Llafur’s, the Welsh People’s History Society, summer series to commemorate the centenary of the 1926 General Strike and seven-month lock-out continues. The final two sessions look at 19…

To mark the 100th anniversary of the British General Strike, a new exhibition at the University of Newcastle, reveals how workers, politicians, and trade unionists faced the challenge of the Genera…

thousands of books and crucial study spaces are at risk. Cardiff Uni wants to repurpose the busiest library on campus into classrooms. Help protect our library and sign the petition today.

The nine days of the General Strike in May 1926 shook the foundations of British society as over 1.5 million workers across the country downed tools. For many in the trade union movement it was a s…

The month of May marks the centenary of the General Strike that began at one minute to midnight on 3 May 1926. The following nine days shook the foundations of British society as over a million and…

The People’s History Museum in Manchester is hosting a special open day to mark the centenary of the 1926 General Strike on the 9 May 2026. [Click to enlarge] The event will delve into the st…

This exhibition marks the passage through parliament of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill 2026 (commonly referred to as Hillsborough Law).

Gavin McCann is researching a book on libraries, trade unions and education. Here he writes about his visit to the South Wales Miners’ Library in search of a lost culture of socialist educati…

Llafur brings together people with an interest in Welsh people’s history. We organise events looking at aspects of our history & publish the journal Llafur.