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
Year: 2026
Editorial: Starmer owns the coming Labour debacle
For previous local elections, Left Horizons has argued in favour of a vote for Labour, because it was the party that most carried the aspiration
By Michael Roberts Last week, crude oil prices in Asia hit a new high at $125/b amid reports that the US was considering military action
1986: the Chernobyl nuclear disaster – part two
Part II: Heroism, half-truths and cover-ups In the second of a three-part article, CAIN O’MAHONY, who has worked in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, looks at
The 1926 General Strike – an opportunity lost
By Cain O’Mahony A hundred years ago, just before midnight on May 3, began the biggest movement of organised workers in British history. It became the
By Michael Roberts This post reviews some recent economics books published by various authors, both Marxist and non-Marxist. Capitalism – a global history by Sven
By Joe Langabeer Reform UK have recently unveiled their education plans for schools, including an overhaul of the history curriculum, planting Union Jacks in every
Today, May 1, Left Horizons and its supporters and contributors extend greetings to socialists and organised workers everywhere in the world. At the present time,
1986: the Chernobyl nuclear disaster – part one
Part I: the ticking time bomb In a three part article, CAIN O’MAHONY, who has worked in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, looks at the world’s
1936-39: Palestine in revolt.
By Mike Kennard In 1936 Palestine was paralysed by a general strike which lasted from April to October and heralded 3 years of brutal suppression
