Committee of 100

John, Augustus, 1878-1961

Augustus John on the cover of Time magazine, 1928 - from time.com

A biography of British artist and Bohemian Augustus John, with particular focus on his connection with the anarchist movement.

Augustus John and the Anarchists
Augustus John has often been cited as one of a few from the British artistic and intellectual milieu to have identified themselves with the anarchist movement. But Augustus John’s relationship with that movement was as ambivalent as his own life.

1966: The Blake prison escape

George Blake

A short history of the miraculous prison break of Soviet double-agent George Blake from a British jail, organised by two libertarian activists.

In 1966, the most notorious prisoner in Britain was sprung from jail. George Blake was a British double-agent serving 42 years for spying for the Soviet Union. At the time this was the longest jail sentence ever imposed by a British court.

Morrison, Walter, 1924-2004

Walter Morrison

A short biography of community activist Walter Morrison, a Scottish former soldier who rejected war.

Walter Morrison
Born 20 March 1924, died 6 February 6 2004

Walter, Nicolas, 1934-2000

Nicolas Walter

A short biography of British anarchist and journalist, who was one of the Spies for Peace, Nicolas Walter.

Nicolas Hardy Walter
Born 22 November 1934 - London, UK, died 7 March 2000, UK

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