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Today in London striking herstory, 1995: Hillingdon Hospital cleaners strike against casualisation
‘We’ve met people from all over the world who are supporting us: from Russia, India, South Africa, America, Germany –… READ MORE
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Today in London financial history, 1613: North London’s New River opens – the earliest PFI?
Water, Moral Economy and the New River North London’s New River was built between 1609 and 1613, in an attempt… READ MORE
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Today in radical history, 1982: a day of action during the Nurses’ Strike
‘Nurses Are Worth More’: The 1982 Health Workers’ Dispute An account by Dale Evans, NHS worker The 1982 pay dispute… READ MORE
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All this week in London consumer history, 1800: Bread rioters force the City’s Corn Exchange to close
In 1799, 1800 and 1801 widespread rioting broke out throughout England. Most of these were food riots, provoked by scarcity… READ MORE
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‘Who are the squatters?’ Interviews with 1946 London squatters
Following on from yesterday’s account of the mass squatting of Duchess of Bedford House and other buildings across central London… READ MORE
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