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An article by the leading Socialist, J Bruce Glasier, about why clergymen are not Socialists.

Article by the leading Socialist J Bruce Glasier, about why the police are not Socialists.

These excerpts come from a record of municipal affairs in Aberdeen since the Burgh Reform Act was passed in 1833.

James Adam, the author, was the Radical editor of the Aberdeen Herald. He had attended a conference in Birmingham in 1842 which adopted the six main Chartist points - even though conference refused to call itself Chartist. The main points were:…

The poster, written by James Adam, Radical editor of the Aberdeen Herald, lets the public know that Mr Duncan is not entitled to appropriate the public land at the Links as part of the new railway line.

An exposure of Mr Duncan, who has undervalued the worth of the Links, part of which he wished to be used for a new railway line.

In this excerpt from his essay, The Knowledge Qualification, James Adam, editor of the Radical Aberdeen newspaper, The Aberdeen Herald, argues that education and civil rights are vital for all people. Instead of the £10 voting qualification, people…

Not only was James Daniel a writer and printer, he was also a composer and a Tory. This collection of music is based on Aberdeen and its social life. Daniel dedicated one of the pieces to Sir Michael Bruce, who stood as a candidate for Aberdeenshire…

Originally delivered as a Socialist lecture, James Leatham's article looks forward to the establishment of a Co-operative Commonwealth. In a Co-operative Commonwealth, local bodies administer their own local services; railways, canals and mines are…

This was the first of James Leatham's pamphlets. A committed socialist, he campaigned for the introduction of an eight hour day and six day week. In this pamphlet, he argues why this should be the case.