Video footage of the Battle of Cable Street, when Sir Oswald Mosely's fascists tried to march through east London, and were stopped when hundreds of thousands of anti-fascists turned out in opposition.
In less than two weeks time hundreds of neo-Nazis and racists will descend on the coastal town of Dover calling for Britain to “close the border”. It is vital that anti-fascists and anti-racists...
An excellent and inspiring pamphlet about London's Despatch Industry Workers Union (DIWU). A radical, self-organised and direct action-oriented grouping, it lasted three years, and here the...
Residents of Forches housing estate in Barnstaple, North Devon, occupy their local.
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That's brilliant proof that its a numbers game: Overwheming cop numbers and kettle win the day
Some great hi res photos from the Battle of Cable Street can be found in this article:
http://mashable.com/2015/05/01/britain-votes-communist/#share-action:eyJzIjoiZiIsImkiOiJfc2txZTV3anQyOHlmdnlwNCJ9