Mr Craik, I presume?Historians of the labour movement almost invariably encounter the name W. W. Craik — and in that format. Relatively little is known about…Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 2023
Love in the Time of ConflictIn 1973, the Glasgow branch of the Scottish Minorities Group (SMG) hosted a talk from an Edinburgh travel agent recently returned from a…Aug 12, 2023Aug 12, 2023
Merthyr Tydfil, 1831: A ‘Rising’ Reconsidered (Part One)The riots which erupted in Merthyr Tydfil in early June 1831 have long attracted the attention of historians, as well as myth makers and…Jul 21, 2023Jul 21, 2023
A Day’s Pleasure and Other Tales (Library of Wales №52): A ReviewNext year, the Library of Wales celebrates its twentieth birthday. In that time, it has achieved what was once thought impossible: the…Jul 15, 2023Jul 15, 2023
Diversity and Medicine on the Industrial FrontierIn The Citadel, his best-selling novel of 1937, the Scottish writer and physician, A. J. Cronin (1896–1981), introduced readers to the…Jul 10, 2023Jul 10, 2023
