Though largely forgotten now, William Godwin’s tract, ‘Enquiry Concerning Political Justice’, was very widely read and hugely influential when it appeared… READ MORE
The ‘Music Hall War’ of 1907 saw music hall employees, stage artistes and London theatre proprietors walk out on strike… READ MORE
On January 18th 1988, 5,500 Lambeth Council workers, members of NALGO, went on a one-day strike against cuts in Lambeth.… READ MORE
What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a… READ MORE
Wandsworth Prison, in South London, was built in 1851. During World War 1, it had been divided into two institutions,… READ MORE
In December 1918 a hairdressers strike broke out in London’s West End: the largest ever hairdressers strike in Britain… Below… READ MORE
On the afternoon of Thursday 22nd November 2001, 25-year old Ricky Bishop was driving through Brixton with a friend. The… READ MORE
Occupational therapy – the incomplete story of the University College Hospital strikes and occupations of 1992-3. The story of the… READ MORE
The staff at St Benedict’s Hospital, Tooting, South London, began an official work-in to prevent closure of their hospital on… READ MORE
"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
~ Rogers Hornsby
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