The 2005 issue of the North West Labour History Journal (UK) has just been published. It includes articles on 100 years of the Bolton Socialist Club, the radical Stalybridge cleric Joseph Rayner Stephens, Mary Banniff's experiences working at sea in the 1960s, the Nelson Clarion clubhouse, Michael Davitt, health in the workplace plus news and reviews.
The journal is dedicated to exploring the rich labour history of the North West of England.
The next issue in 2006 will be on the Edwardian period 1900-1910. The journal editor Bob Hayes would like to hear from anyone wishing to contribute to this issue. Possible topics might include the growth of trade unionism, the suffrage movement, the Socialist movement, the Co-operative movement, social, gender and cultural history, immigration and race, industrial disputes, biographical studies, reprints etc. He can be contacted via email; .