United Kingdom

Content about events and struggles in what is now the United Kingdom.

The Angry Brigade: A history of Britain's first urban guerrilla group

This book covers the roots of the Angry Brigade in the revolutionary ferment of the 1960s, and…

Bus workers on strike, 1918

The London transport women workers' strike, 1918 - Ken Weller

A short history of the partially successful wildcat strike of women workers in London's public…

Class justice in 1920

A short account of the attack on the anarchist speaker Sydney Hanson

Give up classtivism: Why class struggle is long, boring and hard work

The recent decision by Starbucks to attack its workers’ conditions (cutting paid lunch breaks, sick pay and other work benefits) in response to public pressure to pay its tax bill – public pressure partly generated by direct action organisations like UK Uncut – has highlighted ongoing concerns over the effectiveness of “Tax justice” campaigns and their relationship to class struggle organisation.

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The unemployed struggle in West Ham in the 1900s

A short history of the unemployed agitation in West Ham and the Triangle Camp events

Antiwar demonstration in Trafalgar Square, 1914

'Don't be a soldier!' The radical anti-war movement in north London 1914-1918 - Ken Weller

Ken Weller of Solidarity's excellent and detailed historical account of working…

Frack off you frackers

In light of the government’s decision last week, to ‘green light’ the practice of onshore gas drilling (fracking) here is my brief ‘non-expert’…

Where next in the fight over civil service pay and conditions?

The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union has announced that it will ballot in the new year for…

Return to standing?

One premier league and several championship clubs have given their backing to a campaign for the re-introduction of ‘standing’ facilities at…

Pat Finucane: State sponsored murder

The findings of a review into the 1989 murder of Belfast human rights solicitor, Pat Finucane has been made public. The findings, whilst not…

Here to stay, here to fight - Kenan Malik

An extract from Kenan Malik's From Fatwa to Jihad that delves into the roots of the Asian Youth Movements of the 1970s and 1980s and how they…

Haringey anti-poll tax poster

The poll tax rebellion in Haringey

Great pamphlet about the successful fight against the poll tax in Haringey, north London. Produced by Haringey Solidarity Group in 1999, this…