Struggle or Starve

“A fascinating account of . . . Catholic and Protestant workers coming together to protest against a harsh state relief program” ( Belfast Telegraph ). In October 1932, the streets of Belfast were gripped by vicious and widespread rioting that lasted the best part of a week. Thousands of unarmed demonstrators fought extended pitched battles against heavily armed police. Unemployed workers and, indeed, whole working-class communities, dug trenches and built barricades to hold off the police assau