In Episode 11 the fight for union democracy comes to a head as thousands of ‘White’ Transport & General Workers’ Union) members decamp to the ‘Blue’ (National Amalgamated Stevedores and Dockers Union).
Millions of us won’t be able to afford our energy bills this winter so Don’t Pay, a grassroots campaign opposing the rise in energy bills, are organising for a strike on 1st December.
In Episode 10 it’s 1951 and six dockers, including Harry, are arrested and charged with conspiring to incite workers to strike.
In Episode 9 Harry and other unofficial union organisers are instructed by union leaders not to coordinate unofficial strikes.
In Episode 8 it’s 1945 and Harry has become a registered docker. With the war in Europe finished, dock employers go on the attack. Dockers react by striking and the new Labour government sends in the troops.
In Episode 7 times are tough, Harry gets casual jobs on the docks before going ‘On the Road’ to find work and then joining the army as a sapper.
The Screaming Target presents the new reviews this time featuring new releases from Neil Campbell and Nicola Collarbone, and American singer songwriter Kramies.
Episode 6, in October 1936 Mosley tried to march his men through the East End of London. The words on everyone’s lips were “enough is enough” and a quarter of million people gathered to block him.
Tommy Calderbank reviews Faldum, the new album by Liverpool composer and multi-instrumentalist Neil Campbell, released on November 4th.
Liverpool Don’t Pay, a grassroots campaign opposing the rise in energy bills. is organising for a strike on 1st December.
Episode 5, with rats, lice and infestations and only one toilet, there was a constant danger of disease in the overcrowded house where the Constables lived.
Nick Daly reviews the psychological thriller film directed by Olivia Wilde, Don’t Worry Darling.
Liverpool’s Freeport will stretch 45 kilometres, from the Wirral to Skelmersdale, from Runcorn to Salford and will include John Lennon Airport.
In Episode 4 Harry suffers corporal punishment which adds to his sense of injustice and helps shape his outlook on life.
In Episode 3 Harry learns the history and culture of the East End, about the struggles for freedom of those who had sought asylum in the area.
Episode 2, getting employment on the docks was never easy and the work was often dangerous. In the family women, who were the main organisers, visibly aged long before their time.
Tracey Dunn reports from the Building a National Right to Food Movement event, held at the Black-E as part of The World Transformed festival.
Ritchie Hunter reviews an absorbing film about rhythm and health and how a community copes with living next to the main arterial route for freight in and out of the Port of Liverpool.
Christopher Eccleston is the voice of Harry Constable. In this first episode of Harry’s life he speaks of his birth in the docklands of Wapping and his Irish republican family.
Coming soon a series of podcasts telling the story of Harry Constable, the unofficial dockers’ leader in the 1940s and 50s, read by Christopher Eccleston and Eithne Browne, and based on recordings compiled by Bill Hunter.
Beyond Binary is an autobiographical performance from the perspective of Little Doll, aka Jay Farley, at the Unity Theatre on Friday 16th September.
Nick Daly reviews the sci-fi western film Nope, directed by Jordan Peele and screening at Picturehouse.
The Other Side of The Wall, a poem by Tom George about division and building bridges.
Sheila’s life was full of love, politics, art and music. She has died aged 92.
Photos and video by Tracey Dunn of the Enough Is Enough march in Liverpool on 20th August 2022.
The Screaming Target takes time off from new reviews to wallow shamelessly in a heady nostalgia trip.
Chrissy Ashby, a local Arriva bus driver on why he is striking.
Writers Mark O’Brien and John Cresswell are fundraising to produce a play based on Mark’s book about the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381: When Adam Delved and Eve Span.
The Screaming Target reviews the album Asteroid by Graculus, featuring improvisations and electronic re-imagining. Graculus, named after the weird bird in Noggin the Nog, are based in Liverpool.
Protestors gathered outside Flannels’ new store in Clayton Square last Thursday to highlight their selling real animal fur from a range of species including foxes, minks, rabbits and coyotes.
The Screaming Target returns to cover the new releases from May and June, what a mixed bag we have for you for this month….
A round-up of environmental news that’s been overlooked recently.
Valley Community Theatre in Netherley will be opening its doors to three nights of original short drama from talented local writers from around the city.
Colin Serjent reviews the book A-Z of St Helens by local author Sue Gerrard who reveals the history behind St Helens, its streets and buildings.
Katy Brown reports on the demonstration held at Liverpool port on Wednesday 27th April against wood pellet imports, and in solidarity with campaigns to protect local green spaces and sacked P&O workers.
Katy Brown of Merseyside Animal Rights reports on last week’s World Day for Laboratory Animals march in Cambridge.
Colin Serjent reviews the book, The Archaeology of Merseyside in 20 Digs, written by Liz Stewart and Vanessa Oakden who explore the stories of Merseyside’s past from mesolithic to modern times.
A round-up of environmental news that’s been overlooked recently.
The Screaming Target reviews the new selection of releases from March to April. It’s a mixed bag, to be sure, but well worth checking out.
FestiValley ’22, the Valley Theatre Festival of original short drama, takes place from 27th – 29th May at the Valley Community Theatre.
Liverpool Against the Arms Fair is organising a rally against arms sales on Friday 1st April outside the Law Courts in Derby Square when two local activists face trial for a spray paint protest against the controversial Arms Fair last October.
Sandra Gibson, celebrating the persistence of wildlife in urban conditions, looks forward to the arrival in spring of a plant usually overlooked by the daffodil, the violet.
‘’I believe that now is the time for us to unite and do our bit to protect the planet for all our futures’’
A round-up of environmental news that’s been overlooked recently.
Music reviews by The Screaming Target of the past releases from January and February 2022 including Walt Disco, NoSo and Drug Couple.
Colin Serjent reviews the book by Les Jones, A-Z of The Wirral: Places-People-History, which delves into the history of the peninsula highlighting well-known landmarks and famous residents and its hidden places of interest.
The story of Edward Rushton, the Liverpool poet and anti-slavery campaigner is being released in weekly instalments, this week, The Impetuous Temperament.
Colin Serjent reviews The Beatles: Get Back – The Rooftop Concert, the film of the concert on the roof of Apple Corps on January 30th, 1969, showing at Picturehouse, Liverpool.
The story of Edward Rushton, the Liverpool poet and anti-slavery campaigner is being released in weekly instalments, this week, Democracy and Parliamentary Reform.
The story of Edward Rushton, the Liverpool poet and anti-slavery campaigner is being released in weekly instalments, this week, The Fire of English Liberty, a poem by Rushton denouncing the loss of liberty.
On 30th October 2021, collectives in Liverpool welcomed a group of special, rebel visitors from abroad: a delegation of the Autonomous Zapatista Communities and the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) in Chiapas.
Campaigners protested outside Leeds Crown Court on Thursday as Drax stood in the dock facing criminal prosecution over risking worker’s heath.
A round-up of environmental news that’s been overlooked recently.
The story of Edward Rushton, the Liverpool poet and anti-slavery campaigner is being released in weekly instalments, this week, Rushton’s Times: The Revolutionary Changes.
Pete Deane celebrates the book and highlights a real-life event it features, that demonstrates how not much has changed in the 100 since its publication.
