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Tag: Freedom Press
Beer punks and anarchist cafes: politics for profit
Many could be forgiven for thinking it was a belated April Fools prank when, at the beginning of the month, Freedom Press released a statement read…
Freedom Press co-opted by … the Hilton?
This story is so utterly ridiculous that when we heard it yesterday we all initially thought it was an April Fools. Freedom Press has, admitt…
The Met spychief who infiltrated Freedom Press: a memory
Freedom, among many other left organisations, was targeted by the Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) multiple times over the years, most notably by …
Freedom Press and the MI5 vendetta
Today we’ve uploaded a new set of 25 War Commentary newspapers, mostly covering late 1943 through 1944, to our digital archive and to mark th…
Transcript: Freedom and ASS at the Spycops Inquiry
Freedom, among many other left organisations, was targeted by the Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) multiple times over the years, most notably by …
The Anarchist Big Issue
If you know, then you know.
The anarchist reading list: Summer 2019
Below is a brief run-down of a selection of books recently or soon to be published in the forthcoming months which we feel may be of interest to an…
Orwell among the anarchists
Vernon, Richards George Orwell at Home (and Among the Anarchists): Essays and Photographs, (1998) London: Freedom Press.
Long review: The works of Marie Louise Berneri
In this long-read review Raymond S Solomon reflects on the life of a key figure at Freedom Press in the 1930s-40s, Marie Louise Berneri, analysing …
Book review: A beautiful idea … and a messy reality
A Beautiful Idea: History of the Freedom Press Anarchists Rob Ray Freedom Press, 2018 ISBN: 978-1-904491-30-9 Review by George F.
Book Extract: World War, and Freedom’s nadir
When the Great War broke out in 1914 most anarchists took their customary anti-militarist position, but the conflict also led to two of its heavie…
Spycops Inquiry: An ugly picture has emerged
Freedom’s recently uncovered links to the scandal of Metropolitan Police officers infiltrating and manipulating peaceful radical groups are j…
Exclusive: The Met spychief who infiltrated Freedom Press
After an investigation tracking his articles through the paper and talking to old comrades, Freedom can today reveal at least some of the story of …
History: The Anarchist Ball of 1961
As the British anarchist movement got going after a long decade on the back foot, Freedom’s October Ball showcased a burgeoning powerhouse.
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