Nana’s eviction: Community vs heartless Labour council
by Sarah Sachs-Eldridge, Waltham Forest Socialist Party On 7 December, a bitterly cold and rainy morning, bailiffs left Nana Yaa and her autistic son Jason […]
Campaigns
Challenge cutters and evictors in Waltham Forest Council
by Alison Hill, Waltham Forest Socialist Party How can we mount a challenge to the cutters and the evictors in Waltham Forest Council? On 5 […]
East London mass non-payment wins housing victory
by Pete Mason, east London Socialist Party and chair of Barking Reach Residents’ Association The combative residents and residents’ association on the Barking Riverside estate […]
Khan threatens further London transport cuts
by Andy Beadle, South East London Socialist Party and retired Unite rep on London buses “With time running out before TfL’s [Transport for London] temporary […]
Newham: Durning Hall – another shameful act of Labour gentrification
by Niall Mulholland, East London Socialist Party On 16 November, a Newham Council committee unanimously approved the demolition of the iconic Durning Hall community centre […]
Slough: Adult service cuts will leave vulnerable homeless
by John Gillman, Reading Socialist Party Organised by GMB union, 50 people protested on 16 November against the closure of adult services in Slough. These […]
Resisting evictions in East London
by Nancy Taaffe, Waltham Forest Socialist Party Already twice we had stopped Waltham Forest resident Nadia Zaman from being evicted (see ‘Fighting for a home […]
East London gentrification plans exposed
by Linda Taaffe, Waltham Forest Socialist Party All kinds of old buildings get knocked down, tower blocks are thrown up, property developers rub their hands, […]
Save Southall youth centre — Stop All Cuts!
by Helen Pattison, West London Socialist Party Young people, trade unionists and supporters gathered at Ealing Town Hall to oppose the demolition of a youth […]
Housing crisis: Tories and Labour are not on our side
by Pete Mason, Barking Reach Residents’ Association chair The deaths from the Grenfell Tower fire, and the fire safety issues it exposed, have shown the […]