1915-1920: Red Clydeside and the shop stewards' movement An account of the powerful workers' movement in Scotland and the strike of 100,000 for a 40-hour…
Hunterston nuclear power station workers on strike Workers employed by Balfour Kilpatrick at Hunterston nuclear power station began a series of weekly strikes today.
1642-1652: The Diggers and the Levellers A history of the radical movements the Diggers and the Levellers which sprung up around the English Civil War.
1985-2001: A short history of Anti-Fascist Action (AFA) A brief history of Anti-Fascist Action (AFA), which fought a secret war against the far right in…
The cultural Cold War: corporate and state intervention in the arts A look at involvement of governments and corporations attempting to push their interests in the…
Older workers sacked in pre-emptive strike Complaints of older workers being sacked have increased dramatically in recent weeks, reports Age Concern, which it attributes to a preemptive…
1700: The Jolly Roger Information and explanations of the likely origins of the pirate flag, the Jolly Roger.
A short history of radical puppetry - Kerry Mogg A short history of puppets, puppeteers and working class politics from the English Civil War to the streets of Seattle in 1999.
1912: The syndicalist trials A short history of the trials and legal repression of radical trade unionists in the UK in the early twentieth century.
1799-today: Repression in Britain A short history of repressive and anti-worker government practice and legislation in Britain over the past two centuries.
1977: The Battle of Lewisham An account of the street battles which took place in London when local residents decided to stop a fascist National Front march in their…
1966: The Blake prison escape A short history of the miraculous prison break of Soviet double-agent George Blake from a British jail, organised by two libertarian activists.