Alfie Steer
alfiesteer.bsky.social
Historian of the Labour Left and manager for the History of Parliament's Oral History Project. Articles and book reviews in Tribune, Jacobin, Renewal, Political Insight, Contemporary British History, English Historical Review, Modern British History.
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One of my favourite quotes in Spare Rib from housing activist Maria O’Reilly. Sums up how working class women’s political consciousness and confidence was raised through experiential activism in the community. She later became a key member of the L8 Defence Committee and Liverpool Black Sisters
Show PostChuffed to see @mistinguettecat.bsky.social and my article about the wonderful Home Link scheme and women’s community activism in Netherley, Liverpool published in @womenshistoryrev.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0961...
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Now all we have to do is wait for someone to invent 33⅓ for TV shows and we're off
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But would love to see them all reissued as a set, with one or more critical introductions. Hint hint @plutopress.bsky.social 😁
Show PostJohn Callaghan wrote a more critical volume, looking at the CPGB from 1951 to 1968, published in 2001. Then Geoff Andrews ‘completed’ the series with a book on the 1964 to 1991 period. The different volumes reveal much about the history and legacy of the CPGB as the party changed and declined.
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