London Socialist Historians Seminars
Summer Term 2025. Exploring People’s Histories
With a late Easter we have a limited summer term programme and both seminars are on Zoom. As ever seminars are free to attend but booking at the link to the Institute of Historical Research website is essential
Monday May 19th 5.30pm Laura Hadland, 'Beer Festival Evolution, a history: shaping the British beer landscape'
Monday June 2nd 5.30pm Tony Collins, 'Rethinking the roots of British Communism'
Book: Rethinking the roots of British Communism | Institute of Historical Research
The two seminar subjects appear unlinked, but quite the reverse.
While the Communist Party founded 105 years ago in 1920 had a strong temperance element to it, a founding member was Raymond Postgate. Some decades later, in 1951 Postgate was the founding Editor of the Good Food Guide designed promote decent eating out experiences for a general audience.
Laura Hadland’s book on the history of Beer Festivals reflects a similar movement in beer. A desire to promote good beer over mass produced alternatives
contact LSHG Organiser Dr Keith Flett @keithbeard.bsky.social
