United Kingdom

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

Voting as Counter-Revolution – how the politicians who gave us the vote saw things 100 years ago

A hundred years ago, the British ruling class decided to extend the vote to women…

Why I’m still not voting

Corbyn, rather than being the saviour of the working class in Britain, demonstrates the futility of even the best of intentions when operating…

Call COBRA, that’ll sort it

I originally posted this at Freedom News shortly after the Manchester bombing, but blow me if it's not strangely prescient on today's events as…

The aims and principles of the Union of Anarchist Groups

The aims and principles of the Union of Anarchist Groups

The Aims and Principles of the Union of Anarchist Groups, from the Congress of the Union of…

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Manchester Arena atrocity: an initial response

Our work creates the bulk of the world’s wealth which ends up in the hands of the capitalist class. They use the wealth we create to supply…

Careless: Care work in West London

A friend working in social care wrote down some experiences from the job. Of particular interest given the current debate about care crisis and…

England countryside, illustration by Clifford Harper

A people's history of England

This classic 1938 work by AL Morton lays out the main outlines and most important turning points of British history - from the point of view of…

Manchester’s self-organised homeless challenge Andy Burnham over housing pledge

Organisers at squatted former arts space Cornerhouse have called on new Greater Manchester Mayor…

The general election: more ruling class mystification

The electoral process is a fraud offering only capitalist choices. It will not end austerity for…

The why I ams: Why I am a communist - William Morris; why I am an expropriationi

The why I ams: Why I am a communist - William Morris; why I am an expropriationist - L.S. Bevington.

The Why I Ams: Why I Am a Communist by William Morris; Why I Am an Expropriationist…

Poems, Lyrics, and Sonnets

Poems, Lyrics, and Sonnets by Louisa Sarah Bevington, published 1882. Copy from Victorian Women Writers Project.

Liberty Lyrics

Liberty Lyrics by Louisa Sarah Bevington, published 1895. Copy from Victorian Women Writers Project.