On 23rd May 1906, Mrs Dora Montefiore barricaded her home, at no 32 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, against the threat of… READ MORE
In 1881 the assassination of the Russian Tsar Alexander II, and the wave of anti-semitic pogroms that followed it, forced… READ MORE
In the 1760s, the silk weavers of Spitalfields and Bethnal Green were engaged in a protracted multi-fronted struggle, sparked by… READ MORE
On the repression of a radical rally, the killing of a policeman, and the inquest verdict… with a digression to… READ MORE
When World War 1 came to an end, in November 1918, there were millions of men in uniform across Europe.… READ MORE
Plans for an attempt to introduce private tendering on some London bus routes, linked to plans for major cuts scheduled… READ MORE
We all used to learn at school how Thomas Blood tried to steal the crown jewels from the Tower of… READ MORE
In May 1926, nearly 2 million workers all over Britain joined a General strike, called in support of a million… READ MORE
In the mid-1980s, sick of the right-wing bias of the press, a group of Uk leftwingers decided, instead of complaining… READ MORE
Written by a former longtime Brixton resident, now living in exile. (Its grim up North London!) It’s a long post,… 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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