Respect supporters were celebrating a strong showing in a council by-election held in the Stonebridge ward of Brent, north west London, on Thursday of this week.
The strike by tube workers over jobs and pensions in London last week brought the capital to a near standstill, and forced London Underground bosses to back down.
Around 120 members of the PCS union at the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman in London were set to strike on Wednesday of this week over restructuring.
The student Stop the War conference last weekend saw over 100 students from more than 25 universities attend the meeting at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.
More than 30 Respect supporters were out canvassing in Stonebridge ward in Brent, north west London last Sunday for the council by-election taking place on Thursday of this week. By the end of the day the entire ward had been canvassed.
The powerful strike by tube workers on London Underground has forced management to offer the guarantees that workers in the RMT union have been demanding over pensions and job cuts. The union suspended the action on Tuesday evening.
Anti-nuclear activists from across Britain and around the world met in London last Saturday to discuss the new US moves towards a missile defence system and how this is provoking a new Cold War.
Around 30 Respect supporters from across London joined local activists on the streets of the Stonebridge ward in Brent, north west London, last Sunday for the by-election campaign.
London was brought to a near standstill this week by a strike of some 2,300 engineering and infrastructure workers on London Underground that started at 6pm on Monday.
