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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 24/07/2026

From the intellectual engine of the Your Party left, to building the Grassroots Left coalition, we are immensely proud of the intervention our comrades made. Read the full statement from the Oversight Committee and explore our public archive.

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Our Legacy

Democratic Socialists have voted to mothball the organisation, marking the end of active political work while preserving its legacy and archives.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 24/07/2026

Following an All Member Meeting, our members voted to mothball Democratic Socialists. We are bringing our active political work to a close while preserving our infrastructure and archive as a historical record. It is a sober decision, but not a shameful one.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 30/06/2026

Socialism is about far more than the working class taking control. It's the realisation of a society that is truly human. Join us on 9 July, 7pm to discuss global alienation, revolution and why building a dedicated party is absolutely crucial. 🎟️ Book now for free and open to all ↘️

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Becoming Human Again: Why we need a real Democratic Socialist Party

Join us on 9 July for a seminar discussing the decline of capitalism and the need for a Democratic Socialist Party to foster a truly human society.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 12/06/2026

Defend our communities, stop racist attacks In the wake of the pogroms in Belfast we must struggle against racists and fascists on the streets, and fight for a mass socialist political alternative to defeat the whole ruling class! democraticsocialists.org.uk/news/defend-...

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Defend our communities, stop racist attacks

Read our statement condemning the fascist pogrom in Belfast. Attend demonstrations to fight fascists on the street and fight for a socialist alternative

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 10/06/2026

Last weekend we held panel discussions at the Connections Convention in Sheffield! Watch our full recap covering: 🗣️ Debating socialist programmes with CPGB & Socialist Alternative 🌍 Imperialism today with Yassamine Mather 🚀 The launch of SEDA! democraticsocialists.org.uk/news/democra...

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Democratic Socialists at the Connections Convention, Sheffield

Democratic Socialists hosted key discussions at the Connections Convention in Sheffield, addressing political programs, imperialism, plus the launch of a new educational initiative SEDA.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 09/06/2026

Just published: Read the report from Democratic Socialists reps who attended the Members’ Charter conference and the founding of the Socialist Federation. 🔗 democraticsocialists.org.uk/news/birth-o...

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Birth of the Socialist Federation

Report on the birth of the Socialist Federation at the first conference of the Members' Charter.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 05/06/2026

Watch our discussion on ‘Why we need a Democratic Socialist Party’ - and why neither the Green Party, Your Party nor the sects are the way forward. 📺 Replay: youtu.be/WL48qciw104?... ✊ Join: democraticsocialists.org.uk/join 📱 WhatsApp updates: whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

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Why We Need A Democratic Socialist Party with Ewan Tilley (3 June 2026)

YouTube video by Democratic Socialists

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 31/05/2026

We must also struggle for motions and policies within our trade unions that aim to resist this guidance and its consequences, making the link between trans rights and workers rights explicit.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 31/05/2026

The anti-trans movement, either in its social conservative or trans-exclusionary “feminist” form, ultimately strives to essentialise gender norms, a key aspect of the social reproduction of the working class under capitalism.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 31/05/2026

As democratic socialists, it is incumbent upon us to resist all attacks on trans rights on the streets, workplaces and politically in the wider left, which does contain a small but growing section buying into the ideological framing of modern transphobia.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 31/05/2026

This is not just a “culture war” distraction but a movement to discipline forms of expression that chafe against the standard forms of social organisation within the more stable capitalism of decades past.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 31/05/2026

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Liberation Now! – Resist the Bathroom Ban, We Decide Our Own Fate! Statement from Democratic Socialists

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 30/05/2026

📣 If you’d like occasional updates from Democratic Socialists, we’ve just launched a new public updates channel on WhatsApp—give us a follow to stay up to date with our latest news, events and updates! 🔗 whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 27/05/2026

We're fighting for a socialist economy, de-commodified housing and radical democratisation - systemic change, not just tweaks. That's exactly why we're hosting this meeting, to start the conversation. Come along on Wed 3 June. 🌹 events.humanitix.com/why-we-need-... (2/2)

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Why We Need A Democratic Socialist Party

Your Party has imploded. Where next for the left? Join Ewan Tilly and Democratic Socialists on Wed 3 June, 7pm, to discuss building a mass anti-capitalist party

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 27/05/2026

We completely understand the fear of splitting the vote and letting Reform in. Lots of well-meaning people are backing the Greens right now! But fundamentally, the Greens are not an anti-capitalist party, and we believe working-class liberation can't be achieved under capitalism. (1/2)

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 27/05/2026

Where does the left go after the de-facto implosion of Your Party? It’s time to talk about building the mass, democratic socialist party the working class desperately needs. ✊🌹 Join us for an online public meeting next Wednesday 3 June, 7pm. 🎟️ Book for free: events.humanitix.com/why-we-need-...

Democratic Socialists: Why we need a democratic socialist party, Wednesday 3 june, 7pm

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 04/05/2026

We call on all to defy this logic and come to London on the 16th of May for the Nakba 78 march at 12pm on Exhibition Road, to oppose the occupation of Palestine from the river to the sea, the genocide, expanding regional war, and Tommy Robinson and the far right's hate march.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 04/05/2026

This is not anti-racism. It is state management of racism: protecting the fears it finds useful, disciplining the solidarities it finds dangerous, and leaving everyone else to live with the consequences.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 04/05/2026

We refuse that logic entirely. The answer to antisemitism, Islamophobia and xenophobia is to fight each of these ideologies. The answer to mass protest against Britain’s complicity in Israel’s war is not bans, threats and selective policing, but an end to that complicity itself.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 04/05/2026

This government helps create the conditions for racial tension, then pretends to stand above them as the guardian of communal peace. It ranks racisms, plays minorities against one another, and uses one community’s pain as cover for repressing another community’s solidarity.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 04/05/2026

Nor has it shown equivalent zeal in prosecuting British nationals who’ve participated in Israel’s genocide. The hierarchy is obvious: Muslims are managed as a danger, while violence aligned with the British state’s own priorities is treated with indulgence or silence.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 04/05/2026

The British state is perfectly willing to speak the language of “Islamist extremism” when Muslims are the object of suspicion or to ban chants such as “Globalise the Intifada“ But it has shown no equivalent appetite for policing pro-Israel incitement.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 04/05/2026

Starmer and Mahmood explicitly promised to tighten work, family and study routes, extend the path to settlement, and harden enforcement against asylum seekers and all migrants.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 04/05/2026

Meanwhile, when Muslims, migrants and other racialised communities are targeted, the answer is not exceptional protection but more border violence, more anti-migrant rhetoric, and more appeasement of the forces that inflame racist hostility in the first place.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 04/05/2026

..., its criminalisation of Palestine solidarity, its domestic structural racism and narrowing of the democratic right to protest.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 04/05/2026

The government is elevating only those voices it can use to defend its support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza via continued sales of F-35 components, its refusal to sanction Israel its complicity in the Israeli-American war against Iran...

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 04/05/2026

What is being privileged here is not merely “Jewish anxiety” in the abstract, still less every Jewish voice. It is a very particular set of anxieties: the ones that coincide perfectly with the priorities of the British state itself.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 04/05/2026

Antisemitism is real and must be fought without compromise. But Starmer is now floating the restriction or banning of pro-Palestine marches on the grounds of their “cumulative effect” on Jewish communities. That is not a neutral defence of minority safety, but a political attack.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 04/05/2026

We reject this government’s construction of a hierarchy of racism, in which some communities’ fears are elevated into reasons to suppress dissent while others are told to endure abuse, suspicion and violence as the price of public order.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 04/05/2026

Defy the threats and lies – All out for Nakba 78: March for Palestine on 16 May! 🧵 Globalise the Intifada! From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 02/05/2026

Join us on 27 May on video call (details coming soon!) and on 6 June at the Connections Convention in Sheffield to discuss the next steps. www.eventbrite.com/e/connection...

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Connections: Where next for the Left

Join us for a lively chat on where the Left is headed next—ideas, plans, and good vibes in person!

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 02/05/2026

For example: - Hunger striker Amu Gib (Islington) - Democratic Socialist members Anahita Zardoshti and Nathaniel Jones (Islington) - Democratic Socialist member Jay Singh (Sandwell) - Your Party CEC members Mel Mullings (London) and Grace Lewis (Coventry)

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 02/05/2026

On 7 May, we urge comrades to vote for socialist candidates, including: - Those standing under the banner of the Socialist Party's Trade Union and Socialist Coalition. - Candidates supported by Your Party - Socialists standing as part of independent community organisations

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 02/05/2026

Democratic Socialists are launching a Campaign for a Democratic Socialist Party/Communist Party that, we hope, can bring some political clarity and sharpness into this discussion. Join us in this fight! We will soon launch a new membership structure to help us in this process.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 02/05/2026

This defeat has caused a great deal of political confusion and disappointment and means our forces are being scattered.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 02/05/2026

It was never the thoroughly democratic and unashamedly socialist party we actually need - but with the ban of the organised left it has become little more than a narrow electoral vehicle, bureaucratically controlled with little scope for an active membership to make an impact.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 02/05/2026

On 7 May, vote socialist where you can! It is a great shame that on 7 May, there will not be a united socialist challenge at the ballot box. Our forces are disunited, thanks in no small part to the collapse of Jeremy Corbyn’s Your Party. 🧵

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 05/12/2025

Join us this Saturday 06/12 @ 7PM: Your Party: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly A review of founding conference and look ahead to CEC elections 🚩 Who we are 👎 What went wrong 👍 What went right 📣 Open forum 🔭 What next 🗓️ Sat 6 Dec 2025 🕖 7:00 PM www.tickettailor.com/events/democ...

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Select tickets – Your Party: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly – Zoom

Your Party: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly – Zoom, Sat 6 Dec 2025 - Democratic Socialists review Conference and look ahead to CEC Elections. Join the Democratic Socialists for an open, honest and forw...

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 01/12/2025

Organising Strategy (5/5) Despite this caveat, the overall political importance of securing trans liberation within the OS document outweighs these concerns at this stage. Supporting this document helps lay foundations for a more democratic, socialist, and inclusive party.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 01/12/2025

Organising Strategy (4/5) We note serious concerns about Motion 121. It risks recreating the bureaucratic union affiliation model that has historically undermined socialist organising. We support a rank-and-file, member-driven approach to TU work—not top-down affiliations.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 01/12/2025

Organising Strategy (3/5) The document also enables branches to support targeted grassroots candidates, which could open avenues for DSYP-aligned local campaigns.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 01/12/2025

Organising Strategy (2/5) The motions included on this question offer both symbolic and practical protections, helping to keep reactionary elements out of the party and showing solidarity with our trans comrades in a moment of real danger.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 01/12/2025

Organising Strategy (1/5) Given the current political climate in YP and the wider left—especially the influence of transphobic forces in UK politics—it is essential that Your Party clearly defends and enshrines trans rights.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 01/12/2025

Standing Orders (3/3) We are also concerned that the proposed regional structures for policy development sideline local branches, undermining member-led grassroots deliberation. For these reasons, we recommend rejecting the Standing Orders.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 01/12/2025

Standing Orders (2/3) Democracy must be deliberative, rooted in discussion, persuasion, and collective decision-making—not just digital polling.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 01/12/2025

Standing Orders (1/3) These Standing Orders enshrine online OMOV as the primary method of decision-making. We believe this system fundamentally disenfranchises members, atomises participation, and—as this weekend has shown—is wide open to manipulation.

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Democratic Socialists @democraticsocialists.org.uk · 01/12/2025

The final votes from @thisisyourparty.bsky.social Founding Conference are live. We're recommend voting as follows: STANDING ORDERS: *REJECT* ORGANISING STRATEGY: *APPROVE* (with caveats) 🧵 Find out why...

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