Cable Street 90 years on: a marvellous and important commemoration

JVL Introduction

Here are two reports from the Morning Star on the tremendous march and rally to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street. The first highlights broad lessons for today and below that is one that takes the historic event and links this to what needs to be done to confront the ongoing sectarianism in Northern Ireland.

I will steal a bit from words that David Rosenberg’s posted on Facebook about the event. David was one of the key organisers of the march and has long been involved in remembering the events of 1936, incorporating them into many of his hostory walks.  He shows the importance of remembering the working class heroes of the period but also, importantly recognising which communities have been under attack since and are currently under attack.  The lessons of unity, that the working class Jews, Irish dockers, Trade Unionists and many others found in 1936 is one we must learn for today.

This article was originally published by the Morning Star on Sun 4 Oct 2026. Read the original here.