On Friday 15th of March, people across the world went on strike to protest political inaction against climate change. It was however, one particular group that captured the media’s attention. Students of all ages walked out of their classrooms, carrying signs and placards, to make their voices heard. Kai Trinder and Lilli Green, Leeds Trinity […]…
The Leeds Women’s Strike Assembly organised a lunchtime walkout and an evening meeting. Socialist Party members and campaigners for Women’s Lives Matter participated, linking women’s struggle to ending austerity and fighting for socialism. We also helped to organise the day’s events. By Nina Brown, Leeds Socialist Party & Women’s Lives Matter Socialist Party member Amy…
At a specially convened public meeting on Tuesday night, Leeds TUC’s anti-austerity committee presented it’s alternative budget proposals to reverse all the cuts to jobs and services as well as reversing fee and rent increases in this year’s Leeds City Council budget. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party This year’s Leeds City Council budget is the…
Below we print two reports – firstly from the counter-demo to a right-wing ‘Yellow Vests’ protest in Leeds and then from a public meeting the Socialist Party called in response to an attempt to disrupt one of our meetings a fortnight ago. About 100 right-wing ‘yellow vest’ protesters gathered in Leeds city centre, outside the…
Statement by Leeds Socialist Party Leeds Socialist Party’s branch meeting was harassed by individuals calling themselves “Antifa Watch” on the evening of Monday 7 January. They entered our meeting place, filming, and threatening our members and supporters verbally and physically. Socialist Party members did not rise to the provocation, and bar staff assisted by escorting…
Over the christmas period, Leeds train station has been like a ghost town on a Saturday morning as RMT members who are guards on Northern Rail have continued their strike in defence of their safety-critical role and in opposition to the proposed introduction of Driver Only/Controlled Operation (DOO/DCO) of trains. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party…
Congratulations to Women’s Lives Matter for organising a brilliant first national meeting. People from around the UK attended and brought with them a wealth of experience, ideas and proposals. Heather Rawling Sinead Daly, CEO of Dundee and Angus Women’s Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre, opened the meeting by saying that we shouldn’t have to have…
Leeds TUC organised a successful anti-austerity conference on Saturday 24th November. Kevin Pattison, Leeds TUC Vice-President It is part of our campaign to show the damage austerity is doing to local services, and to raise alternatives. We started with reports from groups affected by austerity Fearnville Fields – succesful campaign to save playing fields DEAL…
Around 80 people packed into a standing room only meeting organised by the RMT (transport union) in support of the long-running dispute to maintain the safety-critical role of the guard on Northern Rail services. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party RMT General Secretary Mick Cash opened the meeting saying the union will take whatever action is…
Socialist Students and the Socialist Party held a public vote at the RMT’s picket line at Leeds station this Saturday, which graphically demonstrated public support for striking RMT workers on Northern Rail. Lots of people were keen to get involved and show their support for the striking workers in their struggle against DOO – Driver…
