By Andy Ford As it often does with period drama, the BBC has done an outstanding job in dramatising the backgrounds of the three Bronte
Category: Women Archive
The Iceland women’s strike of 1975.
Fifty years ago today, a strike of women rocked Iceland and it was so successful that it had repercussions and results that have stood the
By Fiona Cahill In 2023 Left Horizons published an article on unmarried mothers and their treatment in Ireland. With the excavations being resumed at the
By Ray Goodspeed Trans people right now are suffering from shock after shock as attempts are made to turn back the clock and take away
By Maureen Wade.(Chair, Birmingham UNISON retired members’ section) This year, International Women’s Day coincides with the 170th anniversary of the birth of Eleanor Marx, the
Deepfake pornography: a basic feature of the profit system
By Jamie Green Deepfake pornography is becoming an increasing threat to women and girls and the labour movement must take it up as an important
Miners’ Strike 1984-5 – Weeks 21-24 Update
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,
The Unwomanly Face of War
Book review by John Pickard Left Horizons has published a series of articles on the role of the Red Army in defeating Nazi Germany, often
The Galloway “Novara” interview: who is splitting the left?
Readers who engage with social media may well have stumbled across a dispute between George Galloway, the new MP for Rochdale, and the left news
Review by John Pickard “It generally comes as a big surprise to people that there were women’s football matches during World War One. Not only
