Michael Manley, Jamaican Prime Minister
"Born 1924. Elected to Parliment 1967, he succeeded his father as PNP President in 1969. He had two terms as Prime Minister; the first in 1972-80. Manley was a Socialist and had close links with Fidel ...
Michael Manley, Jamaican Prime Minister
"Jamaica's most controversial leader; he was influenced by his father Norman Washington Manley, who he succeeded as PNP leader 1969. He was a socialist, and had close links with Cuba. He had two terms ...
Mrs Pankhurst speaks at Birmingham Town Hall
This poster promotes the appearance of the Suffragette Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst at the Town Hall. The theme of the talk, "To uphold British Honour, To prevernt a German Peace" may surprise some who associate ...
Neville Chamberlain - MP for Ladywood and Edgbaston
In the 1918 General Election Chamberlain was elected as the Conservative MP for Ladywood. He refused office under David Lloyd George but accepted the posts Postmaster-General (1923-24) and Minister of ...
Neville Chamberlain - Picture Post front cover
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain on the cover of Picture Post in October 1938. Chamberlain had returned from Munich where he had signed the famous agreement with Adolf Hitler which ratified the Sudetenland ...
Neville Chamberlain: Ladywood election poster
1923 poster for Neville Chamberlain who represented the constituency at evey General Election from 1918 to 1924. At the 1924 election he narrowly won for the Unionists by 77 votes over the Labour candidate ...
No recount in Ladywood - Decision of Mr Oswald Mosley, Too Costly
Article from the Birmingham Gazette following up on the 1924 election in Ladywood when Oswald Mosley came very close to defeating the sitting MP - Neville Chamberlain. The text is as follows:
Mr Oswald ...
Norman Tiptaft Election Poster 1922
Tiptaft had unsuccessfully contended the 1918 General Election as an Independent candidate, losing to the Unionist Ernest Meysey-Thompson. Since then in 1919 he had been returned as a Councillor for the ...
Norman Tiptaft Facts For Voters Poster 1918
Tiptaft contested the 1918 General Election as an Independent candidate. Here he sets out his "facts for voters" to consider before deciding who to vote for. Tiptaft lost the election to the sitting MP ...
Norman Tiptaft General Election Poster 1918
Norman Tiptaft contested the 1918 General Election for Handsworth as an Independent candidate. Tiptaft lived at 28 Wye Cliff Road in Handsworth and had been a cadet in the RFC (Royal Flying Corps) recently ...
Odell's 14 Points: 1918 General Election Poster
Henry Joseph Odell of Whitehall Road was the Labour Party candidate. Here he lists his fourteen points as to why he was worthy of your vote.
Oliver Locker-Lampson's Manifesto at the 1922 General Election
In this letter to the voters Lampson seeks to establish his credentials as a worthy candidate. Lampson was the Conservative (Unionist) candidate replacing the retiring MP Ernest Meysey-Thompson. Like ...
Oliver Stillingfleet Locker-Lampson MP
Locker-Lampson (1880-1954) was Conservative MP for Handsworth from 1922 to 1945. In common with many MPs of his generation he saw service as a ranking officer in the First World War. He rose to Commander ...
Opening of Birmingham Central Library
The speech making at the opening of the "new" Central Library in 1974. Harold Wilson, the then Prime Minister, is to the left of the picture. The lady making the speech is Marjorie Alice Brown, the Mayor ...
Oswald Mosley stands for Ladywood
Oswald Mosley will always be remembered for his political party - The British Union of Fascists. Prior to this though he had been a Unionist (Conservative) MP for Harrow. He then resigned the seat and ...
Parliamentary Election Card 1922
The parties would deliver cards to householders gving them instructions on where and when they could place their vote. Of course they also suggested how exactly you might like to place your vote! Note ...
Police at Demonstration in Winson Green
Anti Nazi Demonstration against the National Front support march for Robert Ralph. Ralph was imprisoned in Winson Green Prison for openly stating that he would sell his house to a white family only. ...
Police in Winson Green
Police in Winson Green after the Nazi National Front demonstration in support of Robert Ralph. When the photograph was first taken it seemed that the van 'spoiled' the shot. But now it gives a good ...