Political colour which dates back to the French Revolution in the 18th century and the revolutions of 1848. Before this nascence, the colour red was generally associated with monarchy or the Church due to the symbolism and association of Christ's blood. The colour red was chosen to represent the blood of the workers who died in the struggle against capitalism. All major socialist and communist alliances and organisations—including the First, Second and Third Internationals—used red as their official colour. The association between the colour red and communism is particularly strong. Communists use red much more often and more extensively than other ideologies
Hull Colour Pages and advertisers that it was necessary to split the directory into two separate books, business and residential. "Hull Colour Pages" continued to grow and in 1998 produced the UK's first full-colour business directory, changing the directory's name from "Hull Yellow Pages" to Hull Colour Pages in the process. After a rebrand of Kingston Communications to KC in 2010 the "Hull Colour Pages" was renamed "KC Colour Pages". In 1999 "Hull Colour Pages" launched its Online Directory which, whilst not the UK's first online directory, set the scene for further innovation when, in 2004, "Hull Colour Pages" launched the UK's first