Tag Archives: No Conscription Fellowship

My review of “Isaac and I: A Life in Poetry” and “The World is in Our Words” by Chris Searle.

Posted on August 19, 2023 by lipstick socialist

Chris Searle is a poet and a teacher. This is his autobiography, spread over two books.   In the first book he writes about his greatest influence the East London Jewish poet Isaac Rosenberg. Chris, unlike Isaac, came from a lower … Continue reading →

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My review of “The House that Jill Built” by Ethel Carnie Holdsworth

Posted on July 23, 2022 by lipstick socialist

      As a socialist feminist I am always looking around for books and authors to inspire me. I was introduced to Ethel Carnie  by  Ruth and Eddie Frow of the Working Class Movement Library. She was a northern … Continue reading →

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Building a Socialist Library (12) ; Friends of Alice Wheeldon by Sheila Rowbotham

Posted on August 20, 2015 by lipstick socialist

In 1993 I was involved with the Kate Magee case in Derby. It was “almost” a miscarriage of justice except that local people in Derby contacted organisations including the PTA Research and Welfare Association and the Irish in Britain Representation … Continue reading →

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