The image above is of the radical paper The North Briton, 1764, one of the oldest items in the TUC Library collections.

The North Briton was also the pseudonym of the paper’s author, John Wilkes. This volume includes the famous “Issue No. 45”, which criticised the King and for which Wilkes was charged with seditious libel and imprisoned in the Tower of London. The subsequent court cases, which Wilkes ultimately won, were notable for Wilkes’ defence of freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

You can see more info on The North Briton here and here.