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  1. 2 hours ago

    “If a reformed Parliament cannot find the means of protecting the dead bodies of the working poor; then the bishops did right in opposing the Reform Bill; for a greater delusion, a greater fraud never was attempted, to be practised on any part of mankind.” William Cobbett, 1832.

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  2. 4 hours ago

    “Working people are driven almost to desperation by those who consider they are but chattels made to minister to their luxury and add to their wealth.” Elizabeth Pease, an abolitionist, woman , and anti-vivisectionist, was born 1807.

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  3. “For the right moment you must wait, as Fabius did most patiently, when warring against Hannibal; but when the time comes you must strike hard, or your waiting will be in vain, and fruitless.” , named after the Roman General Fabius, was formed 1884.

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  4. Jan 4

    1642: King Charles I entered the House of Commons to seize five MPs for high treason. After failing to capture the Members and fearing for his family's lives, Charles left for Oxford. Since that time, no monarch has entered the House of Commons when it is sitting.

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  5. Jan 3

    The Fabian Society, a gradualist socialist organisation, was founded 1884. Members have included George Bernard Shaw, Emmeline Pankhurst, Sidney and Beatrice Webb, R. H. Tawney, Clement Attlee, Jawaharlal Nehru, Ellen Wilkinson, Tony Benn and Tony Blair.

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  6. Jan 3

    “Every person, from the highest to the lowest, appointed to and accepting of any office or trust for the benefit of the Community, is ultimately responsible to the people for the complete discharge of the duties of it.” Manchester Constitutional Society, 1790.

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  7. Jan 3
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  8. Jan 3

    Clement Attlee, born 1883, speaking during the 1945 general election campaign which resulted in a majority.

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  9. Jan 3

    1883 Clement Attlee born in Putney. After serving in Gallipoli he became Limehouse MP & Labour Leader in 1935 Formed first Majority Labour Government & introduced modern welfare state & NHS Remains the longest serving leader (20 years) & largest no of votes (13.9m in 1951)

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  10. Jan 2

    “What can be more odious in the sight of Heaven, than feast and famine in the same nation? Yet this is literally, the case in this kingdom at this moment, and not only in the nation, but in every town, in every street, yea, often under the same roof!” Anonymous pamphlet, 1794.

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  11. Jan 2

    In January 1647, the Leveller Mary Overton was arrested after she produced pamphlets written by her husband. She was taken to the House of Lords but refused to answer any questions. She was dragged to prison through “the dirt and mire of the streets” with her baby in her arms.

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  12. Jan 2

    “COME cheer up my lads, lo! the day draweth near, When Britain's brave sons Freedom's standard will rear; And joining with Frenchmen, all tyrants o'erthrow, Th' oppress'd world releasing wherever they go.” Thomas Spence, 1794.

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  13. Jan 1

    Tony Benn’s five questions for the powerful:

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  14. Jan 1

    ...apart from in July 1888 when women and teenage girls employed in an actual match factory in East London organised a successful strike. Ignore and read more about the 1888 London Matchgirls Strike here: .

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  15. Jan 1

    “Since we are assured of our creation in the image of God, of an interest in Christ equal to men [and] a share in the freedoms of the Commonwealth, we cannot but grieve that we appear so despicable as to be thought unworthy to petition this House.” Women’s Petition, 1649.

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  16. Jan 1

    1839: The death of John Pounds, a shoemaker who provided inspiration for the concept of Ragged Schools, which were charitable organisations dedicated to the free education of poor children in working-class districts.

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  17. Jan 1

    1812: The Bishop of Durham, Shute Barrington, ordered troops from Durham Castle to break up a miners' strike in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, at collieries owned by the Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral.

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  18. Jan 1

    The United Kingdom became a fully-fledged member of the European Communities, including the European Economic Community, 1973.

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  19. 31 Dec 2018

    “When it shall be said in any country in the world, my poor are happy; neither ignorance nor distress is to be found among them; the aged are not in want, the taxes are not oppressive; then may that country boast its constitution and its government.” Thomas Paine, 1791.

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  20. 31 Dec 2018

    “Where a people can live upon their own, the government may be democracy. Where a people that can live upon their own, imagine that they can be governed by others, and not lived upon by such governors, it is the mistake of the people.” James Harrington, 1659.

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