National Gallery wardens strike as Velázquez exhibition opens 140 wardens at the National Gallery, London, are on strike today over changes to their holiday…
Oldest council estate says no to private landlord In 1900 the Boundary Estate, just north of Brick Lane in the Whitechapel area of east London, became Britain's first council estate and, following a vote last week, it will continue to be so for the forseeable future.
The great Olympic rip-off Rob Ray reveals the double standards being applied as the sporting juggernaught tears up London
We want to riot, not to work: The 1981 Brixton uprisings Pamphlet reflecting on the 1981 anti-police riots in Brixton by the Riot Not To Work Collective…
1976: The Notting Hill Carnival riots An account of the riots at the popular West London carnival which were sparked by the arbitrary harassment and arrests of young black attendees…
Rocker, Rudolf, 1873-1958 Biography of famed German anarcho-syndicalist, Rudolf Rocker, who amongst other things organised Jewish garment workers in London's East End.
The cultural Cold War: corporate and state intervention in the arts A look at involvement of governments and corporations attempting to push their interests in the…
1977: The Battle of Lewisham An account of the street battles which took place in London when local residents decided to stop a fascist National Front march in their…
Beating back Mosley in Notting Hill, 1958 - Baker Baron A Notting Hill resident recounts his story of fighting racists and fascists in West London.
1999: Dahl Jenson construction strike Immigrants demonstrated their willingness, when asked, to support British workers in struggle in this victorious strike of 300 building workers…
The Bacton Fashions strike, 1990 - Mark Metcalf An account of the 1990 strike in East London of mostly immigrant workers, which won several concessions for the workers and prevented the owner…
The great London dock strike, 1889 A huge and powerful strike of British dockers against low pay, unsafe conditions and casual, precarious employment contracts which, with…
