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Photograph of the Karl Marx monument in Chemnitz - Saxony, Germany. A stone sculpture of Marx's head, viewed from the side.
News

Communist Party of Great Britain Archive

Sean Waite
Published 12th September, 2023 5 min read
Photograph of two men dressed in suits dancing together. Only their torsos are visible.
Notable Days

Ten years since the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill passed the House of Commons

Sean Waite
Published 12th February, 2023 2 min read
Retiring Labour leader Michael Foot shakes hands with new leader Neil Kinnock (left) watched by Eric Heffer, in Brighton, at the Labour Party Conference.
Articles

Then, Now, and Forever: Labour in Perpetual Crisis (Part One)

Sean Waite
Published 16th January, 2023 19 min read
A photograph taken at the signing of the Basic Treaty in Berlin. A man stands at a table while those seated clap. A video camera films him, and an orchestra is behind them.
Notable Days

50th anniversary of the signing of the Basic Treaty between East and West Germany

Sean Waite
Published 21st December, 2022 1 min read
A photograph of an IRA prisoner under escort by National Army troops during the Civil War.
Notable Days

One hundred years since the Irish Free State was established

Sean Waite
Published 18th December, 2022 2 min read
A black and white photograph of two people dancing.
Notable Days

Black History Month (UK)

Sean Waite
Published 1st October, 2022 3 min read
A photograph of Khasi tribal women carrying children on their back. One woman carries a large parasol.
Notable Days

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

Sean Waite
Published 9th August, 2022 2 min read
A photograph of Emmeline Pankhurst in an old car whilst people crowd around the car.
Notable Days

Emmeline Pankhurst

Sean Waite
Published 15th July, 2022 3 min read
This poster, inspired by the Race Relations Act of 1968, was produced in order to encourage social and ethnic harmony in the wake of significant migration to the UK. The poster depicts 18 young people of difference appearances and skin tones, all smiling together.
Articles

From the Archive: Immigration and Political Discourse from the 1960s to Brexit

Sean Waite
Published 14th April, 2022 18 min read
A large crowd of people stood next to a football pitch. Police officers to the left are trying to control the crowd.
Notable Days

FA Cup - 150th Anniversary

Sean Waite
Published 16th March, 2022 1 min read
A photograph of Nixon visiting China. There are four people stood by the stairway of a plane.
Notable Days

50th Anniversary of Nixons's Visit to China

Sean Waite
Published 21st February, 2022 2 min read
A painting of Lord Clive meeting with Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey, oil on canvas (Francis Hayman, c. 1762)
Contextual Essays

Shaping the Jewel in the Crown: How the British East India Company lay the Foundations for Colonial Subjugation of India.

Sean Waite
Published 20th September, 2021 8 min read
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