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The battle to stop building bosses tearing up contracts and slashing wages saw pickets in London, Manchester, Newcastle and Nottinghamshire this morning, Wednesday.

What happened to the courageous socialists who escaped Nazi Germany and tried to alert the world to the coming dangers?

Tory prime minister Margaret Thatcher deregulated the London Stock Exchange 25 years ago last week—on a day pretentiously titled the "Big Bang". Market speculation exploded.

Electricians marched, blocked roads and construction sites, and even occupied a site in London on Wednesday of last week.

A national day of protest to defend construction workers will take place on Wednesday 9 November. Several actions will take place in London:

Thousands of students are preparing to descend on London next week for a national demonstration against government attacks on higher education.

The row over attempts to remove London’s main Occupy camp outside St Paul’s Cathedral intensified this week.

Activists at the Occupy London protest outside St Paul’s Cathedral are facing the continued threat of forcible eviction.

Over 500 people defied police intimidation as they marched to Downing Street in London last Saturday, calling on the government to take action over deaths in custody.

Supporters of Abdul Omer Mohsin, the sacked Unite union convenor at London Sovereign buses, will mount a protest outside his employment tribunal on Monday morning next week.

Train cleaning staff who work on the Virgin West Coast Mainline service tooted horns and waved placards on a lively picket line at London’s Euston station on Friday of last week.

Hospitality staff at the houses of parliament in London are being balloted to strike in a pensions dispute.