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5 February 2020
Victory for library workers after 241 days on strike!
Bromley library workers achieved a victory after eight months on continuous strike
20 November 2019
Keep the National Poetry Library free
A fight is on to keep the National Poetry Library free to join and use by the public
20 November 2019
Bradford library and museum strikers enter third round of strike action
Library and museum workers in Bradford were holding firm as they entered their third round of action from 18 November
2 October 2019
Bromley libraries strikers proved right
Unite union members employed by Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) in Bromley, south London, have been on indefinite strike since 6 June, in defence of the library service.
25 September 2019
Bromley strikers - fighting on to save our libraries
Greenwich Leisure Limited, which has a contract to run public libraries in Bromley, will be meeting with the Unite union to discuss what is the longest running indefinite strike in the country.
31 July 2019
Bromley library workers strike against running down
The long-running strike against the running down of Bromley libraries has not lost its enthusiasm
19 June 2019
Worcester: Building on our successful library campaign
Worcester Socialist Party did another door-to-door paper sale on the back of the article of our success in the St John's library campaign (see socialistparty.org.uk), writes Ruthie McNally, Worcester Socialist Party.
5 June 2019
Worcester libraries campaign victory
Money has been found to secure the future of St John's and Warndon libraries in Worcester.
1 May 2019
Worcester: Fightback against library cuts
The third instalment in the campaign to see off the cuts to services at St John's library, Worcester, took place on 20 April when 30 protesters gathered outside the library itself.
27 March 2019
Worcester library cuts: staff not even consulted
28 people came to Worcester Socialist Party's second, very successful public meeting over the threats to library services
27 February 2019
Worcestershire: save the nine libraries
The local library in St Johns, Worcester, is under threat of job losses, shorter hours and possible closure, along with another eight across Worcestershire
6 February 2019
Worcestershire: save the libraries, reverse all the cuts
Worcestershire's Tory county council wants to close nine community libraries, and sack workers and reduce opening hours in at least six others. We say no! Enough is enough!
30 January 2019
Exhibition: Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word, War
As we left this engrossing exhibition at the British Library my friend said: "there is nothing new under the sun".
22 August 2018
Waltham Forest Labour council votes to close library - campaign goes on
Libraries come from a tradition of workers' self-education. Their heyday was the 1950s when workers laboured in the factories and mines and libraries serviced a certain deprivation of the 'soul'.
22 April 2018
Bromley library workers win strike campaign
Bromley library workers have won a huge victory. This follows all out, indefinite strike action which began on 28th March
4 April 2018
Bromley library workers walk out over 'insulting' pay offer
Workers at all 14 of Bromley's libraries started indefinite strike action on 28 March over a "paltry and insulting" pay offer
24 January 2018
Kirklees council opens consultation of library services
For the third year running, Kirklees council is looking to make cuts to its library services. A further £1.9 million is to be cut from the library services budget for 2018-19.
29 November 2017
Bristol libraries safe - for now - as council caves to pressure
This follows growing pressure from below in the Labour Party. The cracks are beginning to show in the council's assertion that it has no choice
13 September 2017
Do you have something to say? Letters to the Socialist's editors
3 May 2017
Rare opportunity to see Russian revolution lifted off the page
Exhibition review: 'Russian revolution - hope, tragedy, myths': This new exhibition at the British Library draws on an extensive collection to take visitors through the key events of the Russian revolution
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