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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
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The International Court of Justice has delivered its clearest ruling yet that the right to strike is protected under international law, write Professor TONIA NOVITZ, Professor KEITH EWING and Lord JOHN HENDY KC
Emergency phone alerts could help Britain respond to rising wildfire risk, but Australia’s experience suggests they work best as part of a broader strategy, write ELLIOT CONVERY-FISHER and KATE PARKINS
A champion motorcyclist, trade union organiser and communist, Clem Beckett went from Britain’s speedway tracks to the battlefields of Spain, where he gave his life resisting Franco’s forces at Jarama. GEOFF BOTTOMS pays tribute to this remarkable anti-fascist
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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