History

Emmeline Pankhurst
among feminists, ranked first
Until she ruined her story
by becoming a Tory

Henry the Third
was somewhat absurd
He endorsed the Great Charter
and ignored it thereafter

Simon de Montfort
got off on the wrong foot
He persecuted the Jewish
but won the Battle of Lewes

This article was published in RMT News, September 2020.

By Janine Booth, Chair of RMT National Disabled Members’ Advisory Committee

One hundred years ago, two hundred and fifty blind people from across the UK marched from Newport, Manchester and Leeds to London in protest at poverty and poor working conditions.

I have contributed this short article to Black History Month activities where I work.

Poems of the Harlem Renaissance
- recommended by Janine Booth

Janine's poetic turn at the 2020 online celebration ofthe 1911 Llanelli railway strike.

I spoke with my dad (pictured) about his memories of the 1945 general election ...

75 years ago when I was seven, I experienced the first of 22 general elections in my life.

Also published in Solidarity newspaper.

One hundred years ago, on the very first Remembrance Day, 11 November 1919, the Daily Herald, a socialist newspaper, published this article on its front page.

The last issue of RMT News contained a useful pull-out on the historic 1919 railway strike. It captured some of the excitement of the action and its success in beating back pay cuts. The strikers and their supporters are heroes of our history and deserve to be remembered and honoured.