The Tories are trying to out-left New Labour. Not difficult to do, but it really is a joke considering their track-record and current notions. Written before the 2010 election when the Tories were pretending to care about things to get a few votes rather than track (far) right.
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Review: Towards A Libertarian Socialism
A review of a collection of writings by G.D.H. Cole, a leading Guild Socialist in Britain before the First World War. They show that while he moved to a more Labourite position, he retained his libertarian views to a large degree. It appeared in Anarcho-Syndicalist Review, No. 85 (Spring 2022)
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Review: The British Communist Left, 1914-1945
A review of a “communist-left” (Bordigist) book on the British anti-parliamentarian communist movement which developed during and after the First World War. Suffice to say, it is not very good, as befitting Bordigist ideology.
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Tom Mann and British Syndicalism
Tom Mann (1856-1941) played a critical role in the industrial struggles of 1910-1914, better known as “the Great Unrest” or “the syndicalist revolt”. This article discusses his influence and ideas as well as his links to anarchism along with other aspects of British syndicalism during this period. It appeared in Black Flag Anarchist Review Vol. 1 No. 3 (Autumn 2021)
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