MJ Herbert

"Things are not always what they seem" Malcolm ‘Mac’ Hulke (1924 – 1979) was a successful writer for television, film, the theatre and the radio from the 1950s to the 1970s. His work included episodes for such major television series as P...

"Things are not always what they see" the first biography of the tv scriptwriter and novelist Malcolm "Mac" Hulke who wrote for classic series such as Pathfinders in Space, The Avengers, Danger Man, and Doctor Who. www.lulu.com/shop/michael...

on Culture Matters: review of "I am here to meet all comers" the story of Len Johnson, Manchester Uncrowned Champion Boxer and Communist " a biography written by Michael Herbert. www.culturematters.org.uk/i-am-here-to...

"All help possible will be given" The Manchester and Salford Women’s Trades Union Council was established in 1895 to organise women into trade unions, and lasted until 1919. The Council employed organisers such as Sarah Dickenson, Eva...

Recently published; "All help possible will be given": the complete minutes of the Manchester and Salford Women's Trades Council, 1895-1919 www.lulu.com/shop/bernade...

Labour vote at past General Elections
1997 Blair 13.5m
2001 Blair 10.7 m
2005 Blair 9.5m
2010 Brown 8. 6m
2015 Miliband. 9.3m
2017 Corbyn 12.8m
2019 Corbyn 10.2 m
2024 Starmer 9.7 m

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Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Fletton & Woodston (Peterborough) Council By-Election Result:

➡️ RFM: 29.4% (New)
🌍 GRN: 27.6% (+16.2)
🌳 CON: 21.8% (-11.8)
🌹 LAB: 16.8% (-31.2)
🔶 LDM: 4.4% (-0.7)

No TUSC (-1.9) as previous.

Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2024.

Literary Notes from Thomas Hauser: The Story of Len Johnson and More Literary Notes from Thomas Hauser: The Story of Len Johnson and More Len Johnson was born in Manchester in 1902, the first of four children from a mixed-race marriage. His father was black and his mot...

On The Sweet Science boxing website a review by Thomas Hauser of the new biography of Len Johnson "I am here to meet all comers : the story of Len Johnson, Manchester Uncrowned Champion boxer and Communist, written by Michael Herbert. tss.ib.tv/boxing/liter...

the notion of "British values" harks back in ideology to the Empire and the unique fitness of the English to rule over others due to their innate honesty, decency and values of "fair play.." ...! I wonder what Latvian and Icelandic values are?

Book Review; Militant Liverpool, A City On the Edge by Diane Frost and Peter North (Liverpool University press) In 1982 I moved to Liverpool to take up a job as a careers adviser, working in an office on a council estate in the north of the city. Two questions were asked of me as I started my first day at wo…

On her Lipstick Socialist blog Bernadette Hyland reviews "Liverpool: a city on the edge" written by Diane Frost and Peter North lipsticksocialist.com/2013/05/16/b...

Review on Cuture Matters of a new book; '"I am here to meet all comers" the story of Len Johnson, Manchester's uncrowned Campion Boxer and Communist', written by Michael Herbert. www.culturematters.org.uk/i-am-here-to...

Materialist Left | Your Party Materialist Left | Substack We are a group of materialist socialists and feminists involved in the development of Your Party - the UK's newest Party. Click to read Materialist Left, by Your Party Materialist Left, a Substack pub...

Members of Your Party who reject the reactionary ideology of "Gender identity" and advocate sex-based right for women and girls are now organising within the party as Materialist Left.. Materialistleft.substack.com

Featured on Culture Matters ; "I am here to meet all comers " the story of Len Johnson, Manchester's Uncrowned Champion Boxer and Communist" www.culturematters.org.uk/i-am-here-to...

Any fans of the early 70s series" Timeslip" out there?. Currently working on a post on the series for my science fiction blog "Fantasies of Possibility"

YouTube video by The Sense Sphere - The Doctor Who Podcast DOCTOR WHO MISSING EPISODES: THE FACELESS ONES - AN UNDERRATED TROUGHTON CLASSIC?

Delighted to have been a guest panelist on the excellent Doctor Who show The Sense Sphere last night to discuss "The Faceless Ones" co-written by Malcolm Hulke. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vbu...

YouTube video by The Sense Sphere - The Doctor Who Podcast DOCTOR WHO MISSING EPISODES: THE FACELESS ONES - AN UNDERRATED TROUGHTON CLASSIC?

this evening on The Sense Sphere at 7pm: a panel on classic Doctor Who serial "The Faceless Ones " (1967) written by Malcolm Hulke and David Ellis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vbu...

DOCTOR WHO NEWS: CAROLE ANN FORD
Talks To Radio Times
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Live At 10am UK Time

"The BBC Has A Duty To The Dr Who Fans"
"It's A SHAME The New Scenes Were Changed"
A Dr Who Brunch News with Brendan and Aussie Boomer Doug

Report and pictures from the book launch on 24 January of "I am here to meet all comers" : the story of Len Johnson, Manchester's Uncrowned Boxing Champion and Communist. maryquaileclub.wordpress.com

we were delighted that Len Johnson's daughter Brenda attended the launch of the biography of Len yesterday "I am her to meet all comers" now available on Lulu www.lulu.com/shop/michael...

Mary Quaile Club event : Saturday 24th January 2026. Book launch of “I am here to meet all comers” The Mary Quaile Club is delighted  to announce its latest publication,  “I am here to meet all comers”; the story of Len Johnson, Manchester Uncrowned Champion Boxer and Communist, writ…

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lipstick socialist

On her blog "Lipstick Socialist" Bernadette Hyland reviews "Teacher" and "Spinster" by Sylvia Ashton-Warner, two Virago modern classics. Sylvia pioneered child-centred creative teaching in New Zealand which was very influential in many other countries. lipsticksocialist.com

This Saturday 24 January, 2pm, at the Central Methodist Hall, Oldham Street, Manchester, book launch of '"I am here meet all comers" the story of Len Johnson, Manchester's Uncrowned Boxing Champion and Communist. ' maryquaileclub.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/m...

Reviewed: Things Are Not Always What They Seem – The Writings And Politics of Malcolm Hulke Fans will know Hulke for Doctor Who and the Silurians, The Sea Devils, and Frontier in Space.

Review of " Things are Not always what they seem; the writing and politics of Malcolm Hulke'; thedoctorwhocompanion.com/2025/07/26/r...

DOCTOR WHO NEWS BITE: "SOMETHING WENT WRONG"....."FINGERS COULD BE POINTED"
Confesses Media Producer Peter Hoar
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Another News Bite Special

Join Brendan for this digest of the Dr Who new

Book launch: '"I am here to meet all comers"; the story of Len Johnson, Manchester's Uncrowned boxing Champion and Communist"' Saturday 24 January, 2pm, Central Methodist Hall, Oldham Street, Manchester. maryquaileclub.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/m...

"I am here to meet all comers" “Anything that I have and anything that I am, I owe unconditionally to the booth. The booth with its work, its careful living and, above all, its frame of mind… I am here to meet all comers and all co...

Just published; "I am here to meet all comers" : the story of Len Johnson, Manchester's Uncrowned Champion Boxer and Communist" A successful middleweight boxer in the 1920s, Len was denied British titles because he was not white. In 1944 he joined the CPGB. www.lulu.com/shop/michael...

DOCTOR WHO DETOX HOUR: MCCOY TAKES ON MUSK: MOST CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENTS BY DR WHO ACTORS YouTube video by The Sense Sphere - The Doctor Who Podcast

DOCTOR WHO DETOX:
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McCOY TAKES ON MUSK
Controversial Statements By Dr Who Actors Over The Years
Ups and downs of Dr Who Month

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"I am here to meet all comers"... my biography of Len Johnson, the Manchester boxer and Communist was featured in the Manchester magazine...

Mary Quaile Club History, activism and discussion in the Greater Manchester area

More information here on the book and the launch on 24th January can be found here

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