Fighting the cuts to libraries by Hackney’s Labour council
by Brian Debus, Hackney Unison chair (personal capacity) On Monday 5 September, every staff member in libraries in Hackney received a letter from the ‘Strategic […]
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More protests against the racist police killing of Chris Kaba
by Wendy Charlton, Camden and Haringey Socialist Party A national day of action against the killing of Chris Kaba took place on 17 September including […]
Thousands march after police kill unarmed black man in London
by Julija Rusevica, Lambeth and South West London Socialist Party People gathered at Parliament Square, in London, on 10 September to demand justice for Chris […]
Labour’s Khan signs up to Tory London transport cuts
Unite the strikes, reject the cuts, fight for funding Sadiq Khan, London’ s Labour mayor and chair of Transport for London (TfL), has signed off […]
Newham bin workers strike over well-below inflation pay offer
by Ferdy Lyons, East London Socialist Party On 27 August Newham refuse loaders and drivers started a week-long strike over pay and conditions after an […]
Cheers for taking wealth from rich — anger at Starmer’s Labour
Enough is Enough Clapham launch by Theo Sharieff, South West London Socialist Party Over 1,000 attended the launch rally of the ‘Enough is Enough’ campaign […]
Homelessness rising, Labour hiding
Build a party to fight for rent control and council homes! by Paul Kershaw, Chair Unite LE1111 housing workers branch Homelessness rose by a dramatic […]
Rail and underground strikes combine to show workers’ strength
Tens of thousands of RMT members were striking again over an insulting pay offer, jobs cuts and destruction of their working conditions in August – […]
London’s transport fightback: Workers at war with Tories, TfL and Labour’s Sadiq Khan
by Helen Pattison, Socialist Party London Regional Secretary Across London, with train and tube strikes, and protests against bus cuts, a fightback to defend public […]
“Blood on their hands”: South London gas explosion shows privatised utilities can’t be trusted
by Reece Wilson Four-year-old Sahara Salman died in a gas explosion in Thornton Heath, South London on 8 August. Two others were hospitalised and other […]