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Keeling Ernie
Ernie Keeling Born in Oxford on 30 November 1914 to Frank, a coach painter, and Eileen, a full time family worker, Ernie Keeling joined the Communist Party in 1934, after being involved in the […]
Encyclopedia of Communist Biographies
Atienza, Tony
Tony Atienza Full name Anthony David Atienza and born in Lambeth on 2 October 1921, he was the son of a Spanish bank clerk whose ancestors had been Spanish army officers. By 1939, the family […]
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Scott Bernard
Bernard Scott Born in 1923, Bernard Scott was born in the inner-city community of Armley in west Leeds and lived in the city all his life. After leaving school, he became a librarian. During the […]
People's history of Derbyshire Part IV
Appendices
APPENDICES APPENDIX ONE: OFFICERS OF LOCAL DERBY TRADE UNION ORGANISATIONS OFFICERS OF THE DERBY TRADES COUNCIL 1891-1975 Presidents Vice Presidents 1891 James Wheeldon (Stonemasons) ? Hadley 1892 ditto probably […]
Peoples' history of Derbyshire Part II
Chapter Eight
CHAPTER EIGHT CLASS WAR OR IMPERIALIST WAR? THE DERBYSHIRE LABOUR MOVEMENT AND THE POLITICS OF 1914-1918 Illustration: graffiti made by conscientious objectors imprisoned in Long Eaton 1 The Unions at the outset of […]
People's history of Derbyshire Part III
Chapter Nine
CHAPTER NINE: REFORM OR REVOLUTION? CLASS POLITICS 1918-25 1 The 1918 general election 2 The revolutionary period 1919-21 3 Battles on the economic front – from the war to the early twenties […]
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Turner Beth
Beth Turner A prominent socialist activist in the South Yorkshire area during the early years of the 20th Century, Beth Turner represented Rotherham for the Communist Unity Group, which had emerged from the Socialist Labour […]
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Edwards Eric W
Eric W Edwards Born on 23 April 1944 in Croydon to Communist parents, Eric was a longstanding member of the British Communist Party in both Surrey and the South Midlands districts, until he was expelled […]