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As a youth worker in London, it is impossible to ignore the compounding crises within systems that are supposed to support and care for young people.

Tube bosses want to compress a five-day week into four days. Despite claiming that the changes will be ‘voluntary’, RMT reports that Transport for London (TfL) are now saying they will impose the changes.

Thousands marched through London on 18 April calling for rent control and protesting against the housing crisis. There were banners and placards from unions, estate-based campaigns, and renters’ unions.

Green belt land around Enfield, north London, has been approved for a new town of up to 21,000 homes. None of these homes are available for affordable rent.

Tube drivers in the RMT will be striking over four days from 21 April to oppose the imposition of a compressed working week, with longer shifts, longer spells of driving between breaks and more…

The socialist challenge in Lewisham’s mayoral election began by challenging Lewisham Council’s stringent conditions on our electoral statement.

It is with great sadness that we learnt of the death of Tara Blackman. Tara was a very dear friend and comrade of those in the PCS Socialist Party caucus and staff at PCS union.

Following a 90% yes vote, members of the University and College Union (UCU) at London Metropolitan University in north London plan to take eight days of strike action over three weeks, starting on 15 April.

Lewisham Labour council is closing the local shopping centre, replacing it with unaffordable housing. It is also planning £33 million of cuts, including: £9 million from children’s services and£850,000 cuts to adult social care.

Hundreds of thousands of people took part in the anti-far right Together demonstration on 28 March. The driving force behind the mass turnout was a desire to show that far-right ideas and politics are not welcome in our streets, communities, and workplaces.