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Why Wilberforce and Equiano's Campaign Against Slavery Still Resonates

12th May 2019
Pete

In 1789, the abolitionist leader William Wilberforce struck upon a vital truth of global economics – the West became developed by under-developing everywhere else. William Wilberforce ranks, along with the likes of Aneurin Bevan and Tony Benn, a

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Tony Benn and World Peace

3rd Apr 2019
Pete

Tony Benn was a legend of the British left. His lifelong battle to uphold the values of international justice and human dignity deserve a special degree of recognition. As does his unwavering commitment to peace. In the early summer of 1945, with N

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  • #Clement Attlee
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  • #United Nations
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A Quick ‘Thank You’ to Karl Marx

17th Feb 2019
Pete

Like me, you may have been distressed to hear that Karl Marx’s resting place in Highgate Cemetery in North London has been vandalised again yesterday for the second time in a few weeks. It’s a peaceful, leafy-green corner of the worl

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100 Years of Nelson Mandela

18th Jul 2018
Pete

Back in June 1988, 72,000 people crammed into the old Wembley Stadium. They were treated to a music masterclass. Some of the eighties' best were performing: Simple Minds, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Sting. But this wasn't a run-of-th

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  • #Jeremy Corbyn

The Suez Crisis and the fall of the British Empire

29th Oct 2017
Pete

61 years ago today, Britain (in alliance with France and Israel) illegally invaded Egypt. It was all just a big misunderstanding of course... A misunderstanding that Labour heroes Attlee, Bevan and Benn were all happy to lay at the door of the

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