National "Coalition" Government 1932 demands workers take pay cuts

National Government "Economy Drive" 1932

Boss on the workers back and Ramsay MacDonald as a stable boy carrying out the orders of the bosses

Ramsay MacDonald had split from Labour in 1931 and established a National Government with Conservative Party support until 1935

Daily Worker cartoon by Bejay 1932

Celtic Green Brigade Circa 1935 - Politics & Sport

Frank Pitcairn reporting on the 1935 Scottish Hunger March reported that prior to the quarter final Cup game between Aberdeen and Glasgow Celtic held on 9th March 1935 in front of a crowd of over 40,000 at Pittodrie.

The bourgeois of Aberdeen said that their would not be much interest in the start of the Hunger March because of the Cup Tie in the City  " football would take workers minds off politics"

"The thing that jolted them worse than anything else was the sight of the Celtic boys up for the cup standing along the pavements shouting "Red Front" as they marched past"

Daily Worker 16th March 1935

 

 

Ease Fife United Mineworkers of Scotland  was a very successful amateur team organised by the "Red" Miners union the United Mineworkers of Scotland (picture of the East Fife UMS team 1935)

 

Lancashire Hunger Strikers 1936

Lancashire Hunger Strikers 1936

250 Lancashire hunger strikers part of a 2,000 contingent were meet in Uxbridge on the 17th day of their march by a welcoming committee organised by Hillingdon and Ickenham Co-Operative Guild they had made a banner with white letters and a red background and marched with them to Southall. the secretary of the welcoming Committee was Mr Hill of 123 Manor way.

later, Jarrow Hunger marchers were present at Hendon West and some of their number spoke to the boys at Harrow school

Blind Hunger March 1936

Blind Hunger Marchers 1936

A contingent of blind people led by G.A. Costance from Swansea marched through Uxbridge, Middlesex in November 1936 to a rally in Hyde Park, to meet other contingents of Blind marchers from other parts of the country including Leeds and Manchester.

Mr G. A. Constance had been an ex elected Councilor for Middlesex County Council between 1928 and 1931 and done much for the blind while on the Council.