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» Banners of the British Labour Movement - An illustrated article on political banners in the nineteenth and twentieth century, including their use by trade union and women's suffrage movements.

» The British Working Class in Postwar Film - Kevin Redhouse reviews the book by Philip Gillett, a sociological study of postwar Britain and the ways in which film portrayed the working class, the relationship between cinema as a means of popular entertainment and as a text is played out within the establishment of an historical context.

» The Development of the British Working Class, A Debate: Part I - Suite101.com - Part 1 of a two-part series exploring the debate among British historians about the emergence and development of the British working class during the 19th century.

» The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes - Review of the book by Jonathan Rose.

» North East Labour History Society - UK´s oldest regional labour history society, dedicated to the study of working people's history in the region. Includes information about membership, publications, their activities and history. [Newcastle upon Tyne]

» North West Labour History Group - Formed to record and celebrate the lives of working people in the north west of England. Information about membership, publications, and activities.

» People's History Museum - National centre for the collection, conservation, interpretation and study of material relating to the history of working people in Britain. Information about their history, collections and galleries, archives, events, and news. [Manchester]

» Society for the Study of Labour History - Organisation dedicated to the study of labour history in the UK; information about membership, publications, events, and newsletter; also offer downloadable lists of resources.

» UK General Strike of 1926 - Hyperlinked article describing the event, its causes, and its impact. [Wikipedia]

» The Union Makes Us Strong :: TUC History Online - Information about the TUC Library Collections, now in London Metropolitan University; includes a timeline of union history, the manuscript of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists online, and digitised pages from the first century of the Trades Union Congress.

» Victorian Life - Examines the plight of the working class and the poor under Victorianism.

» Working Class Movement Library - A collection of materials concerned with the activities, expression and enquiries of the labour movement, its allies and its enemies, since the late eighteenth century.

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