Tower Hamlets

The Battle of Cable St, 1936 - Joe Jacobs

Joe Jacobs was in 1936 a local Communist Party activist in London's East End. This is his account of his involvement in the famous defence of the East End against an attempted march by Mosley's fascists.

Joe describes events leading up to the march, including the changes in the CP leadership's tactics as they finally realised their calls for a peaceful demonstration elsewhere would be ignored. His account corrects false impressions later created by official Communist versions of the events.

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21 Jul 2007 by Ret Marut

8. Brick Lane - fascism and anti-fascism, London

An account of running confrontations between fascists and anti-fascists on London's Brick Lane in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Oldest council estate says no to private landlord

In 1900 the Boundary Estate, just north of Brick Lane in the Whitechapel area of east London, became Britain's first council estate and, following a vote last week, it will continue to be so for the forseeable future.

Last week the tenants of the Boundary and 3 other East End estates voted to reject the intense campaigning and enticements offered by vested interests to transfer their homes to a private Housing Association landlord. Despite a lack of investment in their homes due to funding cuts by central government, they chose to stay with Tower Hamlets Council as their landlord.

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14 Oct 2006 by Ret Marut

Tower Hamlets strike over staff victimised for opposing stock transfer

Staff at Tower Hamlets council began a two day strike today after a housing campaigner lost her job after working for the council for 14 years.

There will be a picket of the council offices over the course of the two day strike in solidarity for Eileen Short, after her job 'ceased to exist' during a town hall reorganisation. Ms Short is also a council tenant and member of the national committee for Defend Council Housing.

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13 Dec 2005 by Steven.

Crossrail and Spitalfields

Following on from Corporate Watch's coverage of how Channel Tunnel Rail Link contractor Skanska is ignoring the concerns of local Stratford residents about dust pollution, we have been contacted by local residents who report of similarly damaging proposals in the East End of London.

Crossrail and Spitalfields
Saturday, November 19 2005 @ 01:20 PM GMT-1
from www.corporatewatch.org

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19 Nov 2005 by Steven.

1936: Fascists and Police Routed - the Battle of Cable Street

Cable Street - October 4th 1936 - an eye witness account by Reg Weston, Higham resident and life-time NUJ member.

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12 Sep 2005 by libcom
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