Tolpuddle: The Making of the Martyrs
David Englander describes the 1834 events and their relevance for the future of labour.
David Englander
The Upheaval of War; & The Experience of World War I
Two new books on the impact of the Great War
Troops & Trade Unions, 1919
Attempts by returning First World War servicemen to unionise were portrayed in intelligence reports as part of a sinister Bolshevik prelude to revolution in Britain.
Power Failure
David Englander is unimpressed by a new textbook on the decline of imperial Britain