Manuscript letter on Prison notepaper dated 15 March 1985. HMP Wakefield. Letter dated 15 March 1985 from Vince Donnelly, an Irish prisoner of war at Her Majesty's Prison Wakefield, expressing solidarity with revolutionary movements, discussing the leadership of Kim Il Sung, the Juche idea, and struggles against imperialism. The letter addresses comrades in Africa, Korea, and the Philippines, emphasizes the importance of principled leadership and mass unity, and contrasts socialist governance with Western capitalist democracies.
Liverpool
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Entitled "The Juche Idea and Liverpool". A seminar text discussing the Juche idea as an application of Dialectical Materialism focusing on oppressed peoples and nations. It examines the concept of self-reliance (Chajusong) and independence in the context of national minorities and imperialism, with specific reference to the diverse communities in Liverpool, including Toxteth youth, Islamic groups, Chinese, Irish, Welsh, and Jewish populations. The seminar critiques leftist reformism and emphasizes the success of oppressed groups practicing Juche philosophy in resisting oppression.
This issue of New Age, the paper of the Communist Workers' Movement, covers topics including the Lebanese conflict and Palestinian resistance to Israeli aggression, critiques of British industrial conditions at Leyland and strikes such as at Claridges hotel, discussions on the Official Secrets Act and prosecution of The Leveller magazine, analysis of capitalist culture through film criticism, the expansion of MacDonald's and its labor practices, and political commentary on Soviet and American imperialism in the Middle East.
Monthly paper of the Communist Workers' Movement covering the Labour government's defeat and critique, postal workers' rebellion against union misleadership, analysis of devolution referendums in Scotland and Wales, Tory and Labour Union strategies, industrial disputes at Liverpool, Dunlops, Plessey, civil servants' strikes, the Golborne Pit mining disaster, and railway workers' industrial challenges.
This issue of New Age, a monthly paper of the Communist Workers' Movement published in March 1979, focuses on the struggle of low-paid workers in Britain, particularly in the public sector, demanding a minimum £60 weekly wage. It covers trade union actions, government-TUC relations, industrial challenges at Plessey Liverpool, civil servants' pay struggles, tenants' resistance to racism, women's demonstrations against violence, and black people's organizing against racism and police brutality in Hackney. Additional topics include Enoch Powell's controversial political stances and a Bangladeshi workers' cultural evening.
Editorial against wage restraint; industrial disputes at Plessey Telecommunications and Post Office; political analysis of Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia 1968, Soviet imperialism and its global influence; call for demonstration against Soviet and US imperialism; readers' letters addressing Soviet imperialism in Africa.
This issue covers a variety of topics related to civil liberties under the P.O.T. Act in Britain, political analysis of the Labour Party and upcoming election, demonstrations against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, industrial disputes including railway unions and Ford workers, and international issues concerning the Soviet Union's global activities ten years after the invasion of Czechoslovakia. Articles also address the British car industry, strikes at Garners Steak Houses, and critiques of Ford's historical ties with Nazism.
Contents include a report on Ford workers' strike demanding a £20 weekly pay rise, solidarity actions in Europe, critiques of trade union leaderships, discussions on British and Irish political issues including the role of the RUC, analysis of European car industry mergers (Peugeot-Chrysler deal), an article on the electricians union and communist involvement, commentary on the Workers Revolutionary Party's stance on violence, Plaid Cymru's anti-fascist positions, US support for Irish National Liberation, and international analyses including the Institute for Strategic Studies, Somoza regime in Nicaragua, and Soviet social issues.
Monthly paper of the Communist Workers' Movement covering topics including the Soviet Union involvement in Zaire, working class struggles, local election results and anti-fascist activism, Hackney abortion campaign, Marxist-Leninist unity meeting, Liverpool FC and councillors controversy, police injustices, and societal issues such as racism, trade unionism, and socialist revolution.
Discussion of the reasons behind industrial decline in Liverpool, workers' strikes and political actions, including the closure of Leyland's Standard Triumph plant at Speke, solidarity and union struggles. Additional articles include the state of the unions, critique of Labour Party, and analysis of Kampuchea (Cambodia) politics by Dr. Malcolm Caldwell.