Could a London Mayor challenge start the fight back?
by Helen Pattison The London Mayoral elections are just round the corner. As is stands the current right-wing Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has a 20-point […]
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End Violence Against Women
Originally published 12 March 2021 updated 17 March 2021 Go to the main Socialist Party page for articles about the vigil for Sarah Everard and […]
Why we need socialists in London city hall
Bus drivers’ safety neglected London was put into ‘major incident’ status on 8 January, with Covid-19 infection rates and hospital admissions soaring. Frontline workers have […]
London bus dispute against low pay, pay cuts and longer hours
by Socialist Party reporters Socialist Party members supported bus drivers’ picket lines across London on 22 February. The drivers are fighting back against low pay, […]
“I’m here to fight for the future education of children in Hackney”
Teaching assistants (TAs) in Hackney, east London took strike action against redundancies on 10-12 February. Hackney Socialist Party interviewed two striking TAs with over 30 […]
Swarming the London Mayor’s question time
by Nancy Taaffe, Waltham Forest Socialist Party Waltham Forest community campaign ‘Save Our Square’ and Socialist Party members organised what can only be described as […]
London fire victims lobby Tory mayoral candidate
by Pete Mason, East London Socialist Party See also: Grenfell — Are we any closer to justice? When Tory London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey tweeted […]
Stop Labour council’s eviction of Stratford Circus arts centre
by Ferdy Lyons, East London Socialist Party Newham’s Labour council has evicted Stratford Circus arts centre. On 30 January members of East London Socialist Party joined […]
Save our square: we need social housing and public services
Waltham Forest Labour council in East London approved plans to build a block of unaffordable, private housing on Walthamstow town square. The Socialist Party has […]
Housing cuts cost lives
by Suzanne Muna, Social Housing Action Campaign (Shac) We gathered outside Peabody Head Office on the evening of 19 February to make the point that […]