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100 years of working-class history in Brent
MARY ADOSSIDES reports that there’s an uncertain future for the Willesden Trades and Labour Hall, where speakers and performers over the years have included Sylvia Pankhurst and Bob Marley, and which formed a base for the legendary Grunwick strikers
An aerial view of Willesden Trades and Labour Hall
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MATT KERR takes a winter journey through poetry, labour and memory, from Glasgow to Newcastle, arguing that our radical past isn’t something to revere from a distance, but a tool still meant to be used
One of Canada’s most revered politicians is a native of Falkirk but is relatively unknown in his original homeland. KENNY MacASKILL tells his story
Labour prospects in May elections may be irrevocably damaged by Birmingham Council’s costly refusal to settle the year-long dispute, warns STEVE WRIGHT
HENRY FOWLER and ROB POOLE explain the significance of today’s Megapicket
ON OCTOBER 15 Brent Trades Council will be celebrating the centenary of the Willesden Trades and Labour Hall’s constitution.
The trades hall has played a crucial role in the political, economic and social history of Willesden and then Brent since the early 20th century.
In her detailed article in the Willesden Local History Society Journal Winter/ Spring 22 edition, Christine Coates documents this icon of labour movement history.
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