A talk given in Glasgow to mark the 150th anniversary of Bakunin’s death. As usual, this write-up reflects what I wanted to say rather than what was actually said but it is close enough.
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Anarchism, Marxism and the lessons of the Commune
A discussion of the Paris Commune and its legacy from an anarchist perspective, indicating how it influenced both Anarchism and Marxism. It shows that anarchism alone has learnt its lessons and that Marxism, particularly in its Leninist form, paid lip-service to it while ignoring both its actual politics and its lessons.
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The Meaning of Anarchism, via twelve libertarians (Part 1)
This talk was given in January 2018 at the Five Leaves bookshop in Nottingham. As the name suggests, it discusses what anarchism is via the ideas and lives of twelve libertarians. The first part covered six male anarchists and the second six female ones.
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The Revolutionary Ideas of Bakunin
An introduction to Bakunin’s ideas
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Bakunin: Ignorance or Lies?
A short critique of a sadly typical Leninist account of Bakunin by a leading member of the British SWP.
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