Voting as Counter-Revolution – how the politicians who gave us the vote saw things 100 years ago
Submitted by Anti War on Jun 7 2017 12:33
A hundred years ago, the British ruling class decided to extend the vote to women over thirty and to working class men. By doing this they hoped to restore people's faith in parliamentary government and thereby counter any revolutionary tendencies inspired by the Russian Revolution. As Sylvia Pankhurst said in 1923:
Sylvia Pankhurst reader
An extensive compilation of the political writings of left communist Sylvia Pankhurst on class, women, communism and fascism.
Dockers boycott SS Jolly George, 1920
Submitted by Steven. on May 10 2016 09:53
A short account of UK dockworkers who in May 1920 refuse to load a ship carrying armaments bound for use against the revolution in Russia.
Solidarity for workers' power #1.08
The eighth issue of Solidarity for workers' power with articles on the opposition to nuclear arms, reprinted advice from Sylvia Pankhurst and book reviews.
A constitution for British soviets. Points for a communist programme - Sylvia Pankhurst
Pankhurst outlines her vision of how a system of soviets might be applied to Britain.
You are called to the war - Sylvia Pankhurst
Article in Workers' Dreadnought opposing the involvement of the Allied nations in the Russian Civil War.
Look to the future - Sylvia Pankhurst
Sylvia Pankhurst discusses the limitations of the increased suffrage of the Representation of the People Act 1918.
The election - Sylvia Pankhurst
Anti-parliamentary article published in Workers' Dreadnought on the day of the 1918 British general election.
The Lenin revolution: what it means to democracy - Sylvia Pankhurst
Sylvia Pankhurst announces the Russian Revolution and discusses its relevance to the situation in Britain.
