United Kingdom

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

Fascists attack paper sale in Lewisham

Whilst undertaking their usual Saturday morning paper sale in Lewisham several SWP members were viciously assaulted by a group of fascists. At…

CCTV in the common room

Blog reporting on my schools introduction of CCTV cameras in the sixth form block.

Albert Grace

Grace, Albert c.1912-1968

A short biography of anarchist docker and electrician Albert Grace

Image from The Guardian, interactive version here: http://bit.ly/Jzajpn

Why can’t anybody say ‘depression’?

This is a short blog inspired by the news that the UK is officially in ‘double-dip’ recession (as predicted by pretty much everyone on the left).

Olympic gold medal for gentrification

The Conservative rent cap is being blamed for forcing people out of Newham, but is is all just part of our great Olympic legacy

Let There Be An Afghan Spring

The good news is that Omar will be released in 11 weeks and will have only served half of his 18 month sentence. He will doing a useful DIY workshop soon and is getting on well with everyone. Please continue to write to him. You can also find his contact details on his blog: http://bangedupforprotesting.wordpress

Luddites

Luddite Bicentenary

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Luddites, a social movement of textile artisans from around Northern England and the Midlands. Here…

Bad day for fascists

Today has been a bad day for UK fascism. There have been several arrests in dawn raids by anti-terror police following a tip off. They were then…

New public sector walkout over pensions set for May 10 (with updates)

Civil servants and health workers in the PCS and Unite unions, respectively are set to strike on May…

Education towards heteronomy

Education towards heteronomy: a critical analysis of the reform of UK universities since 1978 - James Gordon Finlayson and Danny Hayward

A detailed history of higher education reform in the UK. Looks at how universities…

Bias and nationalism

Just a quick post about a hilariously bias passage in my A level poltitics text book

The Staines Howler

Local news bulletin produced by The Staines Anarchists, a collective formed by local anarchists in 2012.