Students and striking local government workers united to picket a London School of Economics (
LSE) event in Starbucks on Kingsway, Holborn last week, in opposition to their support for the state of Israel’s occupation of Palestine. The
LSE Annual Fund and Alumni Relations departments had teamed up with Starbucks to offer an “afternoon of free coffee and cake tasting for Postgraduates,” in a clear attempt by the global coffee chain to undermine the role of the
LSE Students’ Union as the primary supplier of refreshments on
LSE’s campus.
