Labour once had a realistic and ambitious policy designed to secure an adequate standard of living for all pensioners: National Superannuation. Much has been made in recent years of Labour’s inability to reach older and retired voters. This is due to a lack of attention to their issues. Recently, Labour has not been brimming with … Continue reading Winning the Pensioners: Labour and Superannuation
100 years on: 1922 election and the death of the Liberal Party
One hundred years ago Britain went to the polls amid strikes, a post-pandemic slump, and war. By Paul Richards One hundred years ago this November, the country went to the polls to elect a new Government. Not everyone in the country, of course: the 1918 Representation of the People Act had enfranchised all adult men … Continue reading 100 years on: 1922 election and the death of the Liberal Party
Book Review: Northerners from the Ice Age to Now
Jay Jackson looks at Northerners which tells the story of the North of England through the people and events that have shaped it Before we start, a disclaimer… I am a Northerner. It’s probably fair to assume that fellow northerners make up the vast majority readers of this book, because, in the same way I … Continue reading Book Review: Northerners from the Ice Age to Now
Labour and the Monarch: Clement Attlee and King George VI
Scott Cresswell begins a new series looking at the relationship between Labour leaders and the monarchy Destiny is a strange force. Sometimes, politicians and leaders rise through the ranks to power as if they were created both ambitious and hungry for it. For others, power is an accidental gift. Both King George Vi and Clement … Continue reading Labour and the Monarch: Clement Attlee and King George VI
Labour and the Monarch: Ramsay MacDonald and King George V
Labour Leaders and the Monarchy: A History (Part One) Scott Cresswell begins a new series looking at the relationship between Labour leaders and the monarchy “From his childhood onward this boy will be surrounded by sycophants and flatterers by the score and will be taught to believe himself as of a superior creation. A line … Continue reading Labour and the Monarch: Ramsay MacDonald and King George V
On This Day in Rugby League: 125 years of Tradition and Change
Richard de la Riviere offers a unique approach to a 125-year story of rebellion, struggle and change. It was the 1st of July 1916, and as the war continued to rage across Europe, the British and their Allies developed a plan to break the stalemate of trench warfare. The agreed operation was on the 25-mile … Continue reading On This Day in Rugby League: 125 years of Tradition and Change
Books in 100: Edith Summerskill – Life and Times of a Pioneer
Scott Cresswell looks at the life of a pioneering Labour MP in 100 words History is littered with the names of those who deserve to be remembered. Unfortunately, some parliamentarians are forgotten. Edith Summerskill is one. Her progressive and feminist beliefs in the conservative thirties make her an ideal candidate for a biography; Mary Honeyball’s … Continue reading Books in 100: Edith Summerskill – Life and Times of a Pioneer
Ernie Bevin: Labour’s Working Class Warrior
Ernest Bevin is a character who today would have more chance of winning the lottery than entering the House of Commons and rising to a great office of state. Euan Saunders looks back at his humble origins and his rise to the top. Ernie Bevin was born in Somerset and by the age of eleven, he … Continue reading Ernie Bevin: Labour’s Working Class Warrior
Tides of History 