Category Archives: political women

Stop,Look,Listen…my weekly selection of favourite films, books and events to get you out of the house

Posted on February 3, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Watch…Lincoln (2013)…in the 1860s Manchester textile workers supported the economic blockade of the southern states of America, even though, as the supply of raw cotton dried up, many of them lost their jobs. Lincoln sent a letter of thanks to … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Manchester International Brigaders!

Posted on January 31, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Squeezed between the cosy couches and afternoon teas in the Sculpture Hall of Manchester Town Hall is a plaque to those people who dedicated their lives to one of the most important struggles of the 20th Century, the fight against … Continue reading →

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Book review: Special Category; The IRA in English Prisons vol.1; 1968-78

Posted on January 24, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Special Category: The IRA in English Prisons vol.1; 1968-1978 by Ruan O’Donnell Irish Academic Press ISBN 978 0 7165 3141 8 It will come as a surprise to many people in this country that there have been political prisoners in … Continue reading →

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Stop,Look,Listen…my weekly selection of favourite films, books and events to get you out of the house

Posted on January 20, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Watch…….films about Iceland and hear some short stories from author Agust Borgpor Sverrisson. Agust has worked as a journalist, copywriter and translator and is a well-known blogger and commentator in Iceland on literature and politics. He is an acclaimed Icelandic … Continue reading →

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Lipstick Socialist Awards 2012

Posted on January 1, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Welcome to 2013! Thanks to everyone who made nominations. Hope it is inspirational for all of us in 2013 and there is certainly lots to be learnt from the choices made. Here’s to the New Year!! Trade Unionist of the … Continue reading →

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Book review; Utopia

Posted on December 20, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Utopia Five Leaves Publications ISBN 978-1 907869-50-1 We are living in the age of austerity. As a socialist and a writer my aim in life has always been to act collectively in my union, my neighbourhood and with my friends … Continue reading →

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Community Unions; more questions than answers

Posted on December 13, 2012 by lipstick socialist

In the 1930s,  at a time of national and global economic meltdown (sounds familiar) the coalition  government cut the benefits of the poor. In those days trade unions were not interested in the unemployed so a militant group – the … Continue reading →

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Still Anarchy in the UK in 2012!

Posted on December 6, 2012 by lipstick socialist

My politics have been influenced by my background, including class, and the era that I grew up in. So trade unions, community and the women’s movement have dictated where I have put my political energies in past years. But in … Continue reading →

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Book review: At the Coalface; My life as a Miner’s Wife by Catherine Paton Black

Posted on November 22, 2012 by lipstick socialist

At the Coal Face; My life as a Miner’s Wife by Catherine Paton Black ISBN 978 -0-7553-6325-4 Headline publishers. Many books have been written about the Miners’ Strike 1984-85, but few have been written by the wives of the miners. … Continue reading →

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Political Women (10) Alice Nutter

Posted on November 15, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Alice Nutter … Formerly in Chumbawamba, now a regular scriptwriter for TV and radio, Alice is from a working class family in Burnley, Lancashire: It’s a myth that all working class people are leftwing. My parents were weavers, but were … Continue reading →

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