Month: May 2025

The Woodberry Down estate in Hackney was built in the 1950s for East End families whose homes had been destroyed in the war. It was once the largest public housing complex in Europe.

On Wednesday 14 May, parents, trade unionists and community activists gathered outside Ealing Council offices to protest plans by the Labour-led council to close 13 of the 25 children’s centres across the borough.

After three weeks and ten days of strike, and a strong daily picket of support staff, teachers and parents, we won everything we asked for, including no compulsory redundancies.

Made in Dagenham, performed by the Loughton Operatic Society, is a musical based on the true story of the 1968 Ford sewing machinists’ strike in Dagenham, and the 2010 film about it.

One way we get our ideas across in Waltham Forest, is by selling our newspaper “The Socialist”. 119 people bought our Socialist paper in the final week of April. The popularity of our paper comes as no surprise to us.

Domestic violence advocates at charity Solace successfully beat job cuts this year. Tower Hamlets Socialist Party member, Skye Mincher, reports her discussion with one of the workers.

Argent House tenants on the Barking Riverside estate in East London face a shocking 34% rent increase over two years — with a 20% rise this April alone. This is just 13 months after a 14% increase in March 2024.

Striking workers at Avenue Primary School are fighting job cuts in Newham, East London. Student numbers have dropped but redundancies go beyond safe levels. Management announced 21 support staff cuts without warning or consultation.

Thousands marched through the streets of London on 1 May to mark International Workers’ Day, including socialists and trade unionists. Many paid tribute to Peter Taaffe.