What happened to the economic recovery in the West? The case of the UK Did the crisis mark the beginning of a new down-swing in capitalist development? If not, why was the…
Some cursory thoughts on the imminent bombing of Syria / ISIS An immediate and unthinking call to bomb a country following a terrorist outrage committed by…
Labour party debate What is Socialism? Transcript of the opening remarks of a debate between Steve Coleman (for the Socialist Party of Great Britain) and Councillor Laurence Spigel …
Summerhill education versus standard education - A. S. Neill A. S. Neill, the founder of the libertarian independent school Summerhill, on the differences…
The character builders - Harold Drasdo Harold Drasdo on "adventure" schemes such as Outward Bound, aimed at young people.
Experiences with trade unions in West London Experiences with Unite, GMB, USDAW at, amongst others, Sainsbury's distribution centre, Waitrose warehouse, Bakkavor food factory, Alpha LSG…
The masque of anarchy - Percy Bysshe Shelley Poem written by Shelley in the wake of the Peterloo massacre of peaceful pro-democracy demonstrators in Manchester in 1819.
Eyewitness account of the Peterloo massacre - Samuel Bamford A first person account of the Peterloo massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators by the British army…
History of the Peterloo massacre, 1819 A short history of the mass killing of workers protesting for democracy and better conditions by the British army in 1819. While brutal, the…
British perfidy in Greece: a story worth remembering - Ed Vulliamy and Helena Smith An account of the time in 1944 when the British Army, at war with Germany switched their allegiance…