Occupy London establishes an encampment outside St Paul’s

Around 70 people occupied a flagship Vodafone store after a new austerity programme was announced, highlighting alleged tax avoidance and cuts to public services. UK Uncut built a decentralized...

Students from across Britain marched in London against plans to raise tuition fees and reduce public funding. Protesters challenged the marketization of education and the burden of debt, while local...

Students gathered in central London as MPs voted to treble the cap on tuition fees. The demonstration followed weeks of occupations and marches, exposing divisions over who should pay for higher...

The Trades Union Congress organized a mass demonstration against public spending cuts. Disabled people, public-sector workers, students and community groups brought distinct experiences of austerity...

Thousands of disabled people and allies marched against cuts to disability benefits, services and equality protections. Organizers described it as the largest gathering of disabled people in...

Wheelchair users and allies blocked one of London’s busiest junctions in a direct action against cuts to disability living allowance. Disabled activists described themselves as resisting hostile...

Campaigners gathered outside the Home Office as women inside Yarl’s Wood organized against deportation attempts and detention conditions. Supporters carried detainees’ demands into the public...

Women marched in central London against male violence, including state-sanctioned violence, racism and austerity. The march was led by Black and Global Majority women and linked local experiences to...

After young mothers at an East London hostel received eviction notices, residents organized for social housing and against relocation away from family and support networks. Their campaign reframed...

Mothers and supporters marched through East London demanding “social housing, not social cleansing.” The campaign connected eviction notices to a borough-wide housing crisis and the displacement of...