Victory! Hackney children’s centres saved!
The campaign to save Fernbank and Hillside Children’s Centres in Hackney, east London, has won! Hackney Unison, the union representing many of the staff, said: […]
London couriers take action
Striking couriers in the IWGB union drove on their mopeds and bicycles through the streets of Hackney to the council offices on 10 November. They […]
London MPs’ second home swindle while workers and students struggle
by Emily Lyndon, South East London Socialist Party Fourteen London MPs are renting out their homes in London in order to claim rent on their […]
Resisting evictions in East London
by Nancy Taaffe, Waltham Forest Socialist Party Already twice we had stopped Waltham Forest resident Nadia Zaman from being evicted (see ‘Fighting for a home […]
St Mungo’s report fails to address bullying and victimisation of workers
by St Mungo’s Unite members A new ‘independent’ report — compiled by a long-term associate of the CEO — has failed to address workers’ concerns […]
East London gentrification plans exposed
by Linda Taaffe, Waltham Forest Socialist Party All kinds of old buildings get knocked down, tower blocks are thrown up, property developers rub their hands, […]
Save Southall youth centre — Stop All Cuts!
by Helen Pattison, West London Socialist Party Young people, trade unionists and supporters gathered at Ealing Town Hall to oppose the demolition of a youth […]
Big protest as Labour does Tories’ dirty work
by James Ivens, East London Socialist Party Big joint protest against Hackney’s Labour council tonight by multiple different campaigns. Unison, IWGB, housing campaigners, anti-gentrification campaigners, […]
Housing crisis: Tories and Labour are not on our side
by Pete Mason, Barking Reach Residents’ Association chair The deaths from the Grenfell Tower fire, and the fire safety issues it exposed, have shown the […]
Ealing People’s Budget — cuts can be resisted
by David Hofman, West London Socialist Party For every £1 received from central government in 2010, Ealing, in west London, now gets 36p. There is […]