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Wapping (/ ˈ w ɒ p ɪ ŋ /) is an area in the borough of Tower Hamlets in London, England. It is in East London and part of the East End. Wapping is on the north bank of the River Thames between St Katharine Docks to the west, and Shadwell to the east. This position gives the district a strong maritime character.
Mar 17, 2011 · In part three of the British at Work, Kirsty Young hears how the Wapping Dispute of 1986, between the print workers' union and the owners of News International, along with the Miners' Strike of...
Mar 1, 2012 · Here he takes us on a tour of Wapping and the dock London lost. London is packed with haunted districts and forgotten streets.
Feb 26, 2021 · Murdoch and his senior executives met with senior ministers and officials in government over 200 times in 24 months, according to 2018 research by Hacked Off, a campaign against press abuses ...
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The government ignored or downplayed calls for investigations, with even the Labour Party failing to come out against police behavior despite the near-Police State atmosphere of Wapping over the year of the strike.
The Wapping dispute was a lengthy failed strike by print workers in London in 1986. Print unions tried to block distribution of The Sunday Times, along with other newspapers in Rupert Murdoch 's News International group, after production was shifted to a new plant in Wapping in January 1986.
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The dispute had international ramifications for his expanding press and broadcasting empire in the United States and around the world. It took place as the Thatcher government embraced monetarism – deregulating finance, privatising key industries and undermining local democracy.
