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Munich’s Oktoberfest ends this weekend but UK drinkers need not worry, the special festival beers are widely available here and the date is taken literally, meaning it goes on well into Octob…

William Morris, socialist & beard wearer d.3rd October 1896. His message to Tories: ‘I want to get mumbo jumbo out of the world’ William Morris the socialist and beard wearer died 130 years ago…

On Saturday morning 5th September 2026 numbers of people dressed entirely in black blocked access to Dover for several hours. Reports suggests that they were fascists organised by ‘Danny Tomm…

Reform often claims to be the defender of free speech and against ‘cancel culture. It does not however apply at its own ‘conference’ where protesters were violently ejected by a R…

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Put survivors’ testimony about Mohamed Al-Fayed in front of MPs – securing an inquiry, breaking down barriers and holding power to account.

Reform’s conference is taking place at the Birmingham NEC from 4-5th September. Only 40 minutes are allowed for motions, lunch breaks last two hours and nearly half of the five and half hours…

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Our yearlong investigation reveals Nigel Farage courting illicit funding as part of a plot to bring foreign money into British politics, orchestrated by his top aides and caught on hidden camera.

E P Thompson d 28th August 1993: ‘the working class did not rise like the sun at an appointed time. It was present at its own making’. These are the words that begin the Preface to E P Thompson’s M…

33 years since the death of E.P. Thompson (d 28th August 1993) Its 33 years since the death of the historian and peace activist EP Thompson (1924-1993). I didn’t know Thompson well but I did meet a…

Nathan Cofnas the promoter (although not the instigator) of the media pile on over the work of the late Professor Jason Arday will complete his one year assignment on the ‘future of liberalis…

The Midlands: Big winners from closer EU alignment or big losers if the UK weakens ties with the EU

The paper reported the "heartbreaking" news that "one of Britain's most recognisable faces", Hylda Baker, had died. It happened in 1986

Land O’Cakes Hotel, Great Ancoats St, Manchester, July 1962 (picture Manchester Archives/Morning Star) 186 years ago this week the world’s first working-class party was formed at a meeting in…

Letters: The predicted £264bn cost by 2050 could be even higher, plus renewables avoid a far higher total of emissions than can be captured, writes Andrew Boswell, while Simon Oldridge calls out veste...

Music from three centuries inspired by ancient Greek mythology, interspersed with brilliantly insightful and witty commentary from the acclaimed classicist, author, broadcaster and “reformed comedian”...

The party posted a picture of the result of a clean-up operation - including apparently tarmacking an entire pavement in an afternoon

Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 9 July · 37min

Natalie retells Homer's epic story of homecoming, adventure and passion.

Lunch with the Financial Times is a long running feature in the Saturday edition of the paper. The 2016 lunch with Nigel Farage (which last time I checked was free to access) is a classic. On July …

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Trump’s escapade against Iran achieved nothing. Instead, it cost huge amounts in both money and lives, and he can’t get Israel to stop fighting in Lebanon

Picture & report @MrBenSellers on Twitter There is not much good news around at the moment so I was pleased to see a report that Durham Pride today showed a significantly increased attendance a…

The government plans to cut university subsidy for teaching archaeology by 50%, yet it’s never been more relevant to society.

Robert Kenyon, who is standing against Andy Burnham, suggested on social media that women falsely claim rape to terminate pregnancies and has links to far-right figures

Bob Dylan at 85: when did he first sell-out? Bob Dylan is 85 on 24th May My late father was a fan so I’ve been listening to Bob Dylan since the 1960s. You can’t look back over Dylan’s career withou…

In 1896, the veteran German socialist and labour movement activist returned to Britain to lecture and serve as a delegate to the Congress of the Second International. Historian Valentin J. Hemberge…