Lambeth Save our Services actions

There will be a weekend stall on Sunday 4 September between 1pm and 2.30pm at Lambeth Town Hall


Watch this space for stalls and the coming public meeting

One O' Clock Clubs victory in Lambeth

The Lambeth One O' Clock clubs have won a victory against the council by stopping some of the cuts. This is an important success coming as it does at the start of the Save Our Services campaign and as Unison in the council starts balloting for action against the budget cuts.

It also shows that the cuts can be stopped. Workers and users campaigned and fought the council and have had some success.

However, despite the victory, workers know that the council is still out to get them. As one of the women from the One O' Clock clubs said at the Lambeth Save our Services meeting: "We've got 100 per cent union density - we know they'll be back for us".

We need to build a mass, united campaign in Lambeth to support the One O' Clock clubs and fight every other cut

Protest tonight at council meeting, Lambeth Town Hall

Here's a pic at tonight's Lambeth Council. Again most people went in to challenge councillors over the cuts. There will be a public meeting sponsored by Lambeth Unison on Thursday 5 August at the Vida Walsh Centre, 2b Saltoun Road, Brixton, SW2 1EP

Save Lambeth's children and young people's services

Monday night saw nearly 100 people demonstrate outside the town hall in Brixton in defence of children and young people's services, which are facing the brunt of Lambeth Council's cuts. The demo was lively with lots of workers, parents and children attending. Afterwards many went into the committee meeting to challenge the councillors.

Lambeth fights cuts

The Con-Dem cuts coalition was quick off the mark to announce big reductions in council services: £537 million from grants to local authorities, £311 million from funding for schools, £309 million from transport budgets. If you want to see how this billion pound bomb could impact on your town, take a look at Lambeth in south London.

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The coming cuts in Lambeth

During the election campaign Workers Power warned about the coming cuts.

Now we have seen nationally what the Con-Dem coalition is considering with its £6 billion programme of cuts announced and more on the way with the emergency budget on 22 June and a spending review in the Autumn.

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Leadership debate conclusion: the revolution will not be televised

Today, the papers are full of discussion and comment about last night's televised debate. The consensus is that Nick Clegg won. Polling companies, such as YouGov, put Clegg in front and the state of the parties polls are now showing that the Lib Dems are picking up votes from the other parties. Even Cameron and Brown admitted today that Clegg did well.

Even so, I quite liked the viewer who said that none of the "leaders" addressed her concerns or had "anything to say for working families about jobs". Unfortunately, the whole exercise is aimed at moving the UK towards a US presidential style of contest, where personalities count for all because there are only capitalist parties in the ring.

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Cameron and Brown clash over National Insurance

Predictably David Cameron focused on Labour’s proposed rise in National Insurance in the last parliamentary question time. But despite the rise of indignation from businessmen (yes, check it out, all of the Telegraph business leaders who called for the NI rise to be reversed are men, except Anya Hindmarch), this measure would hit workers, not bosses.

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Leisure services in danger despite Streatham Hub deal

Lambeth Council and Tesco's have finally signed a deal over the Streatham Hub, the area around the swimming pool, the ice rink and bus garage, in return for building a great big Tesco's next to Morrison's and few hundred yards away from Safeway.

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Lambeth College workers join 1000 in march for education

The Lambeth College UCU banner was among those which joined Saturday's central London education protest. The march was held to defend the jobs of teachers who are threatened with Labour's cuts to the education budget.

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