Special report by PEOPLE’S WORLD
ACROSS the country Labour Party activists are dusting off their wellies, winter coats and scarves in preparation for a December 12 election.
While the prospect of dark nights, nippy frosts and snow may not set the hearts a flutter, the prospect of a bright red, Corbyn-led government casting a warm glow across Downing Street will.
Let’s make no mistake about it: for socialists this is the big one. This is the chance to elect a government that will transform our society by investing in our people, our industries and our communities.
Years of underfunding are eroding Scotland’s local services and deepening inequality in communities, says VINCE MILLS
Cuts are sweeping campuses as cash-strapped universities slash staff and politicians fail to act on a growing funding emergency. VINCE MILLS reports
Almost half of universities face deficits, merger mania is taking hold, and massive fee hikes that will lock out working-class students are on the horizon, write RUBEN BRETT, PAUL WHITEHOUSE and DAN GRACE


