Palestine Action proscribed: Defend the right to protest
Hundreds of thousands of people marched through the streets of London on 21 June, to oppose the government’s support for the Israeli state’s war on Gaza, and escalating war in the Middle East.
Month: June 2025
Commissioners threaten return to Croydon council
A recent report found that Croydon Council’s finances were “deteriorating rapidly”, which has led the minister for local government, Jim McMahon, to prepare sending in unelected commissioners to run the council until July 2027.
Protesters unite against Ealing Labour council
At the lobby of Ealing Labour council, the reasons people were protesting included the closure of children’s centres, and Labour’s continued support for the war on Gaza.
Solidarity with Hackney sixth form strikers defending education
Teachers at ‘BSix’ college in Hackney are on all-out strike from Thursday 12 June until 30 June or “as long as it takes” for the management to drop its vicious restructuring plan.
Housing — baby’s death sparks protest
Akram Mohamed died at four months old in a damp mould-ridden housing association flat. His parents spoke to demonstrators outside Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) head office on 6 June.
People’s Assembly: Missed opportunity to fight Labour austerity
Socialist Party and Socialist Students members participated in the People’s Assembly Against Austerity demonstration in London on 7 June, opposing cuts and austerity implemented by the Labour government.
Nationalise Thames Water!
With every passing month, Thames Water moves closer to the brink of collapse. Now its preferred buyer — US private equity firm KKR — has dropped out.