Contents of Bulletins: 2002-2018.. Autumn 2002 Barbara Castle - obituary William Miller – Mayor of Plymouth – Jonathan Wood West London history day: Brentford Labour councillors – John H.Grigg Hammersmith Socialist Society – Tristan Bunnell Ealing Council 1950s – 1970s - Mike Elliott Brent: ‘History of Labour in Brent’ - Len Snow Essex Conference: Growth of the Labour movement in Essex – Stan Newens, Andrew Philips Tom Driberg & the 1942 bye-election - John Gyford Socialist Society’s fringe meeting at Labour Party conference – report by Sean Creighton Correspondence with Labour ministers – Anne Lubin Spring 2003 1897 engineers’ strike in Chiswick – John H.Grigg List of local Labour Party histories -compiled by Stephen Bird Report on: Labour conference in the north-west Obituaries: Frank Allaun, John Platts-Mill Book reviews: “Zillicacus” , “Short history of the Labour Party in Brent”, “Labour’s grassroots” Summer 2003 Battersea Socialist Women’s Circle - Sean Creighton Labour Heritage AGM: Women & Labour - Mary Davis Labour& the Standing Joint Committee – Christine Collette Co-operative women’s guild - Jane Grant Leah Manning – Stan Newens Mary Agnes Hamilton, historian novelist & MP – Larry Iles Winter 2003 Councillor George Haley – John H.Grigg List of local Labour Party histories compiled by Stephen Bird Essex conference: Farm workers in Essex – Ted Woodgate Co-operative movement in Essex - Malcolm Wallace Noel Conrad and the Thaxted Movemen - Stan Newens W.E.A: ‘100 years of the WEA in Essex’ – Sean Creighton Preparations for centenary in 2006 Robert Tressell festival - Ron Bill Book reviews: “Signs of co-operation in Brent and Harrow” by Len Snow “Chris Morris: an autobiography” Spring 2004 West London Labour History Day Walter Padley and the Acton bye-election of 1943 – Bill Bolland Labour movement in Southall - Oliver New Serpius Stepniak - Tristan Bunnell Co-operation in Brent - Len Snow 1897 engineers’ strike in Chiswick – John H.Grigg Workers’ Educational Association - Sean Creighton Southall 1979: 25 years on - Barbara Humphries John Archer, Black activist in Battersea - Sean Creighton Labour Heritage AGM: Labour and race - Ken Lumm The Labour Party and Africa 1920-61 - Paul Kelemen Krishna Menon - Marika Sherwood Movement for Colonial Freedom – Stan Newens Who will greet the King? - Martin Davies Book reviews – “Bumper book of British lefties” Obituary - Hartley Shawcross Autumn 2004 Plans for centenary in 2006 - Diane Hayter Woolfs in Southall, Strike: 1964/65 - Barbara Humphries 1909 Fulwell tram strike - John H.Grigg Conrad Noel and the Thaxted Movement - Stan Newens Book Review “A history of struggle - 50th anniversary of Liberation” by Stan Newens Spring 2005 Essex Conference: Labour on Essex Council - John Gyford Crittall Metal Windows company - Ariel Crittal The Tolpuddle Martyrs in Essex - Stan Newens West London Labour History Day: 1965 strike at Woolfs - Barbara Humphries Acton Labour Councillors – Philip Portwood Enclosure & the working class in rural Middlesex - Paul Carter Hayes Labour Association 1910-1920 - Michael Walker Fulwell Tram Strike - John H.Grigg John Smith Memorial meeting at House of Lord – report by Pat McFadden Summer 2005 Labour Heritage AGM: Commemoration of 25 years after the Labour Government of 1945 - Tony Benn The Communist Party in the 1930s - Peter Kingsford Book review “Hammer of the left” by John Golding Winter 2005 Labour’s centenary – Dianne Hayter Essex Conference: 1945 election In Essex - John Gyford, Stan Newens West London Labour History Day: The role of mayors - Mike Ellliott Army Bureau of Current Affairs - Len Snow Bye-elections in World War 2 - Bill Bolland Labour in South West Middlesex - John H.Grigg Book reviews – “London’s Labour parties 1918-45” by Dan Weinbren Harold Smith – obituary Spring 2006 Labour’s centenary - Jim Mortimer Ealing during the General strike 1926 - Jonathan Oates Wartime bye-elections - Bill Bolland Book reviews- “A New Dawn” by Norman Howard, “A history of Witham” by Janet Gyford Winter 2006 Labour in Chiswick 1906 - John H. Grigg Suez crisis and Labour 1956 - Stan Newens Essex Conference: National Union of Agricultural Workers in Essex - Stan Newens 1926 General strike - Barbara Humphries Book review “Bill Miller” by Jonathan Wood Spring 2007 John Burns - Alan Spence Jimmy Moses (Plymouth councillor) - Jonathan Wood Labour Heritage AGM: Indian independence - Stan Newens, Neelam Srivastava, Sajid Ali Khan Reviews: ‘Remaining True - Ness Edwards’ by Wayne David ,’ ‘Labour in Worthing’ by T.Chapman ‘ Grunwick’ by Tom Durkin, and ‘DVD’ ‘The Grunwick Strike : Brent TUC Winter 2007 Essex Conference: The co-operative movement - Malcolm Wallace, Stan Newens Witham Labour Party – John Gyford Vision of Nye Bevan - Alan Spence National United Order of the Gardeners Friendly Society - Jose Cox-Lindop Leah Manning – a celebration - Sally Purkis Tom Norris - John H.Grigg Book reviews : ‘The Women’s Labour League’ ‘Labour inside the gate’ by Matthew Worsley, ‘Labour in the city’ by Declan McHugh Spring 2008 Witham Labour League of Youth - Ted Mawdsley Railway Clerks Association - Peter Kingsford Labour Heritage AGM: Robert Owen - Stan Newens 50 years of the NHS - John McNichol, John H.Grigg W. London labour history day: The early years of the Labour Party in Ealing - Phil Portwood John Wilkes - John H.Grigg Dingle Foot in Ipswich – Mike Cartwright Book reviews –“Chartism” by Malcolm Chase Obituary - Ruth Frow Autumn 2008 Little Moscow and Moscow Row (Cornwall)- Veronica Kelly Socialist Fellowship 1908-2008 - Malcolm Wallace New Lanark and Letchworth - Alan Spence Book review – “Ernest Millington autobiography) Spring 2009 Essex Conference: Robert Owen – Stan Newens The NHS - John Macnicol Votes for women - Mary Davis W.London labour history day: John Wheatley - Stephen Schifferes The Putney debates - Anne Polden Twickenham bye-elections - John H.Grigg Dick Stopes & the Ipswich bye-election 1938 - Ian Grimwood Review - Red Battersea, a DVD Autumn 2009 Labour Heritage AGM 1929/1931 Labour government - John McDonnell Labour Party & the community in Brentford in 1930s & 1940s - John H.Grigg Book reviews: ‘The Newer Eve’ by Christine Collette, ‘Marching to the Fault Line’ by F. Beckett & D.Hencke Obituaries: Florence Davy, Ian Grimwood Spring 2010 Essex Conferenc Tom Paine - Stan Newens 1929-31 Labour government - Jim Mortimer The first 2 Labour governments - John H.Grigg W.London Labour History Day Firestone strike 1933 - John .H.Grigg Trico – strike for Equal Pay 1976 - Barbara Humphries United Glass Bottles, Charlton, strike 1960 - Scott Reeve Book reviews: ‘Foundation of the British Labour Party’ by Ed. Matthew Worley ‘Labour in the East’ [Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex] by John Gyford et al. Autumn 2010 Michael Foot - by Stan Newens Michael Foot & Plymouth Labour Party - by Jonathan V.Wood Witham 1925-95: Labour Party life in a small town - John Gyford London 1880-1914: Labour Party roots in a large town - John Grigg 1989 unofficial strikes on London Underground - Martin Eady Fabian archive Obituaries: John Smithurst, George Barnsby. Spring 2011 Essex Conference Labour Party & Socialism – Jim Mortimer Employment & trade union rights - Keith Ewing Michael Foot and his legacy - Stan Newens Splits in the Liberal Party from 19th century onwards – John H.Grigg W.London Labour History Day Harold Wilson & the technological social revolution - David McLoughlin William Morris and the warrior maid - Irene Cockroft Fascism in a London suburb in 1933 – support & opposition - John H.Grigg 1938 West Fulham by-election - Scott Reeve Book reviews: ‘ Keir Hardie – Labour’s greatest hero’ by Bob Holman ‘ Speak for Britain – new history of the Labour Party’ by Martin Pugh ‘George Massey & the Bristol Post Office workers, 1930-76’ : Ed. Dave Chapple Autumn 2011 Stormy Medland & the Plymouth Dockyard - Jonathan Wood Labour Heritage AGM Radical Trades Unionism – Gregor Gall T.U.C. Library – Chris Coates The Chartists’ First Petition 1839 & 1842 General Strike - Alan Spence Book reviews: “Striking a Light – the Bryant & May Matchwomen” by Louise Raw New Labour – a review of the literature - Barbara Humphries Obituary: Ray Challoner Spring 2012 Labour Heritage at Thirty - Barbara Humphries Essex Conference: History of Co-operation & formation of Co-ops in Essex - Stan Newens The Chartist Movement - Malcolm Chase The Life of Alfred Barnes (East Ham South MP 1922-55) - John Gyford Development of Working Class adult education - Colin Waugh W.London Labour History day The Bryant & May Matchwomen’s strike – Louise Raw Ramsay MacDonald & Labour’s Irish policy – Ivan Gibbons Labour Relations & London Transport – Martin Eady Obituary - Janey O’Neill Buchan Reviews: ‘Vintage Red’ by John Kotz ‘Attlee: a life in politics’ by Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds Autumn 2012 The Twin Pillars of the Derbyshire Miners - Harry Barnes Labour Heritage AGM Thirty years of Labour Heritage - Barbara Humphries Labour in London – why the delay? - Stan Newens Bishopsgate Institute visit - guided tour by Stefan Dickers Reviews: ‘ History of the Durham Miners’ Gala’ by David Temple ‘ Labour Movement in Westmorland’ by David Clark ‘50 years in politics and the Law’ by Lord Morris of Aberavon ‘ In the corridors of power’ by David Lipsey ‘Tommy Sheridan, from hero to zero’ by Gregor Gall ‘The importance of being awkward: autobiography’ by Tam Dalyell ‘ Britain’s 1929-31 Labour Government – a reappraisal’ – Ed. John Shepherd et al ‘Going off the Gold Standard: Beatrice Webb diaries 1931 The Great Recession & the Great