GRANVILLE WILLIAMS warns of a clear, well co-ordinated pattern of collusion between government ministers and the right-wing press to scapegoat unions for the failings of neoliberalism

The Tories are trying to argue that privatising Channel 4 will support it, not simply speed up the profit-driven 'Netflixication' of our screens and the end of our distinctive programming. We must resist this, writes GRANVILLE WILLIAMS

GRANVILLE WILLIAMS reminisces about the momentous events of Saltley Gate 50 years ago which brought victory to the miners but lost him his light-coloured Crombie coat — a birthday present from his mum

GRANVILLE WILLIAMS sets the scene for two Festival of Debate events on trade union topics

GRANVILLE WILLIAMS delves into the historic and continuing role of ‘spycops’ and the media in attacking the trade union movement

GRANVILLE WILLIAMS writes in critical defence of the state broadcaster as new jobs cuts are announced and it falls into a trap set by the Tories

The forthcoming 200th anniversary of the Peterloo massacre will allow us to draw parallels with the miners’ strike and understand the way the state can use force to suppress dissent and protest, says GRANVILLE WILLIAMS

How Thatcher’s defeat of the miners paved the way for the low-paid zero-hours economy of today