Labour Collection (#8)

A week of political stories
Headlines of different newspaper for the week. The Pall Mall Gazette, The Globe, The Daily Telegraph and the Evening standard all giving the top stories for that week. The left image is of Mr

Portugal Strikers on the streets in Lisbon. Men seen on top of a street tram car in protest. The strike was by the Workmen's Federation of Lisbon as a reply to the action of the Government in

Members of the new house of commons 1900
A section of 16 members of the new house of commons (1900). Notable newcomers to the House of Commons included Winston Churchill

Political ladders in the Strand
Victorian men outside the Daily Graphic looking at the political ladders on the Strand. The 1900 United Kingdom general election was held between 26 September and 24 October 1900

Beet-lifting, 1893, by Leon Wyczolkowski (1852-1936)
Leon Wyczolkowski (1852-1936). Polish painter of Young Poland movement. Beet-lifting, 1893. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018

Conquest of Mexico
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519-21). Construction of the Villa Rica of La Vera Cruz, with the help of the Totonac Indians. Detail

Election map, How England has voted at the Elections'. With description, How England Has Voted at the Elections; The black squares show Unionist and the white Liberal and Labour

The Last Load, Bringing the Harvest Home

Sawing Timber - India. Date: circa 1910s

Women working in cramped conditions spinning yarn. Date: 1883

Karl Marx at IWMA meeting, London
Reproduction of a painting by O.G. Verejski entitled Marx at the IWMA Meeting. Karl Marx was attending, but not speaking at, a meeting of the IWMA (International Working Men's Association)

NUS President Charles Clarke and three colleagues
NUS President Charles Clarke (standing, b.1950, later a Labour MP and Cabinet Minister)) with NUS executive colleagues, from left to right, Alastair Stewart (b)

NUS President Charles Clarke with two students
NUS (National Union of Students) President Charles Clarke (b.1950, later a Labour MP and Cabinet Minister) with two students, Clare Weber and Paul Butler

Children campaigning for more nursery places, 7 July 1979. With them is the Labour MP, Neil Kinnock. As indicated on their badges, some of the children were also campaigning in 1968

Building workers dispute, Lambeth, South London, 19 July 1977. Date: 1977

Squatters protest, Battersea, South London
Squatters protest, 78 Abercrombie Street, Battersea, South London, 8 December 1977. Squatters were resisting eviction by the Labour-run Wandsworth Council. Date: 1977

MPs protesting about housing cuts at the Department of the Environment, 19 February 1981. On the left is Gerald Kaufmann, Labour MP. Each MP carries a placard giving statistics for their area

Spanish Civil War. 19 de julio 1938. El invasor se estrellara ante la muralla humana del pueblo espanol ( 19th July 1938. Invaders will crash against Spanish people human wall)

Spanish Civil War. Poster from CNT-AIT (National)
Spanish Civil War. Poster from CNT-AIT (National Confederation of Labour, member of IWA (the International Workers Association, AIT in Spanish)

Spanish Civil War. Anarchist poster of the CNT-FAI by Tony Vidal (1936). Painting. SPAIN. Salamanca. Archivo Historico Nacional

Spnaish Civil War (1936-1939). Loor for heroes. Poster by Arturo Ballester edited by CNT

Spain. Civil War. Camp of Union of Girls, sponsored by the National Committee of Physical Education, attached to the Ministery of Education and Health. Poster by Juana Francisca. SPAIN. Salamanca

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Paso a la Mujer! (Make Way to Woman). Poster of the Spanish Communist Party. SPAIN. Salamanca. Archivo Historico Nacional

C. N. D. Demonstrators
C.N.D. demonstrators protest against the Gang of Four - Shirley Williams, Bill Rodgers, Roy Jenkins and David Owen - who broke away from the Labour Party to form the Social Democratic Party

Commonwealth Heads of Government 1977
British Prime Minister James Callaghan leads Commonwealth premiers into Marlborough House, London for lunch, at the beginning of the 1977 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

MPs anti-apartheid demo
Two Labour MPs Ms. Audrey Wise and Mr. Neil Kinnock take part in a demonstration against the trial of Nelson Mandela and apartheid in South Africa. The latter holds a placard reading free all S

Glenys Kinnock, wife of the then Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock, speaks at a rally for women against pit closures during the miners strike of 1984 - 1985

Derbyshire miners march 1984
A march by the Derbyshire area branch of the National Union of Mineworkers during the 1984 - 85 miners strike. Amongst the marchers at the head of the procession is Labour MP Tony Benn Date

Supporting Miners strike 1984
Speakers in support of the Mineworkers strike of 1984, in front of a banner of the Cortonwood branch of the National Union of Mineworkers

Tony Benn, Joe Gormley and Sir Derek Ezra
Tony Benn, Energy Secretary in the Labour Government, at a news conference in London. On the left is Joe Gormley, president of the National Union of Mineworkers, and on the right is Sir Derek Ezra

T. U. C. demonstration in Swansea, Wales
A demonstration organised by the Welsh Trades Union Congress in Swansea, south Wales, including representatives of the Labour Party of Wales and the Labour Party Young Socialists Date: 19 July 1980

Jo Richardson, Labour politician, with group at Dagenham
Josephine (Jo) Richardson (second from left) (1923-1994), Labour politician, MP for Barking and feminist, with a group of workers at Dagenham, in her own constituency. Date: 1979

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Jo Richardson, Labour politician, in a group photograph
Josephine (Jo) Richardson (second from left) (1923-1994), Labour politician, MP for Barking and feminist, in a group photograph with five other women

Joan Ruddock and John Prescott, Labour politicians
Joan Ruddock (Joan Mary Ruddock, nee Anthony, b 1943), Labour politician, with John Prescott (John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott, b 1938), Labour politician

John Reid, Scottish football club chairman and politician
John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan (b 1947), Scottish football club chairman and Labour Party politician. He served as Home Secretary in the Blair government between 2006 and 2007

John Prescott, Labour politician
John Prescott (John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott, b 1938), Labour politician and government minister, seen here speaking at a conference about the Eurotunnel Project. Date: circa 1990s

Brian Walden, Edward Heath and Peter Shore
Edward Heath (Conservative politician, 1916-2005) and Peter Shore (Labour politician, 1924-2001), with the television interviewer and former Labour politician Brian Walden (b 1932). Date: circa 1980s

Peter Shore, Labour politician and government minister
Peter David Shore, Baron Shore of Stepney (1924-2001), Labour politician and government minister. Seen here raising his hand at a meeting. Date: circa 1980s

Gould Bryan Brian Charles 1939 Uk Labour Socialist
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Shapurji Saklatvala, British Communist politician
Shapurji Saklatvala (1874-1936), British politician of Indian Parsi background. He belonged to both the Labour Party and the Communist Party of Great Britain

John Smith, British Labour MP and Party leader
John Smith (1938-1994), British Labour MP and Party leader, seen here giving a speech with a bar chart beside him, showing inflation statistics. Date: circa 1990s

Chris Smith, Labour politician and government minister
Chris Smith (Christopher Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, b 1951), British Labour politician and government minister. Date: circa 1970s

David Steel giving a speech, Michael Foot listening
David Steel (David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, b 1938), Liberal and Liberal Democrat MP and Liberal Party leader, Member of the Scottish Parliament and of the House of Lords

David Steel and David Owen, SDP colleagues
David Steel (David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, b 1938), Liberal and Liberal Democrat MP and Liberal Party leader, Member of the Scottish Parliament and of the House of Lords

Mervyn Stockwood, Barbara Cartland and Eric Heffer
Bishop Mervyn Stockwood (1913-1995), Anglican Bishop of Southwark, with Barbara Cartland (1901-2000), English romantic novelist, and Eric Heffer (1922-1991), left-wing Labour politician

Michael Stewart, British Foreign Secretary
Robert Michael Maitland Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham (1906-1990), British Labour politician, Fabian Socialist and government minister

Straw Jack Labour Socialist Socialism Politics
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"Labour: A Journey of Struggle, Solidarity, and Strength" Labour has been the driving force behind societal progress throughout history. From the visionary Aneurin Bevan who championed universal healthcare to the dedicated coopers crafting wooden barrels, their tireless efforts have shaped our world. In 1936, the resolute marchers embarked on the iconic Jarrow March, a symbol of working-class unity and resilience in the face of adversity. Meanwhile, deep underground in South Wales' coal mines, brave miners descended into shaft lifts with unwavering determination to fuel industrial growth. Transporting us back to England's coal mines in the 1850s reveals an era where labourers endured unimaginable hardships for meager wages. Yet amidst these struggles emerged a collective spirit that birthed movements like the Labour Party - its election posters and television speakers amplifying voices long suppressed. Artistic depictions such as Harold Harvey's "The Clay Pit" capture both beauty and hardship within British factories. Blow by blow, glassmakers in nineteenth-century Britain transformed molten material into exquisite creations while enduring harsh conditions. Witnessing a miner riding drams at Tirpentwys Colliery or Welsh women road builders constructing pathways through South Wales showcases how diverse roles within labour contribute to community development. Even further west lies Polkanuggo Quarry in Cornwall; here workers tirelessly extracted China clay from Leswidden pit under challenging circumstances. Throughout time and across industries, one common thread remains - labour embodies strength born out of necessity, and is this indomitable spirit that propels humanity forward against all odds. So let us honor those who have labored before us and continue striving for a future where every worker is valued for their contribution towards building a more just society.