In this letter, J. Ramsay MacDonald tries to reassure James Leatham that in spite of what he [Leatham] might think, MacDonald and his colleagues do consider themselves to be members of the Labour party.

In this open letter to his friend, Ramsay MacDonald, which he published in Gateway, Leatham points out that the government has not delivered the socialist promises made in 1918. As Leatham states at the end of the letter, ‘What we want is to stop the…

Letter from Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald to James Leatham. Leatham and MacDonald had a long correspondence, mainly about political matters. Ramsay writes to thank Leatham for his support of the National Insurance Bill in a leader he wrote for the…

This letter to Leatham is from Christopher Murray Grieve, better known as the writer Hugh McDermaid, who at this time was a Scottish Nationalist. The letter reads:

Postponed sending p.o. [postal order] with intention of visiting you - but alas!…

This pamphlet is one of James Leathams's early publications. In 1891 he was a committed Socialist, who spent any spare hours campaigning for social change. This monologue is written in the Aberdeenshire dialect in an attempt to win over potential…

In this pamphlet, Leatham argues that land should not be owned by individuals - wealthy capitalists. Instead, it should be under collective ownership and used for the good of all.

James Scott Skinner (1843 - 1927) and James Leatham (1865 - 1945) were friendly and collaborated on more than one occasion. Skinner composed this dance tune as an advertisement for LEatham's periodical, The Gateway. He published The Gateway from 1912…

In this article, James Leatham considers why women should not have the vote. Socialists were not in agreement with women's suffrage.

This song appeared in the Aberdeen Herald in October 1832, prior to the first general election after the First Reform Act. The song is an attack on the Aberdeenshire Tories and their candidate, Sir Michael Bruce.

This song appeared in the Aberdeen Herald in October 1832, prior to the first general election after the First Reform Act. Colonel Gordon was elected.