Bernadette Hyland sees the directness and accessibility of KEITH HARING’S art as an important tool for communicating social and political messages to the widest of audiences

Excellent dramatisation of the revolutionary upsurge in the aftermath of Peterloo

Anguished testimonies of children who survived the nazi onslaught on the USSR

Novel explores the mindset of the younger generation in the GDR

Account of the only five women to achieve Cabinet posts in Labour governments up to 1997

BERNADETTE HYLAND recommends a book exploring the experience of ‘Second World’ women in the struggle for global equality

Bernadette Hyland talks to veteran communist and healthcare campaigner FRANCES HOOK

Classic children's novel gets an excellent adaptation by Salford Theatre Company

A new documentary is a vivid reminder of the armed struggle in Ireland and beyond during the 1970s

A graphic reminder of a US labour movement pioneer inspires