Politics and Protest: Harold Heslop, 1898-1983. From an early age, Harold Heslop demonstrated a keen interest in politics. In his memoir From Tyne to Tone: A Journey. Heslop …
Life and Labour Continued: Harold Heslop, 1898-1983. When the Heslop’s left South Shields to begin a new life in London, things were difficult. They had to squeeze themselves into …
Harry Young (B.1901-1996): Politics, Protest & Class From a very young age, Harry was involved in politics. His cousin, Fred, persuaded his parents to send him to the local …
Harry Young (B.1901-1996): Purpose and Audience ‘I have written it down, just as it flowed. Nothing added, nothing taken away. No preservatives, no colouring matter. The boosing and …
Harry Young (B.1901-1996): War and Memory Recollections of wartime play a great part in Harry’s memoir. As a Comintern, he experienced a unique side to the war that …
Harry Young (B.1901-1996): An Introduction ‘(T)his is the story of 60 years of a very eventful life in the most eventful period of social history spanning the …
Hymie Fagan (1903-1988): Politics, Protest & Class “I was a Communist and I hope a revolutionary” (107-108) Hymie Fagan was a British Communist, who had devoted himself to the …
Hymie Fagan (1903-1988): An Introduction Meet the Jewish Communist, Hymie Fagan! The riveting and political context to his, ‘An Autobiography’ reveals the life of a working-class politician. …
Charles L. Hansford (B. 1902): Politics, Protest & Class The measure of the Labour party’s success can be identified by its statistics: the British working-classes were beginning to call for change. …
Margaret Perry (b. 1922): Politics, Protest & Class British historian E.P. Thompson argued that the making of the working class was in fact of ‘political and cultural, as much as …
