United Kingdom

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

BA strike: on a wing and a prayer?

An analysis of the 12-day Xmas strike at British Airways called by the Unite union. By Gregor Gall, professor of industrial relations at the…

How socialist is the Socialist Workers Party? - Wildcat

Wildcat (UK)'s analysis of Britain's most high-profile far-left group, and its role during the…

The adventures of Tintin: breaking free

The Adventures of Tintin: Breaking Free is an anarchist parody of the popular Tintin series of comics. An exercise in detournement, the book was…

Teaching union ballots over SATs, again

The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has voted again in favour of scrapping the SATs test at primary-level.

British Airways strike

BA cabin crew vote for christmas strike

British Airways cabin crew have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in a dispute over job cuts and changes to staff contracts.The…

The battle of Bexley Square: Salford unemployed workers' demonstration - 1st October, 1931

Edmund and Ruth Frow's account of the National Unemployed Workers Movement's…

Anarchist organisation ... the next step

This article on anarchist organisation is from Joe White of the Anarchist Workers Group. The Anarchist Workers Group existed in Britain from 1988…

Ford Visteon Workers

The role and activities of the Ford Visteon Workers (Enfield) Support Group

This booklet looks at the effectiveness of the Ford Visteon Workers (Enfield) Support Group (SG)…

Labouring in vain: a critical history of the Labour Party

An excellent of the foundation and development of the Labour Party and how it has acted in power and…

Defending education in 2009: London Anarchist Bookfair report

A brief report from the Leveller issue 3 about the 'Defending Education' meeting hosted by the…

May Hobbs

Housing and cleaners' struggles in London in the 1960s-70s - May Hobbs

In two chapters from her autobiographical account Born To Struggle, May describes her struggles…

The return of "class warfare"

Recently we've been seeing a long lost phrase creeping back into the media - class warfare. Sadly, they're only talking about the opportunistic…