United Kingdom

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

1919 Liverpool Police strike - Pat O'Mara

Pat O'Mara's personal account of the police strike in Liverpool, August 1919 and the subsequent riot, taken from his autobiography The…

The Lusitania Riots of May 1915: A personal account - Pat O'Mara

Pat O'Mara's personal account of the anti-German Lusitania riots of May 1915 which broke out in…

Behind the mask (Documentary)

Behind the Mask exposes never-before-seen footage that reveals the extent to which these individuals will go to save the lives of animals. People…

Grunwick strikers

The Grunwick strike - A. Sivanandan

An essay written during the middle of the Grunwicks strike in Willesden, north-west London. A predominatly east African Asian female workforce…

Alternative Futures Group pay cuts - AFG and TUPE'd staff need to stand together

Text from Carers Talk arguing for unity between workers on different terms and conditions at a social care firm facing pay cuts.

Alternative Futures Group pay cuts - Don't Sign, Don't panic

Originally posted on Carers Talk. Since this leaflet was originally written, new information has come to light regarding the extent of the pay cuts facing some support workers out sourced from social services and the NHS.

Alternative Futures Group pay cuts - Latest

Originally posted on Carers Talk

Alternative Futures Group to impose pay cut on care workers

Originally published on Carers Talk

UK press history - James Curran

In this chapter, the first of Power Without Responsibility (2003), James Curran charts the history of the UK Press from explicit state control to…

The Leveller issue 9

The Leveller issue 9

The recent new format edition of the Leveller, March 2012, Issue 9 in PDF.

Abolish workfare

Abolish workfare - a guide to the government's unpaid work schemes

A 16-page guide to the government's unpaid labour schemes, the logic behind them, and resources for…

Government to use scab drivers and the police to break fuel strike

Tanker drivers in the UK have voted in favour of strike action over health and safety standards. The…