Landmark to make us proud

... male delegates from 65 trades unions and three socialists societies met at the Memorial Hall, London. They decided to set up a distinct Labour Group in Parliament. It was not to be restricted to socialists, to trades unionists or the working class. It ...

Chance to debate Clause 28

... Unitarian Church, Westborough, Scarborough, next Wednesday. The event has been organised by the Scarborough branch of the Socialists Working Party and it starts at 7.30 pm. Members of the public are welcome to ask questions and make contributions to the ...

Published: Thursday 17 February 2000
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 78 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

It's time to axe allowances

... suspend their allowances. Can we also be told what the mayor’s new car cost? JOHN WOOD COWLING, Secretary, Corby branch Socialist Labour Party, Donald Greaves House, Corby HEAR ...

NEWS IN |

... NEWS IN | Canvass red-face LABOUR councill Jackson is looking red-faced this wee tried to get Tory c: Alan Brown to vot socialist counterp: Harris in next wes Sysonby by-eleqtic Mr Brown, who Scalford Road, wa: appro Sund: “Onn vassii I have pains Allan ...

NEWS IN BRIEF Canvasser red-faced

... councillor Allan Jackson is looking a little red-faced this week after he tried to get Tory candidate Alan Brown to vote for his socialist counterpart Ron Harris in next week's Sysonby by-election. Mr Brown, who lives in Scalford Road, was approached on Sunday ...

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS I —

... Government. Launching his forthcoming new ITV film, The Last Musketeer, the 35-year-old actor told how he stays true to his socialist principles, despite his wealth, by giving away some of his money. The miner's son, Wwho recently signed a two-year ITV deal ...

Published: Tuesday 15 February 2000
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 149 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Morpeth is still entitled to its fair share

... road improvements in the Kylins which are long overdue and are to be partially funded by the residents themselves. As a Socialist I am also concerned about the high unemployment and lack of facilities in the former coal mining villages in the East of ...

Published: Thursday 17 February 2000
Newspaper: Morpeth Herald
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 194 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Tax increase such a shock

... did think with the coming of the Labour Government, people, particularly in Wigan where the council is almost 100 per cent Socialist, that bills would begin to fall. It hasn’t happened. For 18 years, I sat and heard our hard-working Wigan councillors rant ...

Name and address supplied MP’s ideas a damp squib

... Tiernan Memorial Lecture given by Paul Boateng MP at Wigan Town Hall. I didn’t know John but he seemed a fine man, a true socialist that worked hard for his community trying to deliver facilities which where not available because of the Tories’ attempts ...

firmly in touch

... of life. - ~ Labour winning control of the council at the last elec- tions pleased her and although she is an old-style socialist she believes in change. She added: “I was glad Colin Chapman._who isa o Conservative, retained his seat. He is a very good ...

BY ROBERT MURPHY

... BY ROBERT MURPHY MOURNERS sang the socialist anthem The Internationale, better known as The Red Flag, in memory of leading Labour officer Mick Ford at his funeral. The 60-year-old had been due to become agent to Labour’s Northampton South MP Tony Clarke ...

Published: Tuesday 15 February 2000
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 288 | Page: 7 | Tags: none