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
Category: Historical
Letter from Dave Putson I usually give the Daily Mail and its subsidiaries a wide berth, but it has been brought to my attention that
By Greg Oxley To mark the one hundred and tenth anniversary of the Easter Rising in Dublin 1916 we are publishing a political biography of
By Cain O’Mahony It is fitting that the 90th anniversary of the abdication of King Edward VIII falls as another errant prince is currently bringing
Andrzej Wajda: Giant of European cinema
ANDY FORD looks at the life and works of this remarkable film maker. Polish film maker, Andrzej Wajda, was born 100 years ago, in March
Iran sanctions, the petrodollar and Bretton Woods
By Adel Mostowfi Sanctions and economic problems for the mass of the population have played an important part in the opposition to the Iranian regime
Socialism, women’s liberation and International Working Women’s Day
By Jamie Green “Hundreds of thousands of working women who labour with their brains are just as much exploited by the action of capitalists and
90 years ago: Popular Front elected in Spain
By Tim White Today, February 16, sees the ninetieth anniversary of the election of the Popular Front in Spain, an event which opened the floodgates
End of Empire: the 1946 RAF strike – part two
Part II: From ‘Best Blue’ to Red Air Force The final part of an article by By CAIN O’MAHONY. The first part can be read
A Marxist response to the Bennite left, 1986: part two
Left Horizons introduction: This is the second part of Ted Grant’s reply to the policy statement (manifesto) of Chesterfield CLP, a left Labour Party influence
