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28 March 2018
Walthamstow Save Our Square protesters thrown out of city hall for demanding a say
London Mayor Sadiq Khan's decision to grant permission to redevelop Walthamstow town square in east London was met with anger and feelings of gross betrayal, writes Linda Taaffe, Waltham Forest Socialist Party.
28 March 2018
Campaign against academies boosted by victories
Teaching staff at three schools in Newham, east London, have been taking strike action
7 March 2018
Donate to the Socialist Party building fund
The Socialist Party has launched a building fund to appeal to the labour movement to assist in finding new headquarters in London
31 January 2018
Majority of kids poor in some areas
In parts of London and Greater Manchester you are now more likely to grow up poor than not
17 January 2018
Packed Newham meeting against academies
If a new round of pro-academy Blairite councillors are selected, then campaigners may feel there is no choice but to stand against them in May
17 January 2018
Heating scandal on east London estate
The heating and hot water supply to 200 residents on the private Barking Riverside estate in east London was threatened by asset strippers in the middle of winter
10 January 2018
Hoxton: "Stop this unwanted development"
'We don't want luxury tower blocks built in Hoxton' was the verdict of every contributor in a public meeting called by the 'Save Britannia Leisure Centre' campaign in east London.
10 January 2018
Newham academy strikes spread to Cumberland school
"Why would we want more privatisation?!" This is how the National Education Union (NEU) rep at Cumberland school in Newham, East London, closed the picket line meeting to stop the school becoming an academy.
21 December 2017
Newham: school strike solid against academy
Avenue School was in near-total shutdown on 14 December, its second strike day in opposition to becoming a quasi-privatised 'academy'
13 December 2017
Strike action at Outside Avenue primary school in Newham, east London, against turning the school into an academy continues on 14 December following a mass picket of 80 teachers, parents and children during the previous strike on 29 November
6 December 2017
School staff strike against privatisation
Outside Avenue Primary School parents and the community stood with school staff striking against becoming an academy on 29 November
25 October 2017
Angry east London residents organise against threat to leisure centre
An angry meeting in Hoxton, east London, organised against the threatened closure of the area's leisure centre
18 October 2017
No cuts - hands off King George A&E!
People queued up outside Ilford town hall to sign the Socialist Party's petition to save King George A&E in east London on 14 October as campaigners marched to voice opposition to its closure.
11 October 2017
The fight against racial discrimination is tied to fighting against capitalist austerity
When the government announced a new website to show the widespread racial inequality in Britain, many will have viewed it as a sick Black History Month joke
20 September 2017
East London summit fails to address housing crisis
The purpose was not genuine dialogue, but to give an aura of legitimacy to the tiny group of property developers who operate under the more appealing name "housing associations"
19 September 2017
Deal concludes Barts health strike - "We have raised our heads high"
Cleaners, porters and catering staff in Barts NHS Trust have voted to accept the offer made by employer Serco
11 September 2017
Barts strike - 'Up the ante' if necessary
24 days of strike action have brought greedy profiteering company Serco to the table
30 August 2017
Landlord licensing under threat - fight back
Newham's private housing sector is notorious for illegal conversions, overcrowding, unsafe wiring, atrocious fire safety, damp, poor heating and infestation
30 August 2017
Barts health workers' strike: pay up Serco!
At time of writing, talks are taking place in the boldly fought Barts NHS strike against greedy private company employer Serco
9 August 2017
Barts strike: Keep up the pressure on Serco and the trust!
Talks are expected between NHS privateer Serco and striking Barts health workers as we go to press with the next strike set for 6am on 18 August
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