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Beware Captain Swing

Posted by Pete on 21st Oct 2024

The Swing Riots, a stand against exploitation, were an important step in the development of a strategy for working class resistance "Oh Captain Swing, he'll come in the night To set all your bu … read more

The National Hunger March: Before Jarrow, Glasgow

Posted by Pete on 26th Sep 2024

The traditional labour movement may not have realised the transformative potential of the unemployed masses of the 1930s, but the British state was well aware of the risk NUUW march in London, … read more

H.G. Wells: The William Morris of Science Fiction

Posted by Pete on 21st Sep 2024

He may be most famous for the fantasy worlds he created in his novels, but H.G. Wells was also a socialist campaigner and thinker “I’m a socialist. I don’t think this world was made for a smal … read more

Unity in Diversity: The Life of Otto Bauer

Posted by Pete on 5th Sep 2024

The Austrian Marxist who tried to tackle the question of nationalism head-on “It is not the levelling of national particularities, but the promoting of international unity within national dive … read more