The case for votes for women is put by a woman. She points out that women want the vote for the same reasons as men did. It is ridiculous that a female landowner cannot vote whilst her male servant can. Women pay rates and income tax but do not have…

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…

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!…

These excerpts from December 1925 to October 1926, show Aberdeen City Council's reaction to the General Strike.

The 5th General Strike edition of the paper. It was not in favour of the General Strike.

The fourth General Strike edition of the paper. It was not in favour of the strike.

The third general strike issue of the paper. It was not in favour of the strike.

The 2nd special General Strike edition. The paper was not in favour of the strike.

Special General Strike issue of the Bon-Accord Pictorial

The Peterhead Poll Book, Spring 1924, lists electors in the Burgh of Peterhead in alphabetical order. The letter in front of a name (P or L) indicates that the voter was entitled to vote in a Parliamentary (P) or a Local (L) election only.