London
Two more years for Met’s top rotten cop
Dame Cressida Dick’s contract to lead the Metropolitan Police is to be extended for another two years, home secretary Priti Patel, confirmed last week.
Why it’s right to target the City of London over climate change
Extinction Rebellion is preparing to launch action against the City of London. Nick Clark investigates how the mysterious district finances climate catastrophe as part of its wider service to the bosses' system
Grenfell Tower—four years, still no justice
The fourth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower Fire that killed 72 people on 14 June 2017 saw commemorations on Monday despite the Covid-19 restrictions.
Cover-up! How the state helped hide the truth about the murder of Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan was murdered beside his car at the back of the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham, south east London, in 1987. He had met his business partner Jonathan Rees for a drink.
Tube strikes can derail Tory plans for raft of attacks
London Underground workers are preparing to fight Tory plans to push through millions of pounds worth of cuts.
Nazi cop jailed under terror law
A British police officer has been jailed for four years and four months for being a neo‑Nazi.
Escalate bus fightbacks in Manchester and London
12 April 2021Bus drivers at Go North West in Manchester are battling on against a brutal employer assault.
The Brixton Uprising—when rage burned on the streets
06 April 2021Riots in Brixton 40 years ago this month turned the tables on racist cops. Alex Wheatle and Cecil Gutzmore spoke to Socialist Worker about their experiences of the riots and why the anger that caused them still exists today
London United bus strikes hit back at RATP bosses’ assault
01 April 2021Bus drivers in the west and south of London have stepped up their pay fight after talks with bosses failed
London bus drivers could stop work over virus fears
05 March 2021Over 20,000 London bus drivers have been advised to refuse to drive overcrowded buses because of coronavirus safety fears.
Bailiffs are ‘putting our lives at risk’ say HS2 tunnel occupiers
09 February 2021People occupying tunnels in Euston against the HS2 project are resisting eviction, reports Sophie Squire
Homes under the hammer—tenants face homelessness but council ‘doesn’t care’
01 February 2021A group of mainly black single mothers at Prospect House face pollution, unsafe homes, rodent infestations—and now the risk of homelessness. Residents told Isabel Ringrose that racism worsens their appalling treatment. Pictures by Guy Smallman
Protest calls for sacking of cop after attack on black teenager
19 December 2020Anti-racists rallied on the road outside Tottenham police station on Saturday after fresh footage emerged of a violent assault on a black teenager.
Homelessness hits a record high in London
15 December 2020Homelessness in London now stands at a 15-year record high, councils have warned.
Surge of anger after cops attack a black teenager
14 December 2020The cops are facing a backlash after a violent assault on a black teenager in north London last week.
LDE strikers stay strong as they plan six more days of strikes to defend union rep
10 December 2020NEU union members at the LDE free school in east London struck for a sixth day on Thursday. And they have voted for more strikes because they see the walkouts as their only chance to make the school better for staff and students.
Lights festival illuminates east London
04 December 2020Colourful Nights is the latest annual festival illuminating large parts of Canary Wharf in east London.
LDE school staff strike to demand reinstatement of union rep Sharon Morgan
03 December 2020Workers at the London Design and Engineering (LDE) free school are taking action to demand the reinstatement of NEU union rep Sharon Morgan.
Little Ilford school strikers speak out - ‘You’d think we wanted chandeliers!’
25 November 2020Some 51 workers at Little Ilford School struck for their fifth day on Wednesday. It is the second day of a three-day strike over unacceptable working conditions and the expansion of the east London school.
Grenfell cladding firm was ‘dishonest’ inquiry is told
24 November 2020Former employees at building cladding firm Celotex have admitted the company “manipulated” test results to compete with market rivals.
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- Sage care home workers return to picket line in fight for higher pay
- ‘No human is illegal’—anti-racists rally against Tory borders bill outside parliament
- Outsourced Royal Parks workers strike and protest for pay equality
- US billionaires grab over two trillion dollars in pandemic
- Ballots begin over pensions and conditions at universities
- Interest rate rise will add to pressure on the poor
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