As Mrs Windsor’s funeral is over and the national press wraps up its coverage it’s worth taking a look at the chaos (and order) imposed on us over the last few weeks and asking what lessons can be learned. What we have witnessed is an impressive coming together of the state, the media, and sections
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor (known as Queen Elizabeth II outside of anarchist circles) has died at the age of 96. She will be remembered primarily for remaining quiet during the horrors committed in her name over her long reign. She came to the throne in 1952 at the age of 25. Educated by Eton’s Vice-Provost
Whilst we rightly spend these days remembering how many people were brutally murdered under her sovereign command, spare a thought for those mourning the fact that they’ll never get to see Elizabeth’s head on top of a spike. This stupid island has basically been on a downward spiral ever since crocodiles inhabited Islington and now
Despite the encouragement of butter punks and the heartfelt wishes of all anarchists, God in his wisdom has failed to save the Queen. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born at 02:40 (GMT) on 21 April 1926 with a silver spoon the size of the British Empire in her mewling yap, and has adeptly changed with
The #cleanforthequeen campaign is disgusting. Whilst communities across the country suffer from long term deprivation, austerity and gentrification, the campaign – backed by Country Life and Keep Britain Tidy – expects people to do hours of unpaid labour to honour a woman who’s leeched off the rest of us for decades. These anti-litter drives are mostly
The latest piece of legislation unveiled by our government emerges not as a beacon of hope, but as a harbinger of betrayal ~ Mark McEwan ~ As the sun rises each day over the grey skies of the United Kingdom, we find ourselves staring into the abyss of a systemic failure that has plagued workers
I was trapped in Leninism and read swathes of Lenin’s rhetoric – now I know the anarchists were right all along ~ Killian Flynn ~ Amongst the shadow puppets of English radicalism, lie inert various guises of Leninism: self-perpetuating central committees run tiny irrelevant organisations and use them as a vector to punt their books
From green consumerism to degrowth and radical systemic change ~ Yavor Tarinski ~ It is a good thing that there is increasingly more talk about the looming catastrophe that threatens our societies because of climate change and deepening ecological crises.
Instead of self-righteous identity politics, our practice should oppose fake empowerment narratives ~ Anon Grata ~ A right-wing populist party has won the elections in yet another European country—but as the international media reminds us, it’s not any country: it’s both the birthplace of the leader of historical Nazi-Fascism, and the cradle of modern post-fascist
One of UK’s longest running social centres, the Cowley Club is Brighton is structured as a members-run co-operative ~ Interviewed by Zosia Brom ~ Can you tell us about who you are and how it all started and what are your activities?
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