Labour Collection (page 8)

C. N. D. Demonstrators
C.N.D. demonstrators protest against the Gang of Four - Shirley Williams, Bill Rodgers, Roy Jenkins and David Owen - who broke away from the Labour Party to form the Social Democratic Party

Commonwealth Heads of Government 1977
British Prime Minister James Callaghan leads Commonwealth premiers into Marlborough House, London for lunch, at the beginning of the 1977 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

MPs anti-apartheid demo
Two Labour MPs Ms. Audrey Wise and Mr. Neil Kinnock take part in a demonstration against the trial of Nelson Mandela and apartheid in South Africa. The latter holds a placard reading free all S

Glenys Kinnock, wife of the then Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock, speaks at a rally for women against pit closures during the miners strike of 1984 - 1985

Derbyshire miners march 1984
A march by the Derbyshire area branch of the National Union of Mineworkers during the 1984 - 85 miners strike. Amongst the marchers at the head of the procession is Labour MP Tony Benn Date

Supporting Miners strike 1984
Speakers in support of the Mineworkers strike of 1984, in front of a banner of the Cortonwood branch of the National Union of Mineworkers

Tony Benn, Joe Gormley and Sir Derek Ezra
Tony Benn, Energy Secretary in the Labour Government, at a news conference in London. On the left is Joe Gormley, president of the National Union of Mineworkers, and on the right is Sir Derek Ezra

T. U. C. demonstration in Swansea, Wales
A demonstration organised by the Welsh Trades Union Congress in Swansea, south Wales, including representatives of the Labour Party of Wales and the Labour Party Young Socialists Date: 19 July 1980

Jo Richardson, Labour politician, with group at Dagenham
Josephine (Jo) Richardson (second from left) (1923-1994), Labour politician, MP for Barking and feminist, with a group of workers at Dagenham, in her own constituency. Date: 1979

Prescott John Leslie Baron Labour Socialist Socialism
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Jo Richardson, Labour politician, in a group photograph
Josephine (Jo) Richardson (second from left) (1923-1994), Labour politician, MP for Barking and feminist, in a group photograph with five other women

Joan Ruddock and John Prescott, Labour politicians
Joan Ruddock (Joan Mary Ruddock, nee Anthony, b 1943), Labour politician, with John Prescott (John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott, b 1938), Labour politician

John Reid, Scottish football club chairman and politician
John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan (b 1947), Scottish football club chairman and Labour Party politician. He served as Home Secretary in the Blair government between 2006 and 2007

John Prescott, Labour politician
John Prescott (John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott, b 1938), Labour politician and government minister, seen here speaking at a conference about the Eurotunnel Project. Date: circa 1990s

Brian Walden, Edward Heath and Peter Shore
Edward Heath (Conservative politician, 1916-2005) and Peter Shore (Labour politician, 1924-2001), with the television interviewer and former Labour politician Brian Walden (b 1932). Date: circa 1980s

Peter Shore, Labour politician and government minister
Peter David Shore, Baron Shore of Stepney (1924-2001), Labour politician and government minister. Seen here raising his hand at a meeting. Date: circa 1980s

Gould Bryan Brian Charles 1939 Uk Labour Socialist
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Shapurji Saklatvala, British Communist politician
Shapurji Saklatvala (1874-1936), British politician of Indian Parsi background. He belonged to both the Labour Party and the Communist Party of Great Britain

John Smith, British Labour MP and Party leader
John Smith (1938-1994), British Labour MP and Party leader, seen here giving a speech with a bar chart beside him, showing inflation statistics. Date: circa 1990s

Chris Smith, Labour politician and government minister
Chris Smith (Christopher Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, b 1951), British Labour politician and government minister. Date: circa 1970s

David Steel giving a speech, Michael Foot listening
David Steel (David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, b 1938), Liberal and Liberal Democrat MP and Liberal Party leader, Member of the Scottish Parliament and of the House of Lords

David Steel and David Owen, SDP colleagues
David Steel (David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, b 1938), Liberal and Liberal Democrat MP and Liberal Party leader, Member of the Scottish Parliament and of the House of Lords

Mervyn Stockwood, Barbara Cartland and Eric Heffer
Bishop Mervyn Stockwood (1913-1995), Anglican Bishop of Southwark, with Barbara Cartland (1901-2000), English romantic novelist, and Eric Heffer (1922-1991), left-wing Labour politician

Michael Stewart, British Foreign Secretary
Robert Michael Maitland Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham (1906-1990), British Labour politician, Fabian Socialist and government minister

Straw Jack Labour Socialist Socialism Politics
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Marjorie Mo Mowlam, British Labour politician
Marjorie Mo Mowlam (1949-2005), British Labour politician and government minister. As Northern Ireland Secretary she oversaw the signing of the historic Good Friday Peace Agreement of 1998

Group of smiling Labour politicians
A group of smiling Labour politicians, including Tony Blair, John Smith, Neil Kinnock, Gordon Brown, Margaret Beckett and John Prescott. Cherie Blair can be seen in the lower left-hand corner

Peter Tatchell and others, Bermondsey by-election
Peter Gary Tatchell (b 1952), Australian-born British political activist. Seen here (second from left) as the Labour Party candidate at the declaration of votes for a by-election in Bermondsey

Peter Tatchell, Australian-born British political activist
Peter Gary Tatchell (b 1952), Australian-born British political activist. Seen here talking to people on the street and handing out leaflets while fighting a by-election in Bermondsey

Political demonstration against Margaret Thatcher
A political demonstration against Margaret Thatcher, with photographs of her on display bearing the words Not Wanted, and another one saying Stop Thatcher Now

George Thomas, British Labour Party politician
Thomas George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy (1909-1997), British Labour Party politician, MP from 1945 to 1983, best known as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1976 to 1983

Sybil Thorndike, British actress of stage and screen
Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike (1882-1976), British actress of stage and screen. An active member of the Labour Party, she is seen here holding a copy of the left-wing newspaper, the Morning Star

Emanuel Shinwell, trade unionist and Labour politician
Emanuel (Manny) Shinwell, Baron Shinwell (1884-1986), British trade union official and Labour politician, MP and government minister. Date: circa 1940s

Bryan Gould, Labour politician and MP
Bryan Charles Gould (b 1939), UK Labour politician and MP, born in New Zealand, where he returned in the early 1990s. Seen here (just left of centre)

Keith Vaz and Bill Morris at a meeting
Keith Vaz (Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz, b 1956), British Labour Party politician (left) and Bill Morris (William Manuel Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth, b 1938), leader of the TGWU

Keith Vaz and Bernie Grant, Labour Party politicians
Keith Vaz (Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz, b 1956) and Bernie Grant (Bernard Alexander Montgomery Grant, 1944-2000), British Labour politicians

Brian Walden, TV journalist and former Labour politician
Brian Walden (b 1932), television journalist and broadcaster, and former Labour politician. Seen here on Westminster Bridge, London, with the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben in the background

Christina Page, trades unionist
Christina Page (1920-1997), trades unionist, member of USDAW and the TUC. She joined the Labour Party in 1945, then later joined the Communist Party. Date: circa 1970s

Bill Owen, English actor and songwriter
Bill Owen (William John Owen Rowbotham, 1914-1999), English actor and songwriter. Best known for the role of Compo in the TV series, Last of the Summer Wine

Webb Beatrice Fabian Society Fabians Left Wing
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Donald Soper, Methodist minister, socialist and pacifist
Donald Oliver Soper, Baron Soper (1903-1998), prominent Methodist minister, socialist and pacifist. Date: circa 1980s

Jack Straw, Labour MP and government minister
Jack Straw (John Whitaker Straw, b 1946), British Labour Party politician, MP and government minister. Date: circa 1970s

Ken Livingstone with Adrian Edmonson and Rik Mayall
Ken Livingstone (Kenneth Robert Livingstone, b 1945), British Labour politician (centre). Seen here Adrian Edmondson (Adrian Charles "Ade" Edmondson)

Michael Foot and Tony Benn, Labour politicians
Michael Foot (Michael Mackintosh Foot, 1913-2010), and Tony Benn (Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn, formerly 2nd Viscount Stansgate, 1925-2014), British Labour politicians

Michael Foot and Tony Blair, British Labour politicians
Michael Foot (Michael Mackintosh Foot, 1913-2010), British Labour politician and writer, Leader of the Opposition 1980-1983, CND supporter

David Blunkett, British Labour politician, giving a speech
David Blunkett (b 1947), British Labour politician, MP for Sheffield Brightside from 1987. He served as Education Secretary and Home Secretary

Tony Benn, Labour politician, giving a speech
Tony Benn (Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn, formerly 2nd Viscount Stansgate, 1925-2014), Labour politician, former Cabinet Minister and currently President of the Stop the War Coalition

Ian Mikardo, British Labour politician
Ian Mikardo (1908-1993), nicknamed Mik, British Labour and Co-operative politician, a left-wing backbench MP for four decades in the House of Commons, and a Zionist

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"Labour: A Journey of Struggle, Solidarity, and Strength" Labour has been the driving force behind societal progress throughout history. From the visionary Aneurin Bevan who championed universal healthcare to the dedicated coopers crafting wooden barrels, their tireless efforts have shaped our world. In 1936, the resolute marchers embarked on the iconic Jarrow March, a symbol of working-class unity and resilience in the face of adversity. Meanwhile, deep underground in South Wales' coal mines, brave miners descended into shaft lifts with unwavering determination to fuel industrial growth. Transporting us back to England's coal mines in the 1850s reveals an era where labourers endured unimaginable hardships for meager wages. Yet amidst these struggles emerged a collective spirit that birthed movements like the Labour Party - its election posters and television speakers amplifying voices long suppressed. Artistic depictions such as Harold Harvey's "The Clay Pit" capture both beauty and hardship within British factories. Blow by blow, glassmakers in nineteenth-century Britain transformed molten material into exquisite creations while enduring harsh conditions. Witnessing a miner riding drams at Tirpentwys Colliery or Welsh women road builders constructing pathways through South Wales showcases how diverse roles within labour contribute to community development. Even further west lies Polkanuggo Quarry in Cornwall; here workers tirelessly extracted China clay from Leswidden pit under challenging circumstances. Throughout time and across industries, one common thread remains - labour embodies strength born out of necessity, and is this indomitable spirit that propels humanity forward against all odds. So let us honor those who have labored before us and continue striving for a future where every worker is valued for their contribution towards building a more just society.