London
Strikers say no to school bullies at St Catherine’s School for Girls
NEU union members at St Catherine’s School for Girls struck on Tuesday of last week in a row over bullying.
Victory for Extinction Rebellion as court rules that police ban on protest was ‘illegal’
Extinction Rebellion (XR) was vindicated in the High Court on Wednesday as judges ruled that a police order banning its International Rebellion was unlawful.
Whose streets? Our streets! Why it matters to fight for control of our space to resist
As disruption flares up around the globe, Simon Basketter looks at how the architecture of cities, institutions and the system is designed to dampen dissent—but how these can face a radical challenge from below
Prospect members get set for walkouts
Workers at two sets of museums were set to strike over pay on Thursday of this week.
The things they say - on the International Rebellion
‘Police blasted on eco anarchy’International Rebellion day two - defiance and debates ignite the climate movement
The Extinction Rebellion (XR) rising in London at the start of this week was defiant, determined and a huge boost to the climate movement.
West London school strikes force bosses to back off
08 October 2019Strikes in west London have pushed Brent council to reconsider a plan to close a school.
Indefinite walkout at Beis gets a result as caterers win their demands
08 October 2019Outsourced caterers at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Beis) marched back to work victorious on Monday morning, ending an indefinite strike.
Activists defy cops to hold sites in London on first day of climate rebellion
07 October 2019The first day of Extinction Rebellion’s (XR) occupation of London on Monday was shaped by resistance—and police repression.
Thousands descend on London as international climate rebellion begins
07 October 2019Thousands of rebels poured onto the streets of central London early on Monday morning to demand urgent and dramatic action on the climate emergency.
Cops clamp down on climate activists ahead of International Rebellion
06 October 2019A brutal show of force from the Metropolitan police on Saturday saw cops swoop in on one of Extinction Rebellion’s (XR) warehouses, confiscate equipment and arrest activists.
Up to 30,000 get ready to join Extinction Rebellion climate action in London
04 October 2019“We’re going to make rebellion something everyone wants to do,” declared Extinction Rebellion (XR), just days ahead of its occupation of central London.
Questions to be answered after construction worker deaths
02 October 2019Why are some workers at the Bond Street station Crossrail site dying?
‘We’ll stay out so we can win,’ say PCS union members on indefinite strike
17 September 2019Outsourced workers have vowed to keep up their indefinite strike after bosses claimed to give in to one of their central demands.
Back the indefinite walkout by PCS members in London
10 September 2019Low paid workers on indefinite strike were “loudly applauded” by delegates at the TUC union federation’s congress in Brighton this week.
All-out strike by Bromley library workers wins backing at TUC
10 September 2019Striking bromley library workers received a very warm welcome from delegates to the TUC union federation’s conference in Brighton last Sunday.
LETTERS - Keep up fight to stop arms trade’s festival of violence
10 September 2019The week of protests against the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair has been well organised.
Stop the DSEI arms fair in London
20 August 2019Activists are organising to disrupt an arms fair at London’s Docklands. Actions are set to take place 2-9 September.
Protesters stage ‘kiss-in’ in London against bigotry and LGBT+ hate
17 August 2019LGBT+ people staged a “kiss-in” to beat back the bigots in London’s Parliament Square on Friday.
Protests in London as India declares its control of Kashmir
15 August 2019The Indian government has held a special ceremony to announce that it is in control of the disputed area of Kashmir.
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- Prison deaths and self-harm revealed in new report
- Rhetoric from the rich masks a rotten system
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