Scottish Labour History Society Newsletter
September 2024
Sunday 1 Sep, 2024Calton Weavers’ Commemoration
This year’s Calton Weavers’ Commemoration has been rescheduled for Sunday, 22nd September, at 1pm. The change is the result of an anticipated
Scottish Labour History Society Newsletter
August 2024
Friday 2 Aug, 2024Calton Weavers’ Commemoration
The organisers of this year’s Calton Weavers’ Commemoration have been informed that the Celtic v Rangers game, expected to have been on 31st
Scottish Labour History Society Newsletter
July 2024
Friday 2 Aug, 2024W Hamish Fraser wins the Colby Prize
Former Scottish Labour History editor and Strathclyde University emeritus professor of history, W Hamish Fraser, has been awarded the
Scottish Labour History Society Newsletter
June 2024
Friday 2 Aug, 2024SLHS Special General Meeting in May
The Society’s Special General Meeting noted the success of last year’s John Maclean conference and the videos produced from it (see below
More of the Labour History of Dumfries
'A Hard Nut to Crack'? The Emergence of 'Labour' in Dumfries 1884-1914
Monday 20 May, 2024SLHS member and Dumfries resident Ian Gasse has published a third volume of labour history about the south-west Scottish town. ‘A Hard Nut to Crack’? The Emergence of ‘Labour’ in Dumfries,
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May 2024
Monday 6 May, 2024Society Special General Meeting: Monday 13th May, 6.30pm (via ‘Zoom’)
A Special General Meeting of the Society on the above date will elect a new committee to run the
Scottish Labour History Society Newsletter
April 2024
Tuesday 16 Apr, 2024Donald Dewar Memorial Lecture
This year’s Donald Dewar Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Professor Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland, on Monday 29 April, from
Scottish Labour History Society Newsletter
March 2024
Thursday 29 Feb, 2024The 2024 Ian MacDougall Memorial Lecture
The 2024 Ian MacDougall Memorial Lecture will explore the lives of Peeblesshire textile workers and the process of telling their
Scottish Labour History Society Newsletter
February 2024
Sunday 4 Feb, 2024Calling Academic Teaching Staff! The Ian MacDougall Essay Prize deadline approaches
The Ian MacDougall Essay Prize honours the memory of Dr Ian MacDougall (1933-2020),
Scottish Labour History Society Newsletter
January 2024
Monday 1 Jan, 2024Calling Academic Teaching Staff! The Ian MacDougall Essay Prize deadline approaches
The Ian MacDougall Essay Prize honours the memory of Dr Ian MacDougall (1933-2020),
Scottish Labour History Society Newsletter
December 2023
Thursday 30 Nov, 2023SLHS John Maclean Centenary Conference
The Society’s John Maclean conference on 18 November proved a great success, from the opening remarks by Bailie Roza Salih of Glasgow
Neil Davidson, What Was Neoliberalism? Studies in the Most Recent Phase of Capitalism, 1973-2008
Review by Dave Featherstone
Saturday 4 Nov, 2023Haymarket, Chicago. 2023, 270 pp., £18.99 (p/b), ISBN 10 9781642899152
The first chapter of What Was Neoliberalism? closes with the line: ‘And soon everything we’ve known will
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November 2023
Saturday 4 Nov, 2023SLHS John Maclean Centenary Conference: Saturday 18 November
With 67 people now booked for the conference, there are a few remaining places. It will now feature Tam Dean
Scottish Labour History Society Newsletter
October 2023
Saturday 4 Nov, 2023The Calton Martyrs
SLHS supported the revival of the commemoration of the 'Calton Martyrs', which took place at the Calton Burial Ground, Glasgow on Sunday 24 September. The
Scottish Labour History Society Newsletter
September 2023
Saturday 4 Nov, 2023CALLING ALL ACADEMIC TEACHING STAFF!
Please Promote the Ian MacDougall Essay Prize 2023/4
The Scottish Labour History Society (SLHS) has established the Ian MacDougall
Scottish Labour History Society Newsletter
August 2023
Wednesday 2 Aug, 2023SLHS John Maclean Centenary Conference
Preparations for the John Maclean Conference are well advanced and the programme is nearing completion. SLHS is offering first choice
Scottish Labour History Society Newsletter
July 2023
Saturday 1 Jul, 2023Willie Thompson (1939-2024)
With great sadness we must report the death of Willie Thompson, a longstanding member of the Scottish Labour History Society, occasional member
Scottish Labour History Society Newsletter
June 2023
Thursday 1 Jun, 2023SLHS John Maclean Conference, 18 November 2023
Fund-raising for the conference has gone extraordinarily well with over £1000 raised, and donations of a venue and speakers'
Scottish Labour History Society Newsletter
May 2023
Monday 1 May, 2023SLHS 2023 Conference on John Maclean
The Scottish Labour History Society is organising a conference to mark the centenary of the death of Clydeside revolutionary John
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