Cladding danger: 5th June Protests
by Pete Mason, East London Socialist Party The tragic Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 72 people, is approaching its fourth anniversary on 14 June. Yet […]
Pimlico Academy protest demands elected governors
by Helen Pattison, London Socialist Party Parents at Pimlico Academy have picked up the fight against racism after students protested last term. The movement forced […]
London protest against anti-protest bill
by Deji Olay, London Socialist Party 300-400 marched from Russell Square through the streets of west London to the headquarters of Scotland Yard. Protesters continued […]
“Rights are won not given” – London refugee wins housing debt campaign
In 2020, Latha Lawanya Ramajeyam, an asylum seeker at the time, was unable to make rent on her room due to the legal costs of […]
Metroline London bus workers win huge victory
by Socialist Party members in UNITE Bus workers employed by Metroline in London have won a tremendous victory in the battle against the imposition of […]
Cladding anger builds – protest on 5 June
by Pete Mason, Chair, Barking Reach Residents’ Association Three-quarters of cladding systems on new medium-rise buildings use combustible materials. Now residents trapped in fire-risk buildings […]
Beal school strikers suspend action after possible victory
Beal High School workers, who have taken two rounds of strike action against a punitive, two-tier sick pay policy, are voting to suspend their current […]
“Victimised, bullied and discriminated” – St Mungo’s strikers fight on
by Paul Kershaw, Chair, Unite LE 1111 housing workers branch St Mungo’s strikers had a warm welcome when they addressed the Hackney May Day march […]
Housing activists storm multi-million pound rental firm’s offices
by Scott Jones, East London Socialist Party A lively and energetic day of action on housing swept through East London on 17 April. Socialist Party […]
East London cleaners fight outsourcing and redundancies
Cleaners at the University of East London downed tools against two-tier conditions on Tuesday 13 April. Pickets blasted the Docklands campus with music, stood by […]