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Manchester
The Anti-Corn Law League: The Original Free-Traders
March 22, 2025| Pete| 1448
The struggle for economic freedoms coalesced with the struggle for political freedoms in 19th century aristocratic Britain A meeting of the Anti-Corn Law League in Exeter Hall, Manchester, 1846 Free trade versus tariffs is a hot political issue these days – and not for the first time...
Annie Kenney and Radical Manchester: A City of Protest
September 13, 2019| Pete| 699
The birthday of suffragette Annie Kenney is a good time to reflect on the Radical History of Manchester and the North West – a longtime bastion of progressive politics in the UK. Today marks 140 years since the birth of Manchester feminist legend .
Five Statues to a Better World: A Walk Through Central Manchester
January 23, 2019| Pete| 1025
I had an epiphany the other day. It wasn't at all to do with religion, no. This one was about a combination of radical politics a nd Manchester town centre!
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