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Of london, yourfamily were working—class and proud of it, and you were a union activist who suffered for your activities — you were actually blacklisted at one point and got compensation for it. so, you've been a fighter throughout your life. do you think this is why you are so ready to fight today? well, working—class people have always had to fight. 0ur welfare state and our nhs unemployment benefit, sickness benefit, were not given to us as gifts by the rich, by the ruling class, if you want to put it that way. we had to fight for them, from the time of the chartists. we had to fight ...

In a working—class part of london, yourfamily were working—class and proud of it, and you were a union activist who suffered for your activities — you were actually blacklisted at one point and got compensation for it. so, you've been a fighter throughout your life. do you think this is why you are so ready to fight today? well, working—class people have always had to fight. 0ur welfare state and our nhs unemployment benefit, sickness benefit, were not given to us as gifts by the rich, by the ruling class, if you want to put it that way. we had to fight for them, from the time of the c...

Throughout your life. do you think this is why you are so ready to fight today? well, working—class people have always had to fight. 0ur welfare state and our nhs unemployment benefit, sickness benefit, were not given to us as gifts by the rich, by the ruling class, if you want to put it that way. we had to fight for them, from the time of the chartists. we had to fight for universal suffrage, we had to fight to get mps paid in the house of commons so working—class people could go there. everything that we've gained — whether it's a collective agreement in a company or the nature of the ...

Is where i get a bit personal — do you reckon your own background has sort of prepared you for where you are right now? you know, you were brought up in a working—class part of london, your family were working class and proud of it, and you were a union activist who suffered for your activities — you were actually blacklisted at one point and got compensation for it. so, you've been a fighter throughout your life. do you think this is why you are so ready to fight today? well, working—class people have always had to fight. our welfare state and our nhs unemployment benefit, sickness be...

A country's legacy is built on the struggles and triumphs of its people and here in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), we have overcome insurmountable challenges to advance toward social and economic progress.   March 17, 1797: End of the Carib Wars and banishment of the Garifuna [caption id="attachment_159985" align="aligncenter" width="610"] "Painting by Agostino Brunias (commissioned by Sir William Young), depicting negotiations between British soldiers and Black Caribs, 1773" …