By Lal Khan Revolutionary struggles erupt with their own dynamics. The legacies such struggles leave behind are often symbolised by iconic figures. According to the
Category: Historical Archive
by Finbar Geaney, member, Irish Labour Party and the Executive Committee of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions 2019 is the 100th anniversary of the
By Andy Fenwick The First World War brought social upheaval to Glasgow, as the need to supply armaments gave rise to a big expansion of
In memory of the murder of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg, on January 15, 1919, we reprint here an article written by Trotsky shortly after
By Mic Craig, Labour Party Northern Ireland, personal capacity The eleventh day of November is a day of remembrance for me, a date of coincidence
November 11th this year will mark the one hundredth anniversary of the declaration of the armistice that ended the slaughter of the First World War. What
By Edgar López Rosales in Mexico This year marks the 50th anniversary of the student massacre of students on October 2, 1968, in Tlaltelolco, Mexico
By Ray Physick The Durham Miners’ Gala is and has been one of the most important gatherings in the labour movement calendar. The great historical
Sport and Politics in an age of War, Dictatorship and Revolution BY RAY PHYSICK In an attempt to undermine the IOC Games of 1936, organisations
By Rebecca Holmes, PCS member, DWP The Public and Commercial Services union conference has put the union on a war footing in agreeing to a