Class War

Obituary of Class War - Radical Chains

Submitted by griddle on Feb 10 2012 17:49

Radical Chains on the demise and legacy of the UK anarchist organisation Class War Federation.

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Obituary: Class War

Class War #73

The text of Class War newspaper issue number 73 from 1997, intending to be the last issue explaining why the organisation decided to dissolve itself.

Libcom note: a rump of the group decided to try to keep it going, and finally wound down in 2011.

Revolution - an unfinished business

The Anarchist Federation on the 1997 disbanding of Class War Federation, and their analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the organisation.

Northern Ireland, the IRA and Class War

Submitted by Juan Conatz on Feb 4 2010 07:48

A debate between Subversion and a member of Class War over support for the Irish Republican Army (IRA), in issues 21 and 22 of Subversion in 1997.

Open Letter to Subversion

What's the working class anyway?

A letter exchange in Subversion about the nature of class.

Dear Comrades,

Unfinished business - review by Subversion

Class War Federation's book Unfinished business - the politics of Class War, is reviewed by the Subversion group which points out several important flaws, including on class and nationalism.

This long awaited book represents a serious and welcome attempt by the Class War Federation to sort out its own politics and present them to the working class in a clear and comprehensible language.

Subversion shares some important areas of political agreement with Class War which are hammered home in this publication. In Summary these are:-

Postscript

Postscript from the final issue of Class War

Sometimes you don't know whether to laugh or cry with Class War. Our most bitter rows have always been amongst ourselves, and the ones during the production of this paper are no exception. After six months of increasingly personalised arguments, the majority of London Class War have decided to part company with the rest of us and have gone their own way. We wish them luck.

Beyond the Bullshit: In A Galaxy Far, Far Away...

Article from Class War Issue 73 looking at the future beyond the dissolution of the Class War Federation

In this issue of the paper we have been as honest and as frank as we can. We have taken the bold step of getting our dirty washing out in public. Being self-critical can seem negative, but we believe that this is now the most positive thing to do.

Getting Organised

Article from Class War Issue 73 looking at revolutionary organisation.

When Class War started, we saw ourselves as standing in opposition to virtually every other political organisation existing in the UK. Arrogant? Maybe. But we stood in total opposition to the Left's traditional hierarchical way of doing things and we wanted some new form of organisation to match our politics.

Make Your Own Tea: Women's Realm and Other Recipes and Patterns

Article from issue 73 of Class War looking at the reasons why so few women joined Class War (and other revolutionary groups).

This piece is written for all revolutionaries. This is not the token 'women's bit' that's stuck in for the sake of appearances. This is an attempt to look at how and why the Left, and Class War in particular, has not just failed to attract women, but alienated, patronised and looked upon them as a minority group. How can half the working class be treated as a minority?