Protesting while parliament descended into chaos
Thousands gathered outside parliament again on 21 Feb, demanding the end to the Israeli state’s brutal offensive on Gaza. Inside, MPs were debating a ceasefire motion from SNP.
Month: February 2024
Hackney council’s children’s centre cuts consultation shredded
Parents and trade unions shredded the council’s proposals to privatise or close two children’s centres, and change the usage at two others, at Hackney Council’s scrutiny meeting on 19 February.
Protesting against Israel state terror
People of all demographics flooded past towards Hyde Park, noticeably more than the last march. So many were keen to take the ‘End Israeli state terror’ placards I held.
London protest against French interference in Senegal
“France out of Africa!” Senegalese protesters outside the French Embassy in London on 15 February demanded an end to imperialist interference, supported by members of the Socialist Party.
Justice for Oliver Campbell
Oliver Campbell has been fighting to clear his name for 34 years and is back at the Royal Courts of Justice this month where it is expected to be overturned.
Croydon refuses to house disabled family and loses in court!
Croydon Council has spent over £300,000 pursuing a legal case it had already lost in the courts. Ruba Imam uses a wheelchair, and her family has been living in accommodation that Croydon Council deemed unsuitable back 2014.
Please mind the gap between breaking down Central Line trains
Travelling with young children and a buggy on the London Underground is never easy, but the ongoing disruption to the Central Line is making it a nightmare.
RMT London Underground victory – Prepare for next round
The RMT, by being prepared to take strike action on London Underground, has won an extra £30 million a year from Labour’s London mayor Sadiq Khan and the Greater London Authority.
7 Feb day of action against war on Gaza
200 people protested outside Tower Hamlets Town Hall. “We’re here to get our feet-dragging politicians to back a ceasefire now”, the organiser from Tower Hamlets Unison told the crowd.
Barts strike: Kent workers win – now Barts must ‘do the right thing’!
Domestics, porters, catering staff and other ‘soft facilities management’ workers at Barts NHS Trust, members of Unite, are embarking on their seventh tranche of strike action from 19-21 February.