General Strike paper “The British Worker” – a good initiative of a timid leadership – part one
In this article RAY GOODSPEED looks at the first four issues of the paper, from 5-8 May. Part two will look at issues produced in the secondRead More
Polanski: the next left smear campaign
By Joe Langabeer A quote attributed to Mark Twain reads: “History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes”. Well, in this case, history is repeating itselfRead More
1926 General Strike: all solid between Glasgow and Carlisle
By John Pickard Continuing the theme of the centenary of the 1926 General Strike, here we look at a snapshot of the strike in southern Scotland andRead More
Editorial: Reform election surge is down to Starmer
Town halls up and down the country are now going to be flooded with Reform UK councillors: a surge of racists, xenophobes, transphobes, homophobes, anti-trade union ThatcheritesRead More
Book review: the real women in M*A*S*H
By John Pickard M*A*S*H was a film, later turned into a popular TV series, that was broadcast from 1972 to 1983. It was based on a Mobile ArmyRead More
Glasgow May Day 2026: remembering the General Strike
By David Cartwright, Unite, Glasgow Retired Members’ Branch On Sunday 3 May a wide range of Glasgow Labour movement organisations and community campaign groups assembled in theRead More
Unite NEC elections: big majority for Sharon Graham
By Andy Ford, newly-elected Unite NEC member The recent elections to the Executive of the Unite union, one of the Labour Party’s largest affiliates, returned a decisiveRead More
TV review: ‘The Boys’
By Joe Langabeer The Boys is currently in its final season on Amazon Prime. It is based on the Garth Ennis comic books of the same name,Read More
Corbyn backs independent without telling his own party
By Roger Silverman Even in the bizarre context of British politics today, it is unusual for a political party’s national leader to endorse the candidate of aRead More
1926 General Strike: Cramlington train derailment
By Jamie Green The Cramlington Train Wreckers, a play by Ed Waugh, is a powerful story based around the Northumberland miners fighting to defend their livelihoods andRead More
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