Four British Tamils began a new hunger strike on Friday as part of the ongoing demonstration against the Sri Lankan government's assault on Tamil areas. The continuous protest in Parliament Square, central London is still going strong after 26 days.
The British National Party (BNP) suffered a setback in east London last week when they came fifth in a by-election in Wanstead, Redbridge. The BNP polled just 171 votes – 4.9 percent. Only the UK Independence Party candidate got less votes.
Bus workers at Metroline in north London have voted by over 90 percent for strikes in an indicative ballot over the introduction of a new substance misuse policy.
The strength and determination of the anti-war movement in Britain was demonstrated at the Stop the War Coalition’s annual conference held in London last Saturday.
United action by teachers and cleaners at Lister school in Newham, east London, has won the reinstatement of Lorraine Mngadi, an activist in the Unison union.
Monday 23 April 1979 was a stormy day in west London. Schools were still on Easter holiday. Ealing’s arterial Uxbridge Road was strangely quiet because the buses were on strike, as were many food and textile factories.
The Unite union has postponed the strike ballot of more than 2,000 bus workers at Metroline in north London, which was scheduled to take place on Friday of last week.
