Lewisham Council — one rule for socialists, another for establishment parties
The socialist challenge in Lewisham’s mayoral election began by challenging Lewisham Council’s stringent conditions on our electoral statement.
Month: April 2026
Housing costs crisis — we need rent control and council housing
Most of us don’t need figures to be convinced that the cost of housing is a growing problem — but the figures do give a sense of the scale of the housing emergency.
Cut rents — Build council homes
Living and working in London, the cost-of-living crisis is felt most keenly through housing. Working people in the capital typically spend more than half of our income on rent.
Should socialists be standing in Tower Hamlets?
The stand of Socialist Party member Hugo Pierre for the mayor of Tower Hamlets, backed by seven other council candidates under the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) umbrella, is controversial.
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.