United Kingdom

Content about events and struggles in what is now the United Kingdom.

Police guard Imperial Typewriters from a strike March, August 1974

The Imperial Typewriters strike, 1974 - Ron Ramdin

An account of the three-month strike by hundreds of mostly East African Asian women workers at the Imperial Typewriters plant in Leicester,…

Beyond White City - Some Snap-Shots on West London Workers' History

Summary of west London workers' history from 1920s to today, with focus on migrant workers strikes…

Crass protest or class struggle

From Socialist Studies 78 Winter 2010

The Working Class Movement in England: Eleanor Marx

An account of the growth of the Working Class movement in England and the United Kingdom, from the middle ages to the 1890's.

The Factory Hell: Eleanor Marx

Pamphlet describing working conditions in 19th century mills and factories in Britain and the futility of reforms to deal with these abuses.

My Experience Dealing With the Work Programme and the Salvation Army, 2012

In 2012 I was assigned to the Salvation Army, with no consent, under the Tory party's Work Programme initiative. This is my sad little story. Enjoy!

“Power of the grassroots": reflections on a step into alternative education

This piece attempts to reflect on a preliminary step in bringing a radical, alternative education…

Protest march poster

Deterritorial Support Group blog

Archived copy of the blog of the Deterritorial Support Group, active January-December 2011.

Vest Pocket Chairman 1960 front cover

The Vest Pocket Chairman by R. Heathwood and G. Horsman 1960

The National Council of Labour Colleges (NCLC) was an organisation set up in the United Kingdom to…

Red and black on both sides: interview with radical hip-hop duo QELD

Interview with Bristol radical hip-hop duo, QELD, discussing their new album, the European militant…

Crisis of family and friends: Working class experiences from west London

In warehouses, factories and other low-paid workplaces in west London we’ve had various…

Far-right anti-refugee protest in Dover

Dover: far-right anti-refugee protest - as it happened

Anti-fascists blocked streets to delay a far-right anti-refugee march in Dover which only took place…