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130 years of the Independent Labour Party
In a move welcomed by Engels, the formation of the ILP in 1893 represented a break with the Liberal dominance of the late 19th century, writes KEITH FLETT
Keir Hardie was elected as the Independent Labour Party's first chair in 1893
ANDY McDONALD MP says Labour must show it is capable of delivering real improvements in people’s lives — bold action is required
ANGUS REID and ANDREW JOHNSTONE report on an initiative that we must take this summer
ALLISON FEWTRELL on what Plaid Cymru's historic election victory means for the communities being failed by Wales’s housing crisis, and four things the new government can do right now
France Insoumise MP JEROME LEGAVRE speaks to Christophe Domec on building the Europe-wide peace movement that came together in the International Conference Against War last weekend
At last weekend’s International Conference Against War, LINDA PENTZ GUNTER talks to the Palestinian physician and politician about the struggles ahead to achieve a truly free Palestine
ONE hundred and thirty years ago this month, on January 13 1893, the Independent Labour Party was formed in Bradford.
Keir Hardie was elected as the first chair. There has been little to mark the anniversary, even though independent Labour politics remains a significant issue 13 decades on.
The ILP ceased to exist as a party by the mid-1970s, having broken with the Labour Party in the 1930s.
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