Obituary: Tara Blackman — friend and comrade
It is with great sadness that we learnt of the death of Tara Blackman. Tara was a very dear friend and comrade of those in the PCS Socialist Party caucus and staff at PCS union.
Privatised bus service ‘like a curfew’
I went to the first meeting of a bus users group in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire recently. It was set up by a local Tory councillor — just ahead of elections — to gauge interest and hear firsthand about the issues and complaints about the local bus services.
Putting together a ‘workers’ list’ of candidates in Waltham Forest
As it became clear that the Your Party leadership had no intention of standing thousands of candidates in the May council elections, Socialist Party members in Waltham Forest decided we had to step up and encourage others to also stand under the banner of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC).
Police back far-right agitators over Palestine protest
On Saturday 16 May the Palestine Coalition has organised a march in London on the anniversary of the Nakba, but the police are supporting Tommy Robinson’s hate counter-march to go ahead, allocating to it,, Whitehall, Parliament Square and Trafalgar Square.
Enfield schools on strike
National Education Union (NEU) members across 18 schools in Enfield took strike action on 27 March, after the Labour local authority and other school trusts in the borough imposed a punitive sickness policy.
A tide of university staff around the country fighting horrendous cuts
Following a 90% yes vote, members of the University and College Union (UCU) at London Metropolitan University in north London plan to take eight days of strike action over three weeks, starting on 15 April.
Why I’m standing for Lewisham mayor
Lewisham Labour council is closing the local shopping centre, replacing it with unaffordable housing. It is also planning £33 million of cuts, including: £9 million from children’s services and£850,000 cuts to adult social care.
Hundreds of thousands march against the far right
Hundreds of thousands of people took part in the anti-far right Together demonstration on 28 March. The driving force behind the mass turnout was a desire to show that far-right ideas and politics are not welcome in our streets, communities, and workplaces.
KCL Unison strike against bosses who ‘don’t lobby for more funding’
Unison members at King’s College London voted by 89% to strike. The first two days of strike action took place on 10-11 March, and a further two days on 25-26 March.
Croydon trade unionists tell Greens and Labour: ‘we can fight cuts’
Croydon Council has issued Section 114 notices three times since 2020, prohibiting anything other than essential expenditure. Like many other councils, it is in financial crisis.