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In August 1869 Karl Marx argued in the First International, the big workers’ movement of that time, for schools as a public service, but not controlled from above by the government. At that time fewer than half of primary-age children attended (mostly church) schools in Britain, and many were sent to wage-work.
TOILING in mills and factories for hours on end, in dangerous and unhealthy conditions was a way of life for many men, women and children in the…
This article will be released in full online April 10, 2023. Andy Higginbottom analyzes the influence of Ruy Mauro Marini on dependency theory and the concept…
BY day Jenny Loweth is the court reporter at the Telegraph & Argus. She’s also a prolific author, and has released the sixth book in her…
In July 1888, the girls employed at a match factory in the East End of London came out on strike against long hours, low pay and hazardous working conditions which left many girls disfigured...