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WW1—War Responsibility—Britain’s War—Belgium

Annex to Casement Talk by Jack Lane                                          Great War Factsheets By Pat Walsh No. 1: War Responsibility There were 3 wars that combined to make up the Great War but they were distinct and did not need to develop from one to the other.  War number 1 was the only unavoidable and justifiable one - … Continue reading WW1—War Responsibility—Britain’s War—Belgium

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Casement—First World War—Further reading

SOME  PUBLICATIONS Casement—First World War—Further reading Blockading The Germans! With an overview of 19th century maritime law The evolution of Britain’s strategy during the First World War,  Volume 1  This is the first volume of a Trilogy examining overlooked aspects of the First World War and its aftermath from a European perspective. Comprehensively sourced with scholarly … Continue reading Casement—First World War—Further reading

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I C T U Biennial Delegate Conference 2025

ORGANISED LABOUR AUGUST 25 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% I C T U Biennial Delegate Conference 2025 THE Irish Congress Of Trade Unions (ICTU) held its Biennial Delegate Conference in Belfast from July 1st to July 3rd, 2025.  The Conference drew over 600 Union representatives from across Ireland, as well as international speakers.  The event saw the launch of ICTU's "New Economic Model". … Continue reading I C T U Biennial Delegate Conference 2025

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LABOUR COMMENT AUGUST 25

That 1921 'Treaty'? LLOYD GEORGE / DE VALERA correspondence, September1921.  Dail Eireann, Official correspondence relating to the peace negotiations, June-September, 1921 (Dublin, October 1921) Lloyd George to De Valera, 29 September . . .  The proposals we have already made have been taken by the whole world as proof that our endeavours for reconciliation and settlement are no … Continue reading LABOUR COMMENT AUGUST 25