.ly/pzgVpDg
✊🏽 Five things to know about the SWP
Members of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) made headlines recently when they were expelled by unelected officials from Your Party on the eve of its founding conference.
But what does the SWP actually stand for?
buff.ly/pzgVpDg
🇩🇪 School strikes in Germany fight plans for conscription
Thousands of teenagers across Germany joined school walkouts last week in protest at government plans to reintroduce military conscription.
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Thousands of teenagers across Germany joined school walkouts last week in protest at government plans to reintroduce military conscription.
Read on
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December 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🇩🇪 School strikes in Germany fight plans for conscription
Thousands of teenagers across Germany joined school walkouts last week in protest at government plans to reintroduce military conscription.
Read on
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Thousands of teenagers across Germany joined school walkouts last week in protest at government plans to reintroduce military conscription.
Read on
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🇵🇸 Little relief for Palestinians as second phase of ceasefire begins
The second phase of the Gaza ceasefire is supposedly underway. But for Palestinians, there’s little relief as the Zionist state spreads its war to West Bank and further.
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The second phase of the Gaza ceasefire is supposedly underway. But for Palestinians, there’s little relief as the Zionist state spreads its war to West Bank and further.
Read on
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December 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
🇵🇸 Little relief for Palestinians as second phase of ceasefire begins
The second phase of the Gaza ceasefire is supposedly underway. But for Palestinians, there’s little relief as the Zionist state spreads its war to West Bank and further.
Read on
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The second phase of the Gaza ceasefire is supposedly underway. But for Palestinians, there’s little relief as the Zionist state spreads its war to West Bank and further.
Read on
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Socialist Worker Cartoons by Tim buff.ly/B85tzgk
December 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Socialist Worker Cartoons by Tim buff.ly/B85tzgk
🚩 Socialism is popular, and our side is getting organised. Socialist Worker has been at the heart of some of the arguments about the new left we desperately need.
With your help, this festive period we can reach our target of £150,000, and take our work to the next level. Donate at buff.ly/vezYyFV
With your help, this festive period we can reach our target of £150,000, and take our work to the next level. Donate at buff.ly/vezYyFV
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🚩 Socialism is popular, and our side is getting organised. Socialist Worker has been at the heart of some of the arguments about the new left we desperately need.
With your help, this festive period we can reach our target of £150,000, and take our work to the next level. Donate at buff.ly/vezYyFV
With your help, this festive period we can reach our target of £150,000, and take our work to the next level. Donate at buff.ly/vezYyFV
Teach Yourself Marxism with Judy Cox
Zarah Sultana made waves when she told the Your Party conference that she wanted to nationalise the entire economy. The right wing howled with rage and derision.
🚩 Is the socialist vision really for nationalising everything?
buff.ly/0ApcRbh
Zarah Sultana made waves when she told the Your Party conference that she wanted to nationalise the entire economy. The right wing howled with rage and derision.
🚩 Is the socialist vision really for nationalising everything?
buff.ly/0ApcRbh
December 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Teach Yourself Marxism with Judy Cox
Zarah Sultana made waves when she told the Your Party conference that she wanted to nationalise the entire economy. The right wing howled with rage and derision.
🚩 Is the socialist vision really for nationalising everything?
buff.ly/0ApcRbh
Zarah Sultana made waves when she told the Your Party conference that she wanted to nationalise the entire economy. The right wing howled with rage and derision.
🚩 Is the socialist vision really for nationalising everything?
buff.ly/0ApcRbh
🇱🇧 Israel, Lebanon and resistance: interview with Lebanese socialists
Despite escalating Israeli attacks on Lebanon, its government is set for direct talks with the terror state, the first for decades. Lebanese socialists Jean Michel and Simon Assaf spoke to Arthur Townend.
Read on
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Despite escalating Israeli attacks on Lebanon, its government is set for direct talks with the terror state, the first for decades. Lebanese socialists Jean Michel and Simon Assaf spoke to Arthur Townend.
Read on
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December 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🇱🇧 Israel, Lebanon and resistance: interview with Lebanese socialists
Despite escalating Israeli attacks on Lebanon, its government is set for direct talks with the terror state, the first for decades. Lebanese socialists Jean Michel and Simon Assaf spoke to Arthur Townend.
Read on
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Despite escalating Israeli attacks on Lebanon, its government is set for direct talks with the terror state, the first for decades. Lebanese socialists Jean Michel and Simon Assaf spoke to Arthur Townend.
Read on
buff.ly/ad49IHy
✊🏽 Falkirk unity march shows anti-racists are majority
Chloe from "Falkirk For All" spoke to Socialist Worker about how anti-racists are mobilising to turn the tide against the far right in the Scottish town.
Read on
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Chloe from "Falkirk For All" spoke to Socialist Worker about how anti-racists are mobilising to turn the tide against the far right in the Scottish town.
Read on
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December 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
✊🏽 Falkirk unity march shows anti-racists are majority
Chloe from "Falkirk For All" spoke to Socialist Worker about how anti-racists are mobilising to turn the tide against the far right in the Scottish town.
Read on
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Chloe from "Falkirk For All" spoke to Socialist Worker about how anti-racists are mobilising to turn the tide against the far right in the Scottish town.
Read on
buff.ly/g8jlkEk
🎄 Karl Marx's Christmas Social
Hosted by Oxford & Thames Valley Socialist Workers Party
A chance for branch and student members to engage in a less structured setting.
Bring snacks and a soft drink or two!
Wednesday 10 December, 7pm
Michael Young Building, Manzil Way, Oxford OX4 1YH
Hosted by Oxford & Thames Valley Socialist Workers Party
A chance for branch and student members to engage in a less structured setting.
Bring snacks and a soft drink or two!
Wednesday 10 December, 7pm
Michael Young Building, Manzil Way, Oxford OX4 1YH
December 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🎄 Karl Marx's Christmas Social
Hosted by Oxford & Thames Valley Socialist Workers Party
A chance for branch and student members to engage in a less structured setting.
Bring snacks and a soft drink or two!
Wednesday 10 December, 7pm
Michael Young Building, Manzil Way, Oxford OX4 1YH
Hosted by Oxford & Thames Valley Socialist Workers Party
A chance for branch and student members to engage in a less structured setting.
Bring snacks and a soft drink or two!
Wednesday 10 December, 7pm
Michael Young Building, Manzil Way, Oxford OX4 1YH
In Depth
✊🏽 Five things to know about the SWP
Members of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) made headlines recently when they were expelled by unelected officials from Your Party on the eve of its founding conference.
But what does the SWP actually stand for?
buff.ly/pzgVpDg
✊🏽 Five things to know about the SWP
Members of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) made headlines recently when they were expelled by unelected officials from Your Party on the eve of its founding conference.
But what does the SWP actually stand for?
buff.ly/pzgVpDg
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
In Depth
✊🏽 Five things to know about the SWP
Members of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) made headlines recently when they were expelled by unelected officials from Your Party on the eve of its founding conference.
But what does the SWP actually stand for?
buff.ly/pzgVpDg
✊🏽 Five things to know about the SWP
Members of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) made headlines recently when they were expelled by unelected officials from Your Party on the eve of its founding conference.
But what does the SWP actually stand for?
buff.ly/pzgVpDg
🗳️ UCU union leaders to blame for low turnout in universities strike ballot
@UCU union members voted by nearly 70 percent for strikes. But a turnout of only 39 percent was well below the 50 percent threshold demanded by anti-union laws that Labour has so far failed to abolish.
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@UCU union members voted by nearly 70 percent for strikes. But a turnout of only 39 percent was well below the 50 percent threshold demanded by anti-union laws that Labour has so far failed to abolish.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🗳️ UCU union leaders to blame for low turnout in universities strike ballot
@UCU union members voted by nearly 70 percent for strikes. But a turnout of only 39 percent was well below the 50 percent threshold demanded by anti-union laws that Labour has so far failed to abolish.
More
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@UCU union members voted by nearly 70 percent for strikes. But a turnout of only 39 percent was well below the 50 percent threshold demanded by anti-union laws that Labour has so far failed to abolish.
More
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🚨 ‘It’s appalling no one will be held accountable for Hillsborough’
A Hillsborough justice campaigner has slammed the lack of accountability for those responsible for the 1989 football disaster.
Sheila Coleman spoke to Socialist Worker.
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A Hillsborough justice campaigner has slammed the lack of accountability for those responsible for the 1989 football disaster.
Sheila Coleman spoke to Socialist Worker.
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December 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🚨 ‘It’s appalling no one will be held accountable for Hillsborough’
A Hillsborough justice campaigner has slammed the lack of accountability for those responsible for the 1989 football disaster.
Sheila Coleman spoke to Socialist Worker.
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A Hillsborough justice campaigner has slammed the lack of accountability for those responsible for the 1989 football disaster.
Sheila Coleman spoke to Socialist Worker.
buff.ly/ytfLJuJ
🚩 Socialism is popular, and our side is getting organised. Socialist Worker has been at the heart of some of the arguments about the new left we desperately need.
With your help, this festive period we can reach our target of £150,000, and take our work to the next level. Donate at buff.ly/vezYyFV
With your help, this festive period we can reach our target of £150,000, and take our work to the next level. Donate at buff.ly/vezYyFV
December 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🚩 Socialism is popular, and our side is getting organised. Socialist Worker has been at the heart of some of the arguments about the new left we desperately need.
With your help, this festive period we can reach our target of £150,000, and take our work to the next level. Donate at buff.ly/vezYyFV
With your help, this festive period we can reach our target of £150,000, and take our work to the next level. Donate at buff.ly/vezYyFV
Socialist Worker Cartoons by Tim buff.ly/B85tzgk
December 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Socialist Worker Cartoons by Tim buff.ly/B85tzgk