Ten years on from the historic bus strike that shut down London
by Andy Beadle, a former London bus driver and union rep, looking back at the huge London bus strike that hit the city ten years […]
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The elite get to swim. Why can’t we?
by Nancy Taaffe, Waltham Forest Socialist Party The wealthy owners of central London properties in Kensington and Chelsea or Westminster, have been building megabasements. Many […]
Tower Hamlets Aspire: voters reject Labour cuts
In the recent council elections, right-wing Labour mayor John Biggs was defeated in Tower Hamlets, East London, after unleashing eight years of austerity.
TUSC stand pioneering the fight for a new mass workers’ party
Waltham Forest: ‘A taste of a future working-class political challenge’ by Nancy Taaffe, Waltham Forest Socialist Party Waltham Forest’s May 2022 elections gave a little […]
Child Q strip search outrage: Racism, sexism, police and profit out of schools
by Hugo Pierre, Unison NEC black members’ rep (personal capacity) There has been justifiable rage in Hackney, east London, following the report that a 15-year-old […]
The Socialist – sales success
by Martin Reynolds I sold 23 copies of the Socialist and raised an extra £13.50 fighting fund outside Blackhorse Road tube station, north east London, […]
Sarah Everard vigil, one year on: Met Police found guilty
by Sarah Sachs-Eldridge, Socialist Party national organiser On Friday 11 March, the High Court found that Scotland Yard had breached the rights of those who […]
Chelsea is more than just a part of Roman’s empire
by John Dolan, Enfield and Lea Valley Socialist Party and Chelsea supporter Chelsea FC was founded in 1905, but according to some rival football fans […]
Met police boss ousted
No trust in the bosses’ establishment For democratic working-class control of the police by Sarah Sachs-Eldridge, Socialist Party national organiser In September 2021, Cressida Dick […]
Tamil Solidarity protest against repressive Sri Lankan regime
by Lawanya Ramajeyam, Tamil Solidarity On Sri Lankan independence day, 4 February, Tamil Solidarity organised a protest at the Sri Lankan high commission in London […]