Radical Tea Towel UK Blog

“How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there is hardly anyone willing to give himself up individually to a righteous cause?” Time and again, students have led the fight against oppre … read more

How a song led to the overthrow of Portugal's fascist regime... At 10:55am on 24 April 1974, Paulo de Carvalho's song “E Depois do Adeus” was played on Lisbon radio. The song - translated as … read more

He's a legendary figure in Labour politics - but who exactly was Dennis Skinner? When the Labour Party was founded, all of its MPs were workers, and most of them were miners. By 1970, howev … read more

His name is often bandied about - but who was Antonio Gramsci, and how did he end up in prison? When the Brazilian football legend Sócrates joined Italian side Fiorentina in 1984, he was as … read more

The story of how radicals in Czechoslovakia tried to democratise Soviet rule It’s not often that Spring begins in January… But that’s exactly what happened in the Czechoslovak Socialist Repu … read more