Tens of thousands march in London against slaughter
We took to the streets on 18 May. Although this was the 14th national march for this cause through the heart of the capital, support and passion are not waning. The mood was defiant and determined.
Month: May 2024
Why I joined the Socialist Party
I joined the Socialist Party in October, after the Israeli state’s brutal onslaught against the people of Gaza started. I have considered myself to be a socialist since I was a kid, due to other family members’ influence.
Our socialist paper contains answers to rotten capitalism
Every time I dispose of unsold copies of The Socialist, I think: We have a paper which contains the answers to the issues of the rotten capitalist society we live in, copies that remain unsold are helping to prop up that system.
Socialist fights West Brentford by-election campaigning to end war and cuts
On Monday 29 April, the Socialist Party West London branch held a public meeting at the Globe pub in Brentford. Our member John Viner ran as a candidate in the Brentford West by-election in Hounslow, as part of TUSC.
Sanctuary workers continue to strike against real pay cuts
Housing Association Sanctuary still refuses to raise wages. In April, state benefit levels rose by 6.7% and pensions by 8.5%. Even this miserly Tory government offered increases that outstrip those from Sanctuary management.
Build the student protests against war
Students at University College London have gone into occupation demanding an end to the institution’s support for the Israeli state onslaught on Palestine. UCL management has responded by having security close the campus to the public.
Over 15,000 votes for TUSC in London
A third of Londoners had the opportunity to vote for candidates who oppose Tory attacks and cuts passed on by London’s incumbent Labour mayor, Sadiq Khan. Collectively, our fighting socialist programme won over 15,000 votes.
Stop Hackney children’s centres closures
Parents and supporters spoke at a lobby of Hackney Council to expose Labour’s short-sighted plan to close, privatise, and threaten jobs at several children centres with up to 120 childcare places cut, and 50 staff redundant.
TV review: ‘Defiance — Fighting the Far Right (1976-1981)’
Defiance is an inspiring and moving three-part documentary. It focuses on working-class community responses to the racist National Front (NF) in 1970s London and Bradford.
West London socialists discuss — ‘why do we say what we say?’
I always look forward to our weekly Socialist Party branch meetings. We catch up with other members, discuss the past week, and the plan for the next. We discuss a topic, with questions, discussion, and a reply, a great way to learn.