July marks 90 years since the start of the Spanish Civil War, a brutal three-year conflict in which British working class volunteers played a valuable part. DAVID CONNOLLY reviews historian Chris Hall’s latest account of ‘the passionate cause’....
Campaigners Call for Help to See Off Reform in Makerfield
Hope not Hate have called for urgent support to help them campaign against Reform UK in the forthcoming Makerfield by-election, triggered by Josh Simons’ resignation as Labour MP on Thursday....
‘It Could Happen Here’
‘The far right is more extreme, bigger and bolder than ever before.’ That’s the stark warning from Hope not Hate’s annual State of Hate report, described as the the most comprehensive and analytical guide to the far right in Britain today. ‘It could happen, but it’s not inevitable,’ it says. ‘It’s time to stand up...
Hope not Hate Appeals for Help
The rise of the far right and Reform UK make this a dangerous moment for the country, according to the anti-extremism group. But all is not lost if communities have ways to reconnect and make their voices heard. MATTHEW BROWN reports....
Sheffield Remembered: More History from Below
The Sheffield-based co-operative resource centre, Principle 5, has published its seventh pamphlet in a series highlighting the work of radical writers and co-operative groups from the South Yorkshire city....
MPs Sign Early Day Motion in Memory of Barry Winter
Eight MPs have signed an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons to recognise Barry Winter for his “pioneering political and intellectual work over seven decades as a writer and organiser” with the ILP....
ILPer’s Radical Novel Reissued in Graphic Form
Poet, campaigner and pioneering author – Blackburn ILPer Ethel Carnie Holdsworth was a radical writer of the early 20th century who made history as the first working class woman to have a novel published in Britain....
Co-op Party Launches Community Power Report
The Co-operative Party has teamed up with the Labour Climate and Environment Forum to launch a new report on “the role that community-owned energy in playing in building climate consensus at a local level”....
ILP Archives – Now Available Online
LSE Library has completed the first stage of a long-term project to digitise the ILP archive material held in its collection and make it freely available for all to view online....
New Approaches to Tackling the Far Right
Compass and the Co-operative Party have both launched new initiatives in recent weeks aimed at understanding and tackling the rise of the far right....
A Novel Account of the Left’s Long Struggle
MATTHEW BROWN reviews two recent books on the early Labour movement – a hefty historical novel focused on the ILP; and a slim pamphlet on the 1924 government....
Radicals Remembered: Sheffield History from Below
The Sheffield-based co-operative resource centre, Principle 5, has published the sixth title in its series of pamphlets unearthing forgotten writings, writers and radical groups from the South Yorkshire city and its surroundings....