Theresa May’s zombie government is still in place, lurching from one crisis to the next but looking increasingly likely to be consigned to the grave. Iain Dalton, Socialist Alternative candidate for Gipton and Harehills ward, Leeds Talk continues of local Tory party branches calling emergency general meetings at which they’d pass a no confidence motion…
Around 200 people gathered in Leeds on the 31st March for the second annual Trans Pride event that this year also marked the 10th anniversary of Trans Day of Visibility. Michael Johnson, Leeds Socialist Party Attendees spoke of the progress that has been made in that time but that this does not mean Trans people…
Around 500 people attended the Yorkshire Health Campaigns Together demonstration in Leeds on Saturday 30th March. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Campaigners and trade unionists from across came together to match through the city centre and rays awareness that despite the government’s now chronic paralysis over Brexit, the Tory plans to destroy our health service…
An angry public meeting in Leeds called by the Little London Tenants and Residents Association on Wednesday 20th March, discussed the proposal to build a 18 story block of private flats on a small green space. Kevin Pattison, Leeds Socialist Party Little London is near the city centre so developers are keen to build. The…
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…
