Police line at London Gaza demo

Labour and Met conspire to repress Gaza demonstrators

24th January 2025 editor 0

The Socialist Party condemns the disgraceful policing operation at the peaceful Gaza demonstration in London on Saturday 19 January, which was stopped from marching by the Metropolitan Police. Up to 80 arrests were made, including Stop the War Coalition vice chair Chris Nineham, as well as a number of other protesters. The trade union movement must demand all charges are dropped.

London Anti-Trump women's protest

London Anti-Trump Women’s march

24th January 2025 editor 0

This march was another demonstration of the fact that people are desperate for an alternative to capitalism and the two-party system, but simply did not know where to turn. The turnout was several thousand, as it prepared to march to Westminster.

Newbury Park School

East London school strike: ‘We strike to make our school better’

24th January 2025 editor 0

“I think the biggest issue that is concerning staff and parents is ‘split classes’ where, instead of finding cover for a class when a teacher is sick, they put the children into other classes. Those classes end up with 40 or so children, some without a chair, without pencils, sitting on the floor all day. No other school in our borough is using split classes.

Croydon Tories close libraries

15th January 2025 editor 0

Croydon Tory council closed the doors on four libraries in November. The council announced that this closure would allow it to increase the opening hours and offer more services at the remaining nine libraries.

Save Applecart Arts

Save Applecart Arts from Newham Labour cuts

18th December 2024 editor 0

The fight is on to save another local cultural centre in Newham, East London. Performing arts union Equity protested outside the Labour council’s cabinet meeting on 3 December, demanding an emergency grant for Applecart Arts.

Thames Water bonuses: water load of crap

12th December 2024 editor 0

Pollution incidents, aka releasing sewage into our rivers and beaches, up by 40%. A debt pile so massive, a result of decades of squeezing any drops of profit from the water company, the company may run out of cash as soon as March.

Socialist Party placards at London Gaza demo.

South London walkout against war on Gaza

4th December 2024 editor 0

“Workers and students will never be defeated”. This was shouted through south London on 28 November. Students and staff from Goldsmiths and UAL universities came together in solidarity with the Palestinian people, and frustration with our universities’ ongoing complicity in genocide.