East London: Public housing not MSG Sphere
by Niall Mulholland, East London Socialist Party The monstrous MSG Sphere, which would be built in the Maryland/Stratford area of East London, took a decisive…
Campaigns
End rent and service charge rip-off
Housing associations have a collective surplus of over £4 billion. There is no need for them to raise rents or hike up service charges. Some…
Newham council has no will to fight cuts
by James Ivens, London Socialist Party The Labour council in Newham, east London, pushed through another £7.6 million of austerity on 28 February. But not…
Ukraine: Campaigning against war in north London and Herts
by Ian Pattison, Enfield and Lea Valley Socialist Party Workers’ unity to end the war in Ukraine. The Socialist Party was campaigning with this message…
London protest against Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
by Niall Mulholland, East London Socialist Party The protest in central London on 6 March was a few thousand strong. Attacks by the media and…
Newham City Farm – closed with no consultation
by Niall Mulholland, East London Socialist Party Newham City Farm, run by the local council, has been a well-known community and educational resource in east…
Stop eviction of Camden homeless collective
by Nick Auvache, Unite housing workers A collective of homeless people is facing eviction. They took over a disused hostel owned by One Housing Group…
Hackney Unison to encourage anti-cuts candidates
This was emailed to all 1,600 union members of Hackney local government Unison. At the January branch committee the following motion was passed. It was…
Eviction resistance on the march in Waltham Forest, East London
by Mike Cleverley, Waltham Forest Socialist Party Every London borough has thousands of families on housing waiting lists and hundreds of empty homes. The benefit…
Oliver Campbell – 31 years fighting for justice
“I went into prison innocent. I came out innocent. And I’ve been innocent all the way through. I was put under pressure to confess to…