We actively support local campaigns inside the Town Hall and on the streets. The photos below show us joining others to organise on a range of issues including migrants rights, education, housing and Palestine. Below the images are our most recent press releases and public statements.
Hackney Council Scrutiny Commission’s call for Evidence on Behaviour Management & School Inclusion
The Hackney Independent Socialist Collective is pleased to see the opening of the Behaviour Management & School Inclusion Call for Evidence from the council’s Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission. We particularly welcome this step as a result of sustained pressure to confront the damage caused by punitive school behaviour policies.…
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Hackney Independent Socialist and Green Groups on the Full Council Meeting to debate Cutting all Council Ties with Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
Hackney’s Labour Council tonight voted against immediate action to start the process of local divestment from companies profiting from Israel’s genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza and the West Bank. Instead they amended a motion brought by the Independent Socialist and Green Groups, which puts off any formal acknowledgment of…
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Your Hackney Independent Socialist Collective Executive
On Thursday 2nd October, Hackney Indepdent Socialist Collective held its first AGM. We elected a new team of people to lead the Collective, replacing the interim team that saw us through our first few months. We also agreed to apply to the Electoral Commission to register as a political party…
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Hackney Independent Socialists and Greens respond to the current Mayor of Hackney’s divestment statement
Yesterday’s statement from the current Mayor of Hackney regarding “the formal recognition of the state of Palestine and action on divestment” is full of warm words but light on action. Phrases like “explore the changes required,” “engage with,” and “build… into our framework” repeat the same non-committal language residents have…
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Welcoming the launch of Your Party
Like other councillors across the country who resigned from the Labour Party to become independent, we’re excited to see the launch of Your Party. We are grateful to Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn for taking the initiative – both are torchbearers for a new approach to left politics. We, along…
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Statement on Child Q: Safety cannot come at the cost of dehumanising the very children we claim to protect
27 June 2025 The case of Child Q remains one of the most harrowing examples of systemic failure in Hackney. While the recent dismissal of two police officers may appear to offer a measure of accountability, we are clear that it does not resolve the deep structural issues that allowed…
Keep readingPalestine Action: The definition of terrorism should never be extended to harming property, when there is no violence
23rd June 2025 We sent the email below to Hackney MPs Meg Hillier and Diane Abbott We write in haste, because we understand the Home Secretary intends to raise the issue of proscribing Palestine Action today in the House, and we want to echo the views of many of your…
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How Hackney Council responded to criticism from the Housing Ombudsman
17th June 2025 What surprised us most about Hackney Council’s response to the damning Ombudsman’s report into Housing Services in the borough was the complacency with which it was greeted. The report highlights abject failures on many fronts, yet there was no humility or heart-felt apology from The Mayor, Senior Officers or the…
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From Hackney to Los Angeles, we demand rights not raids
14th June 2025 The Hackney Independent Socialist Group stands in solidarity with migrant communities in greater Los Angeles and across the United States currently facing mass deportations, state-sanctioned violence, and political scapegoating. These inhumane actions violate the universal right to freedom of movement and residence, as enshrined in Article 13…
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Hackney Independent Socialist Group’s Statement on the proposed restructure of BSix College and letter to the Mayor of Hackney
5th June 2025 – letter added on the 11th June On 11th July we sent this email to Mayor of Hackney Caroline Woodley, following up on our previous statement of support for staff and students at BSix Dear Mayor Woodley, We write to share our concern about proposals from New…
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Response To The Housing Ombudsman’s Special Report Into Hackney Council
May 22nd 2025 We are deeply distressed by the findings of this report. It lays bare the systemic failings within Hackney Council’s housing services—failings that echo the stories of countless residents we have supported over the years. Many have endured serious distress and lasting impacts on their physical and mental…
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Hackney Independent Socialist Group celebrates its first year, announcing plans to expand
The three Councillors who make up the Independent Socialist Group on Hackney Councilcelebrated their first anniversary by declaring plans to seek more candidates to join them forthe 2026 local elections. They have put out a call to anyone who lives or works in Hackney and shares their values, to think…
Keep reading“Walking out was the best way to make Hackney Labour realise how badly it’s failing residents.”
Joint Press ReleaseHackney Independent Socialist Group andHackney Green Group15 May 2025 Two of the Opposition Groups on Hackney Council mounted a joint protest at the Annual General Meeting on 14 May 2025, to call out the Labour administration’s track record of failure and its growing tendency to shut downcriticism. The…
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“Migrants are not the problem — austerity, corporate impunity, and decades of underinvestment are”
HISG IMMIGRATION WHITE PAPER STATEMENT 2025 Starmer’s ‘Take Back Control’ ‘Island of Strangers’ speech is a dangerous turn to anti-migrant scapegoating, blaming those fleeing war, poverty, and persecution for the UK’s economic failures. His Immigration White Paper promotes division while ignoring the historic role Britain played, and the role it…
Keep readingPress statement following the Hackney Council reshuffle dismissing Clayeon MacKenzie, who had previously been in charge of housing services and resident participation
We do not believe that amalgamating the extremely challenging housing portfolio with an existing, busy, full-time regeneration cabinet portfolio on top of Deputy Mayor duties, is the best the Council can offer to residents. This confirms to us that Housing is yet to receive the priority it deserves. Hackney’s Housing…
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HACKNEY INDEPENDENT SOCIALIST COLLECTIVE 