BL R-series engine BL R-series engine The R series is a line of petrol engines introduced by British Leyland in 1983 for the then-new Austin Maestro. It was only produced in one capacity—1.6 litres. The engine was essentially a lightly modified version of the E-series unit found in the Maxi and Allegro. The main differences over the older engine are to the sump and gearbox mounting flange, which were adapted to accept a traditional "end-on" transmission unit which had been bought from Volkswagen in place of the traditional BMC transmission-in-sump arrangement. The R series was mainly a stop gap, and had a very
Jewish Voice for Labour right with the Palestinian cause." Jewish Voice for Labour Jewish Voice for Labour (JVL) is an organisation for Jewish members of the Labour Party. It was formed in 2017 as an alternative to the Jewish Labour Movement with the stated aims being to "tackle allegations of antisemitism in the Labour Party", "to uphold the right of supporters of justice for Palestinians to engage in solidarity activities" and "opposing attempts to widen the definition of antisemitism beyond its meaning of hostility towards, or discrimination against, Jews as Jews." JVL was inaugurated in July 2017, and was officially launched on 24 September,