Stockport and and the Peterloo massacre  1819 – 2019

by Joe Bloggs | Feb 26, 2022 | Authors, News UK, Peter Windeler, Peterloo

The tensions that occurred throughout the 18th and 19th remain issues in Stockport today. Stockport is an area of wealth with pockets and areas of poverty – a town where rich and poor co-exist. Today in Stockport while the homeless sleep on the “beach” under...

Remembering Comrade Peter 

by Margaret McAdam | Feb 26, 2022 | Authors, Margaret McAdam, News UK, Obituary

The ISL thanks the International Workers League fourth international leaders and members and the contacts and sympathisers who knew Peter for wonderful messages of condolences from three continents.   Some comrades only met Peter on zoom because of Covid, as the...

A life of workers and political struggle in Stockport

by Joe Bloggs | Feb 26, 2022 | Authors, News UK, Peter Windeler

John Pearson, Secretary, Stockport Fights Austerity – No To Cuts I first met Peter when we were founder members of the Stockport branch of the Socialist Alliance in 2003. I became Secretary and Peter became Treasurer. It soon became apparent that Peter was a...

Stand Up To Racism Holocaust memorial

by Joe Bloggs | Feb 26, 2022 | Authors, Britain, Holocaust, News UK, Peter Windeler

Peter Windeler speaking on behalf of Stockport Trades Council 27 January 2022 As you may be aware, Trades Councils bring together trade unions in particular localities to fight and defend workers’ rights and working conditions. Although I am now a representative...

A friend, fighter and internationalist

by Martin Ralph | Feb 26, 2022 | Authors, International Workers League, Martin Ralph, News UK, Obituary

There are many tributes to Comrade Peter Windeler from the International Socialist League and his union and activist friends With great sadness and pride, I write Peter Windeler’s obituary. We send our condolences to Peter’s wife, son, grandchildren, his two sisters...

North Shropshire by-election: Liberals win with a 34% swing but offer nothing new

by Martin Ralph | Jan 2, 2022 | Authors, Martin Ralph, News UK

Build a national strike movement against Johnson! Bring Johnson and the Tory government down! Peter Windeler – International Socialist League After the Liberal Democrats victory in December in the North Staffordshire by-election, The Observer described the...