... first-ever Labour MP, Keir Hardie, waved from the balcony. Although the Workmen’s Cafe stands as a reminder of the borough’s socialist roots, the cappuccino and ciabatta culture is moving in. More New Labour is the Colours restaurant, with its panfried tuna ...

... his latest book, The Victorians. Also, in Britain itself, I began to see a darker side. I realised why there had to be a socialist movement, and why mere liberalism wouldn’t work. TH: With such terrible social conditions, how did Britain avoid a revolution ...