Radical Tea Towel UK Blog

100 years ago, Britain was in election mode. It was the first in eight years - the Great War having disrupted the political routine - and it was going to be a big one. As I wrote last week, it … read more

102 years ago today, while the Great War was burning the world down, a few hundred Irish men and women struck out for independence after 800 years of English rule. In what we now call the Easter … read more

170 years ago today, on Kennington Common in Lambeth, South London (now known as Kennington Park), 25,000 'Chartists' met to make their demands for democratic reforms including universal suffrage. … read more

Today we're thinking about the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act, which gave (some, but not all) women in the UK the right to vote for the first time. It was a real politic … read more