By John Pickard On June 18, 1984, police from South Yorkshire and other forces attacked unarmed and peaceful miners’ pickets who had gathered at the
Category: Historical Archive

By Andy Ford (Warrington South Labour member) continues his occasional series on the 80th anniversary of the WW2 in the Soviet Union. ******** The Crimean

By Cain O’Mahoney May, this year sees the 80th anniversary of the grim battle for Monte Cassino, the decisive event that effectively drove Nazi Germany

Miners’ Strike 1984-5 – Weeks 7 to 11
Throughout this 40th anniversary year of the miners’ strike, Left Horizons will publish regular bulletins on important issues and developments that occurred during the strike,

By Andy Ford The Tory government, by an act of parliament, has deemed that the Central African state of Rwanda is ‘safe’. But the history

Review by Mike Kennard Ian Isaac, the author of When We Were Miners, comes from a family steeped in mining traditions and was the Lodge

By Greg Oxley Fifty years ago this week, April 25 1974 saw the beginning of a revolutionary movement in Portugal, initiated by army officers, but

By Hilary Barker Today, since the election the hard right candidate, Javier Milei, the working class of Argentina is facing huge attacks on their living

Miners’ Strike 1984-5 – Week seven
Throughout this 40th anniversary year of the miners’ strike, Left Horizons will publish regular bulletins on important issues and developments that occurred during the strike,

Fifty years ago today: The Portuguese Revolution begins
By Greg Oxley Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the start of the revolution in Portugal, a process that unfolded over many months. Greg Oxley,