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Today in London’s radical history: mass unofficial strike against the Industrial Relations Bill, 1971.
On March 1st 1971, hundreds of thousands of workers (some reports suggest as many as 1.5 million people) across Britain… READ MORE
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Today in football history: West Ham fans invade pitch in protest at Bond Scheme, 1992.
In the wake of the Hillsborough disaster in April 1989, when 96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death at an… READ MORE
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Today in London’s radical past: Chartists rally on Blackheath, 1846.
On 28th February 1846, a Chartist mass meeting, attended by around 700 people, was chaired by Mr Ellis, “an opulent… READ MORE
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Today in London’s radical (?) history: Labour Party founded, 1900.
The Labour Representation Committee, later renamed the Labour Party, was founded at Congregational Memorial Hall, in Farringdon, London, on 27… READ MORE
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Today in London’s radical history: anti-war women’s meeting to plan Hague peace conference, 1915
The outbreak of World War 1 brought crisis and division in many of the movements struggling for a better world… READ MORE
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