The Pentonville Five at 50
On this day in 1972, five trade unionists were arrested after refusing to obey an injunction against picketing. We republish a report from Tribune on the campaign which secured their freedom.
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On this day in 1972, five trade unionists were arrested after refusing to obey an injunction against picketing. We republish a report from Tribune on the campaign which secured their freedom.
As 2021 draws to a close, Tribune looks back at ten of the landmark industrial victories of the year – from bin workers and bus drivers to care homes, railways and car manufacturers.
2020 saw a number of leading lights of the international socialist movement pass away. From Belfast to Bolivia, Glasgow to Ghana, we remember a selection – and pay tribute to their lives in struggle.
As 2020 draws to a close, we hear from those at its frontlines: nurses, teachers, posties, binmen – the workers who’ve kept society going through Covid-19, despite the best efforts of the government.
On Nye Bevan’s birthday, we republish an interview in which he describes the socialist ambitions that influenced the creation of the NHS.