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
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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
By Lal Khan Fifty years ago, May 31, 1968, saw the peak and waning of the twentieth century’s greatest revolution in France. It was an
By Richard Mellor, Afscme Local 444, retired (USA) May 1st, Mayday, is International Workers’ Day. When I first came to the United States from Britain in
