Category Archives: trade unions

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

Posted on September 9, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Watch…Salvador Allende a film made by Chilean director Patricio Guzman. The film documents the struggle within Chile to establish a left government, headed by Salvador Allende. His government strove to give the economy back to those people who created the … Continue reading →

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Political Women: (1) Christine Clark

Posted on September 6, 2012 by lipstick socialist

This is the beginning of a series. My aim is to profile women who are active in left campaigns including the women’s movement, peace, trade unions and single issue campaigns. I want to explore their reasons for being politically active … 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 September 2, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Watch..Even the Rain (2011) Written by Paul Laverty,who has written most of Ken Loachs’ films, and immediately you know that you are going to learn something and be challenged about our understanding of history. A Spanish film company arrives in … Continue reading →

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Disabled protestors brand Atos as “killers”

Posted on August 30, 2012 by lipstick socialist

It is one of the sunniest days in Manchester and fifty noisy people are gathered outside the Atos centre at Albert Bridge House. Many people have walking sticks and a few are in wheelchairs and they have all gathered to … Continue reading →

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Uniting to fight ATOS

Posted on August 23, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Next week Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC), are organising a week of action to coincide with the Paralympics, they are calling it “the Atos Games”. Atos is a sponsor of the Paralympics and is the main contractor for the government … Continue reading →

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Mary Quaile; Manchester Irish Trade Unionist

Posted on August 16, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Mary’s life and political activity shows us why unions are important for women and is an example of the role that Irish people have played in the British trade union movement in this country. She was born in Dublin; her … 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 August 12, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Watch…The Master and Margarita(2006) Based on the book by Mikhail Bulgakov(1891-1940).Most of his work, including this book, was censured during his lifetime but it is now considered to be a masterpiece. This film adaptation is a literal depiction of the … 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 July 22, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Watch…Nostalgia for the Light a new film by Chilean director Patricio Guzman. He contrasts the beauty of his home countrys’ Atacama desert and its hidden history of concentration camps and Pinochets’ regime. The desert has some of the most wonderful … Continue reading →

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Book review; Socialism with a Northern Accent……

Posted on July 19, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Socialism with a Northern Accent; Radical traditions for modern times by Paul Salveson Lawrence & Wishart ISBN 978-1-907103-39-1   In 1998 at the Brit awards the anarcho punk band Chumbawamba attempted to throw a bucket of water over John Prescott … Continue reading →

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Eva Gore- Booth: Irish feminist, political activist, poet..

Posted on July 5, 2012 by lipstick socialist

Eva Gore- Booth An Image of such politics by Sonja Tiernan (Manchester University Press) ISBN 978-0-7190-8232-0 Ruth and Eddie Frow were the first people to tell me about Eva Gore- Booth and her companion and fellow activist Esther Roper. They … Continue reading →

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