Tag Archives: Labour party

Alan Haworth, the radical rambler

Posted on 26/04/2024 by campaignerkate

My friend Alan Haworth would have been 76 today, 26 April. Tragically he died while on a cruise last August. His partner Maggie Rae died, on another cruise, in November. It is such a sad story; I am privileged to … Continue reading →

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Democracy in Wycombe

Posted on 22/11/2022 by campaignerkate

I attended the hustings for the Labour candidate for the Wycombe constituency. Continue reading →

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Memories of Michael Meacher, friend of the access movement

Posted on 05/11/2015 by campaignerkate

Yesterday, 4 November, Michael Meacher would have been 76.  He was a true friend of the access movement.  When Labour won the election in 1997, Meacher became Minister of State for the Environment.  Despite being a very un-Blairite left-winger, he retained … Continue reading →

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Toast on a hilltop

Posted on 04/06/2014 by campaignerkate

Once again Scottish hilltops resounded to the noisy cries of champagne-drinking Radical Ramblers.  We toasted the former leader of the Labour party, the late John Smith, at the top of Beinn Talaidh (Isle of Mull) on Saturday 24 May.  This was our annual walk up a … Continue reading →

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Champagne on a Corbett

Posted on 24/05/2013 by campaignerkate

It must come as quite a shock to an unassuming hiker, who wants quietly to bag a Corbett* on a May Sunday, to find the peak has been taken over by a noisy group of champagne-drinking walkers.  At this time of … Continue reading →

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