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The life and work of one of the twentieth century's most famous scientists “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fea … read more

On this day in 1919, 25,000 workers gathered in George Square, Glasgow to protest against the unemployment crisis. It was to become another example of state violence against the working class. … read more

The 17th century poet laureate, John Dryden, once wrote: "Nor is the people's judgement always true: The most may err as grossly as the few." It was a cautionary couplet on the principle of … read more

In the First World War records of the 133rd Royal Saxon Regiment of the Imperial German Army, there's a lonely paragraph which stands out from the pages and pages of battle reports and casualty sta … read more

99 years ago today, an armistice was signed between Britain and Germany. Here's the war poet, Wilfred Owen: "If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood Come gargling from the froth-corrupt … read more