Free Our Fighters!

The struggles of working–class fighters for social, economic and political justice are vividly documented by the many thousands of articles, leaflets, pamphlets and, posters produced to organise, educate and call-to-action. What comes across loud and clear from these writings is the passion, energy and tenacity the Labour Movement has had invested into it. This book contains two such tracts, and on reading them it is hard not to be inspired to raise our standard and overcome the modern cynicism that so often leads to inaction. Tract One: Free Our Fighters! Issued by Labour Defence Publications. In 1934, on the eve of the a momentous rally, the Great National Congress of Action, Harry Pollitt and Tom Mann were arrested and charged with “uttering seditious words” by the Home Secretary of the then National Government… Tract Two: The Pentonville Five by Jack Dash. In 1972 five Dockers were in Pentonville prison for breaching the Conservatives government’s Industrial Relations Act…