London’s Met Police more likely to criminalise Black children
London’s police frequently serve not as they claim to be protectors of all communities, but as enforcers of inequality, especially for Black and other minority residents.
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Enthusiasm for political alternative at Prides
Crowds took the streets in celebration of how far the fight for LGBTQ+ liberation has come throughout history. However, there are attacks on LGBTQ+ people worldwide. In the US, with Donald Trump’s flurry of executive orders dismantling healthcare, legal recognition, and protection from discrimination.
‘Concessions only make me angrier’
I don’t trust Starmer within an inch of my life. They say things and then we find they mean nothing. I have a disabled niece, she is autistic, has a learning disability, is non-verbal and goes to a special school.
London new members meeting
Over thirty young and new Socialist Party members gathered at the party’s national centre on Saturday 28 June, to attend a London day school.
South London unions discuss fight for a political voice
Southwark Trades Council hosted a public meeting on 24 June to discuss trade union political representation. A range of activists and political groups were invited to attend.
UCU fighting cuts in adult education in London
Founded in 1854 by Christian Socialists as The Working Men’s College, WM College in Camden is a hub for the local community. It’s facing a deficit of £500,000 for this year, following undisclosed deficits for the previous two years.
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.
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.