Debut and possibly only issue of Trotwatch magazine, an anarchist look at the left. With thanks to Sparrows Nest archive.

In 1976, the Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan declared that the "English disease" of indiscipline and labour militancy was undermining the profitability of UK capital. Curing the "English disease" became the raison d’etre of the ruling class. Article on New Labour and plans for resistance from Black Flag #220 (2001)

A discussion on the silencing of far right platforms and accounts, how similar…

We disagree with their electoralism but reproduce this text for reference. The Class Struggle …

This paper looks into the history of the Edinburgh Unemployed Workers Centre (EUWC) and the…

Quevedo said of the Spaniards: "they haven't been able to be historians but they deserved to be". This is still true of the 1936 Spanish Revolution: others have written the history. It's too early to write the history of the insurrection that started in Algeria during spring 2001, but it's not too late to defend it; and to fight the deep indifference as we see it in France. From Black Flag #222 (2002).

The following essay is a subjective consideration of where the anarchist/direct action movement is and where, I feel, it might go. From Black Flag #222 (2002).

The Presidential elections in France caused a bit of a stir. With the fascist candidate getting into the second round, the media and politicians in Britain went into a flurry. The French took to the streets, with anarchists taking the lead. Black Flag decided to find out more about the election, the protests and French Anarchism. Article from Black Flag #222 (2002).

Interview with Julieta Paredes of Mujeres Creando, an anarcha-feminist group in La Paz, Bolivia From Black Flag #222 (2002).

Article from Black Flag #222. This article originated as a workshop given at the Prison Abolition Conference held in London, January 2002.

The working class currently faces the challenge of the combined consequences of the pandemic and the underlying crisis of capitalism. Even though…