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THOUSANDS of trade unionists and their families visited the “workers’ stately home” Wortley Hall yesterday for the annual South Yorkshire Festival.
Music from brass bands and political speakers entertained the guests, along with 100 stalls run by trade unions and political campaigns, including the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign.
A meeting organised by the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom heard veteran BBC broadcaster Nick Jones speak about the international solidarity which flourished during the miners’ strike against pit closures of 1984-5.
CHRISTOPHE IMMER of the Morning Star’s German sister paper Junge Welt reports on a Berlin conference on the politics of art and the legacy of Marxist critic Hans Hess
DAVID HORSLEY reminds us of the roots and staying power of one of the most iconic festivals around
From hunting rare pamphlets at book sales to online panels and courses on trade unionism and class politics, the MML continues connecting archive treasures with the movements fighting for a better world, writes director MEIRIAN JUMP
The Home Secretary’s recent letter suggests the Labour government may finally deliver on its nine-year manifesto commitment, writes KATE FLANNERY, but we must move quickly: as recently as 2024 Northumbria police destroyed miners’ strike documents