Activists from International Ukraine Anti Fascist Solidarity were out over the Easter weekend holding a protest picket in the East End of London calling for Britain to stop sending weapons and money to the Zelensky regime in Kiev.
They also held placards opposing Prime Minister Starmer's plans for huge increases in military spending, at a time when millions in Britain are struggling to survive and public services are desperate for money.
The protest organisers said that Britain and its European allies, while calling for a ceasefire in Ukraine, actually want to see an endless war with the aim of weakening the Russian Federation, starting with sending troops masquerading as “peacekeepers” into Ukraine, regardless of the cost to the people of Ukraine or the danger of war with Russia. But most countries in the EU have already refused to send troops to Ukraine – even Poland. And the organisers say that the people of Europe won’t support these insane plans, after three years of high inflation and seeing billions spent on Ukraine instead of desperately needed housing.
The protest was held in Whitechapel, a working class area in Tower Hamlets with a long history of migration that once had substantial minorities from the Irish and Jewish community. These days over 30 per cent of the population are Bangladeshi. Bangladesh-born Lutfur Rahman, who grew-up in the borough, is the elected Mayor of Tower Hamlets and the borough is led by his Aspire party, composed largely of former Labour supporters, that won control of the council in 2022.
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