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The Communist Nightingale: Thora Silverthorne

Posted by Pete on 25th Nov 2024

If Florence Nightingale is the founder of modern nursing, then Thora Silverthorne is the founder of the modern nursing labour movement Thora Silverthorne in around 1910 When people think of the … read more

The Birth of the National Health Service

Posted by Pete on 5th Jul 2022

The long and bitter fight for a universal healthcare system in the UKThe NHS was launched today in 1948. Of all the great institutions and reforms brought about by the Left in Britain, the one t … read more