Entries Tagged as 'Anarchism'

May 8, 2007

SUPER RICH HERALD RETURN OF CLASS POLITICS

The terrain in the new class war will be around affordable housing. The advent of the super rich to London means that anyone with kids trying to get their first home will know their kids have been priced out by these ‘HNWIS’ - ‘High Net Worth Individuals’ - the super rich. Buying a [...]

May 8, 2007

THE ANARCHIST ADVENTURES OF TINTIN

Good to see ‘BREAKING FREE’ the anarchist adventures of TINTIN getting a mention in yesterday’s Guardian.
It still stands as one of the most witty and imaginative publications of contemporary anarchists. Remember the tabloid headlines when it came out ‘anarchist nutters turn TINTIN into picket line yob’?… And the rest.
And what hard work… Every pose was [...]

April 23, 2007

OLD HIPPIE WEEK TURNS TO TECHNICOLOUR NIGHTMARE!

First I spot Sid Rawle “King of the Hippies” in Corn Street in Bristol. Then on Friday night at Housmans in London Jeff Laster tells me there’s a 40th anniversary celebration of 1967’s “24 Hour Technicolour Dream” at the ICA the following day.
Though I’m now a thoroughly hardcore ferocious Ross Kemp baldie, I’m not [...]

April 9, 2007

Anarchy on Tristan Da Cunha

In 1937, as part of a Norwegian scientific expedition, PETER MUNCH visited Tristan Da Cunha. He was surprised to discover that the form of social organisation on the island was ANARCHY… And had been for over 100 years.
There was no government, police, money or headman/woman. Munch wrote, ‘The principles of freedom and anarchy were [...]

April 1, 2007

Hawkwind - Robert Calvert

Seeing the Hawkwind programme on BBC 4 on Friday night reminded me of a telephone conversation I had with Robert Calvert shortly before he so tragically died. Class War was putting together a Rock Against the Rich Tour in 1988 and after a day’s drinking in the Warwick Castle in Portobello Road, Joe Strummer agreed [...]

March 28, 2007

Tristan da Cunha needs a Governor - NO IT DON’T!

The Foreign Office is presently advertising the positon of ‘Governor of St. Helena and its dependencies’ - which includes Tristan da Cunha. For over 120 years, since its first settlement in the early 19th century, Tristan managed without government, money, police to maintain harmony among a multi-racial population made up mainly of people who’d [...]