Class War
Content by or about UK-based anarchist group Class War Federation.
A view on "Class War" by a former member - Julian (1986)
Written by a young Frenchman just after he left Class War (CW) and published in the one-off Flamethrower insurrectional anarchist magazine. The 1986 article was influenced by the optimism of the times; the recent nationwide waves of intense rioting in 1981and 1985, the recently ended year-long Miners Strike, the then-ongoing printers strike at Wapping (the TNT lorries mentioned were scab delivery vehicles) etc. Few could see the dramatic downturn in class struggle that was soon to begin ...
(The AFA Affair referred to was an alleged attempt by the anti-fascist Searchlight group to smear CW with false claims that they had links to fascist organisations.)
Up to last year CW was an attractive paper put out by an informal group of participants from London and supporters in the country. I was keen to contribute to its production. It has become yet another political structure - which has no future but slow death in general indifference or violent death by repression.
Class War "bashing the rich"
A quite disgusting extract from Class War's book "a decade of disorder" showing a punk punching a man in the face with a condom filled with faeces seemingly for the crime of wearing a suit.
Dream On (Amber Films, 1992), Class War, and ultra-left critique. Film review – Tom Jennings
Tom Jennings’ essay on the theoretical and propaganda use and abuse of concepts of socio-economic class.
The Hidden Injuries of Theory by Tom Jennings
Unfinished Business - The politics of Class War
The definitive book about the politics of the Class War Federation, including brief histories and descriptions of the capitalist system and how it functions.
Clearly written and interesting, it is a good introduction to CW's ideas, though we at libcom.org would have several important disagreements with it. Notably on the issues of class and nationalism
David Shayler, his friends and Class War
Article from Class War newspaper about former MI5 officer David Shayler and his dealings with left-wing, anarchist and progressive groups
Class War, Real Ale, and Stuart Christie - The Guardian
Extract from the light-hearted Guardian Diary of Thursday November 24 2005, by Duncan Campbell about Stuart Christie and Class War
Reply to Animal's Reply
The third text in an exchange of views prompted by Aufheben's publishing in 1997 of a critique of the Class War organisation. (For the other texts, see links at end of article.)
As the reply-proper (below) to the Animal reply makes clear, the article 'Death of a Paper Tiger' was not written by Aufheben. 'Intakes' articles in Aufheben are 'guest' articles and so do not go through the normal editorial process (of editing, criticism etc.) but nevertheless are considered useful contributions.
A Reply to Death of a Paper Tiger by Animal
Demanding Critical Thought,
or Still Born Aufheben
This is a reply to "Intakes: Death of a Paper Tiger... Reflections on Class War" found on the Aufheben website on Feb. 21st 2000, but printed in 1997, Autumn no.6, in their magazine.
