United Kingdom

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

Searchlight for Beginners cover

Searchlight for Beginners - Larry O' Hara

An investigation into anti-fascist magazine Searchlight, and its links with British intelligence services. Despite causing a lot of problems for…

The scab o'clock news...

Nicholas Witchell - six o'clock scabbing

Now Royal Correspondent, Nicholas Witchell crossed picket lines to read the six o'clock news during the 1989 BBC strike.

Fogarty scab

Shelagh Fogarty - breakfast scab

Starting strikebreaking early in the day, Radio 5 co-anchor Shelagh Fogarty scabbed on her colleagues during the 2005 BBC strike.

Robbie Fowler supporting Liverpool dockers

Robbie Fowler - fined for supporting Liverpool dockers

England and Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler was fined in 1997 for showing support for sacked dock…

Miners in 1912

1912: The Miners' Next Step

A document produced in 1912 by the South Wales Miners Federation, which was one of the high points of syndicalist organising in the UK.

Community Action Gathering - 18 June 2005

Mainwaring, Sam biography

A brief biography of Welsh engineer and anarchist orator Sam Mainwaring.

London 2012 Olympic myths

AYN activity round-up, 2003

An email sent out by Anarchist Youth Network in early 2003 - probably February - listing the recent activities of some local AYN groups. It gives a good snapshot of the kinds of activities the network was involved in.

Why anarchists oppose the Olympic bid - in brief

Scrap London's Olympic bid

Wildcat action brewing over the Laing O'Rourke 'contrick'

Workers employed by construction giant Laing O'Rourke are refusing the company's new pay and conditions deal.