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Today in London racist policing history, 2001: Ricky Bishop killed by Brixton cops
On the afternoon of Thursday 22nd November 2001, 25-year old Ricky Bishop was driving through Brixton with a friend. The… READ MORE
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Today in London healthcare history: Second in a series of occupations at University College Hospital, 1993
Occupational therapy – the incomplete story of the University College Hospital strikes and occupations of 1992-3. The story of the… READ MORE
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Today in London healthcare history, 1979: St Benedict’s Hospital, Tooting, occupied by its workers.
The staff at St Benedict’s Hospital, Tooting, South London, began an official work-in to prevent closure of their hospital on… READ MORE
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Today in anti-war history, 1920: communists disrupt the two minutes silence on Armistice Day
Is it disrespectful to the dead of World War 1 to refuse to participate or even to disrupt the official… READ MORE
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Today in London radical history, 1830: rioters attack New Police and demand political reform
In the early 1830s, there was growing pressure for parliamentary reform. A rough alliance of middle class and working class… READ MORE
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