As part of a nationwide campaign of action organised by a coalition of campaigning groups under the umbrella body the Action Against Detention and Deportation (AADD), protestors gathered outside Yarl’s Wood Detention Centre in Bedfordshire on Saturday 10th September 2022. Mainly bused in by coach from London, they were there…

CLP Chair Gerry Mitchell and Secretary Andy Berriman represented Woking Labour at the South East Labour Party Conference. Delegates heard several speakers including Cllr Jason Brock (Leader of Reading Council), Peter Kyle (MP for Hove and Shadow Minister for Schools), Cllr Becky Cooper (Worthing and West Sussex Councillor) and Labour…

Everyone should have a right to adequate, clean, safe and reliable housing. But even in a modern, civilised and wealthy society, such as the UK, this most basic right to safety and shelter is not being universally met. Whether housing is provided through the private market or through provision of…

In this post which was originally published on 3rd January 2021, a second local member has written about their experience as a teacher in inner-London during the Covid pandemic. We’d like to thank them for their contribution, and for their dedication working on the front-lines of education! Experiences of a…

In this post which was originally published on 3rd January 2021, Woking Labour welcome a submission from a local member who has written about their experience in teaching and the impact on schools over the Covid crisis:   Thoughts from the Front-Line of Schools From ‘Another Whinging Teacher’   I…