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In his recent book The Morbid Age: Britain Between the Wars, Richard Overy writes that the mid-1930s' seem to have represented a watershed in British perceptions of the inevitable slide [...]

The article discusses the history of activists against racism in Great Britain in the 1930s and 1940s, focusing on how their actions led to both the 1939 Conference on African Peoples, Democracy and World Peace in London, England and the Pan-African Congress of 1945 held in Manchester, England. Topics include the activist groups known as the League of Coloured Peoples and the West African Students Union, the political activists groups International African Friends of Abyssinia and the International African Friends of Ethiopia, and relations between civil rights activists with those associated with the communist and labour political parties.

The article discusses the Italian invasion of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) and public reaction to the invasion in Great Britain in events leading to the Second World War. The author reflects on the institutional weakness of the League of Nations and territorial concessions within the Hoare-Laval Pact. Emphasis is given to the failure of the policy of appeasement in curtailing the fascist militarism of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. Other topics include the invasion as an expression of imperialism, black British radicalism, and slavery in Abyssinia.

Mother Country Britain's Black Community on the Home Front, 1939-45 Stephen Bourne The History Press 160pp 12.99 £ ISBN 978 0 7524 5610 2 Too little attention has been given [...]

In The Affluent Society, first published in 1958, J K Galbraith wrote that, 'in recent times, liberals and their British counterparts of the left have proclaimed themselves in search of [...]

Caroline Flint is not entirely correct to write that female politicians are not 'making it to the top table or into the inner circles' ('Men are from Mars, women from [...]

Although I appreciate Anthony Barnett's desire to vote out New Labour while keeping the Tories out, too (Cover Story, 22 March), his proposed strategy renders the political system even more [...]

The article presents information on the Conference on African Peoples, Democracy and World Peace, held at Memorial Hall in London, England, in July 1939. The involvement of the several organizations is discussed, including the League of Coloured Peoples (LCP), the Negro Welfare Association, and the Gold Coast Students Association. The author discusses the historical significance of the conference and mentions various speakers at the event, including activists Harold Moody, George Padmore, and Desmond Buckle.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including the failings of the Green Party in Ireland in the June 15, 2010 issue, article about musician Chris T-T in the June 17, 2010 issue and the proposal by British Prime Minister David Cameron to remove health and safety laws in Great Britain.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles that appeared in previous issues including "Why the left is losing the crisis," by David Marquand that appeared in the November 22, 2010 issue, "An uncivil partnership," in the November 15, 2010 edition, and "No loyalty, no citizenship," by Jon Bernstein in the November 8, 2010 issue.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including the "Letter from Washington," and "What if . . . " both of which appeared in the March 29, 2010 issue, and the interview with Armando Iannucci, that appeared in the March 22, 2010 issue.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles that appeared in previous issues including "The villain of Partition," "The Tories seize Labour's language," and "Men are from Mars, women from Pluto," by Caroline Flint, all of which appeared in the August 23, 2010 issue.