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Category: Blacklisting

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021mbarker2012

Why the Police Oppress the Working-Class

May 23, 2018May 24, 2018mbarker2012

Ricky Tomlinson and the Striking Seventies

May 20, 2017November 28, 2018mbarker2012

Senseless Death at Work: The Case of Nylacast Engineering

March 18, 2016March 19, 2016mbarker2012

Academies: Flexibility and Freedom for Whom?

November 26, 2015December 22, 2015mbarker2012

Victory for Democracy

November 18, 2015November 20, 2015mbarker2012

The Ongoing Campaign for Safe Construction Sites

July 2, 2015July 2, 2015mbarker2012

The Labour Party Must Oppose Blacklisting Companies in Leicester

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