Stephen Hall
Socialist Resistance did not print a byline field. The names here were read out of the articles themselves, from the paper's own house styles — “… writes Andy Stowe”, “Dave Kellaway explains…”, a name standing alone at the top. That works for about a third of the archive and it can misread: a name may belong to someone quoted rather than the author. Treat these as a finding aid, not as an attribution — the article itself is the authority. A few, where the author has told us directly, are recorded rather than inferred.
13 November 2011 ·
Wanted: young people 16-14 for varied work
Stephen Hall reports from Wigan. This famous photo shows an unemployed worker in Wigan at the time of George Orwell's visit to the town prior to his writing of "The Road to Wigan Pier". Must…
28 October 2011 ·
All things in common, all people one
Stephen Hall looks at the life of the great English revolutionary Gerrard Winstanley and reveals his little known Wigan connection. It may come as a surprise to many, that it’s only recently…