In this extract from the mid-December 1971 issue of Freedom, Nicolas Walter reported on court proceedings in the cases of Ian Purdie and Jake Prescott as they faced accusations of conspiring towards a series of bombings attributed to the anarchist Angry Brigade. The Angries had been active since 1967, but only began putting out their
Nicholas Walter writes on Raymond Williams and his key literary contribution to the New Left. Walter was a regular contributor to Freedom and member of the Committee of 100. RAYMOND WILLIAMS BELONGS TO THREE TRADITIONS — puritanism, cultural investigation, and socialism. It shouldn’t be misleading to call him a Puritan since the trial of Lady
Who are the Rats? Well, they’re the people who do nothing about anything, who accept the atom bomb and want the cat back, the civil servants with closed minds and politicians who believe in armaments, all the forms of authority and persuasion which want people to conform into a mass, and all the people who
The militant reputation that precedes Clapton CFC fans caused Brentford security to sweat ~ Yann Dey-Helle, from Dialectik Football ~ On September 29, the Clapton CFC women’s team – which plays in the 6th tier – travelled to Brentford for a championship match.
From shows in squats to militant action, punk shows the convergence between class consciousness, psychedelic consciousness, and consciousness-raising (1/3) ~ Alex Ratcharge, from Audimat ~ For all intents and purposes, let us say that I am neither a theoretician, nor a philosopher, nor a specialist in political matters, but a humble 40-year-old reader, also a fanzine publisher and the author of a novel (Shortcut to Nowhere) exploring the world of punk and autonomous squats in France and Navarre – fictions inspired by my experience since, to quote NOFX, “I've been a punk- rocker for most of my life”
Why are so many people against immigration while so many of them desperately want to leave?
The execution of Marcellus Williams is a shocking example of power dictating its fatal whims to those society deems lesser ~ Daniel Adediran ~ The case against Marcellus Khalifa Williams, given his last meal and executed in Missouri on September 25, was riddled with miscarriages of justice, including a complete lack of DNA evidence, two
Beneath the surface of electoral change, political parties are entrenched in a system of corruption and unprincipled manoeuvring ~ Mark McEwan ~ The transition from Tory to Labour might provide a momentary sigh of relief, but corruption courses through the veins of our political system.
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