London mass strike, 1889
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 29 2017 15:10
A short account of the mass strike in London which spread from the great docks strike in the East End and peaked on 1 September with up to 300,000 strikers.
The Story of William Cuffay, Black Chartist
Submitted by bisognasognare on Aug 16 2017 10:48
An excerpt from Peter Fryer's Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain on William Cuffay, black tailor and leader of the London Chartists. Reprinted with footnotes by Past Tense in 2005.
East London rent strikes, 1938-9
Submitted by Steven. on Jun 26 2017 20:07
On 13 February, 1938, a rent strike began in Stepney, east London. This is an account of tenants' struggles in the area at the time, by Past Tense.
Occupational hazards
Submitted by Steven. on Mar 28 2017 21:51
A compilation of writings put together by Past Tense on hospital occupations and work-ins in the UK from the 1970s to the 1990s.
The Mental Patients Union, 1973
Submitted by Steven. on Mar 21 2017 13:44
Historical information about the Mental Patients Union, formed in London in 1973 to oppose psychiatric oppression, written by Past Tense.
The Chartist Grand National Holiday: The General Strike of 1839
An article by Past Tense on the first attempted general strike called by the Chartist movement for August 1839. It also compares the ideas of the strikes main proponent, William Benbow with other theorists on Mass and General Strikes.
South London Women’s Hospital occupation 1984-85 - Past Tense
Submitted by Anonymous on Feb 6 2013 10:10
Past Tense tell the inside story of the work-in and occupation of a women's hospital in South London faced with closure.
Nine days in May: the 1926 general strike in Southwark
Submitted by Django on Jul 10 2011 16:22
Past Tense's edition of this account of the general strike in South London, containing both an overview of events and testimonies by those involved in the strike.
They can't extinguish the fire! - Past Tense
Yet another leaflet about cuts and the student riots, this time by Past Tense.
