The Slice Bethnal Green LDN

01/08/2024

Rally held to stop sale of the Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club

Protestors gathered outside the BGWMC on Monday to save the q***r-friendly nightlife space from closure.

Protestors gathered outside the BGWMC on Monday to save the q***r-friendly nightlife space from closure.

25/07/2024

Crowdfunder to save Common Press q***r bookshop and educational space

Three years after launching, Common Press bookshop must become financially sustainable to save this rare thing: a q***r sober space.

Common Press, the LGBTQ+ bookshop off Brick Lane in Bethnal Green, launches crowd funder save this q***r sober space.

24/07/2024

Rewriting the dating rulebook: tales of non-monogamy from the East End

To mark the end of Non-Monogamy Week of Visibility, we spoke to four people in the East End who've moved away from traditional relationships to embrace a radical form of love.

As non-monogamy rises in popularity, we spoke to East Londoners practising this radical kind of love to understand it beyond stereotypes.

23/07/2024

Sadiq Kahn warns that abuse of those in political office such as MP Rushanara Ali could get worse

Labour MP Rushanara Ali faced ‘vicious’ abuse and went on police protection during her re-election campaign in Bethnal Green and Stepney and Sadiq Khan warns the issue could get worse despite the Met Police’s ‘phenomenal’ effort.

Sadiq Kahn warns that abuse of those in political office such as MP Rushanara Ali who required police protection could get worse.

17/07/2024

Inside a night at Sexquisite, a cabaret for and by s*x workers

Sexquisite’s joyful, s*x worker run cabaret will soon lose its home as the iconic Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club announces closure.

Sexquisite shows multi-disciplinary performances from s*x workers at the iconic Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club.

15/07/2024

After being shortlisted in May, Young V&A in Bethnal Green has won the Art Fund Museum Award.

Read the full article through the link in our bio.

05/07/2024

Labour’s Rushana Ali won by a sliver in the hotly contested seat of Bethnal Green & Stepney with independent Ajmal Masroor close behind. See the full results.

We heard this morning that Labour won the general election, but who was elected MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney?

03/07/2024

Watch Vanessa Hudson, Animal Welfare Party candidate for Bethnal Green and Stepney on running for MP.

View full video: https://youtu.be/IxubxCp_qJc

Read the article at: https://bethnalgreenlondon.co.uk/vanessa-hudson-animal-welfare-candidate-party-leader-bethnal-green-stepney-interview/

03/07/2024

Watch Peter Sceats, Reform candidate for Bethnal Green and Stepney on reducing migration, racism in Reform, and why the climate shouldn’t be a priority in politics.

View full video: https://youtu.be/MvTi8vcEKS4

Read the article at: https://bethnalgreenlondon.co.uk/peter-sceats-reform-uk-candidate-bethnal-green-stepney-interview/

03/07/2024

With the general election in less than 24 hours, we asked locals how they felt about the election and if they thought change was coming.
Read more here: https://bethnalgreenlondon.co.uk/general-election-how-will-people-vote-bethnal-green-stepney-constituency/

28/06/2024

Watch Rabina Khan, Liberal Democrat candidate for Bethnal Green and Stepney spoke to us about ending arms sales to Israel, leasehold, and diversifying conversations about the climate, and her favourite book.

View full video: https://youtu.be/E4_Me1umhWA

Read the article at: https://bethnalgreenlondon.co.uk/rabina-khan-liberal-democrat-candidate-bethnal-green-stepney-interview/

24/06/2024

Oscar Reaney, Conservative Party candidate for Bethnal Green and Stepney in Tower Hamlets speaks to The Slice Tower Hamlets about running for MP and his views on policing and transport costs.

View full video: https://youtu.be/GqxAE8wFGew

Read the article at: https://bethnalgreenlondon.co.uk/oscar-reaney-conservative-party-candidate-bethnal-green-stepney-interview/