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Equalising the Rates, Resisting the Cuts

Submitted by Janine on Sat, 27/03/2021 - 11:43

15/04/2021 - 19:00

- a discussion and comparison of and commentary on tactics then and now - 1921 and 2021

One hundred years ago, the Labour council of the east London Borough of Poplar went to prison rather than inflict cuts or rate rises on its impoverished population. Poplar Council won.

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'Something like a Miracle': Labour, Poplar and Local Government after WW1

Submitted by Janine on Fri, 26/03/2021 - 16:00

26/03/2021 - 17:00

How did Labour win big in the local elections after the First World War, and why did this lead to the rates crisis in Poplar in 1921?

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TUC/Tolpuddle talk: Centenary of the Poplar Rates Rebellion

Submitted by Janine on Fri, 18/12/2020 - 15:44

12/01/2021 - 19:00

Janine Booth tells the story of a working-class borough’s fightback against austerity and thirty councillors who went to prison for refusing to levy rates that their citizens could not afford to pay. Celebrate the centenary of an inspiring struggle which holds lessons for today.

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Talking about Minnie Lansbury in Tower Hamlets

Submitted by Janine on Wed, 03/07/2019 - 09:54

16/11/2019 (All day)

Part of the Write Idea weekend. Details to follow.

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Speaking about Minnie Lansbury at Brockley ward Labour Party

Submitted by Janine on Tue, 02/07/2019 - 14:20

16/07/2019 - 19:30

Venue: New Cross Learning, 283-285 New Cross Rd, New Cross, London SE14 6AS

Janine will be giving an illustrated talk about Minnie Lansbury. Copies of her biography of Minnie will be on sale at the reduced price of £10 per copy.

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East London History Society reviews Minnie Lansbury biography

Submitted by Janine on Sat, 01/06/2019 - 11:17

In the latest East London History Society newsletter, Rosemary Tayor has written a very postive review of 'Minnie Lansbury: suffragette, socialist, rebel councillor'. She writes:

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A Heroine of our Movement

Submitted by Janine on Sat, 19/01/2019 - 16:18

Ian Townson reviews 'Minnie Lansbury: suffragette, socialist, rebel councillor' in Solidarity 491, 16 January 2019

Minnie Lansbury was one of the rebel Labour councillors of Poplar (East London) who in 1921 forced the Tory¬Liberal coalition government to start central government payments to equalise resources between councils in poor and in well¬off areas.

Janine Booth’s biography of Lansbury is rich in detail about her life; working¬class conditions at the time; and much more. It is a solid achievement given the scarcity of material available on Lansbury to work on.