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In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries nailing of the ear to a pillory (or cutting off the ears completely) was… READ MORE
[Yes this post is Late. Busy, y’know.] The First of May Group/International Revolutionary Solidarity Movement was an ‘armed struggle’ anarchist… READ MORE
In 1859-60, London’s builders fought a prolonged struggle to try and reduce the number of hours they had to work… READ MORE
On August 17th 1387, a number of journeymen Cordwainers were charged with making an illegal fraternity. Cordwainers were shoemakers who… READ MORE
The Cleaners Action Group was set up in the early 1970s by women who were working cleaning large office blocks… READ MORE
Contract Cleaners on Eurostar and at London’s St Pancras station went on strike for two days on 15th August 2014… READ MORE
On August 13th 1995, gay campaigning group OutRage demonstrated at Trafalgar Square, opposing the Hizb ut-Tahrir Rally for Islam. Hizb ut-Tahrir (Arabic: حزب… READ MORE
August 12th 1839 was the date marked for the launch Chartist Grand National Holiday – effectively a General Strike to overthrow… READ MORE
On 10 August 2005, 700 Gate Gourmet workers were sacked for resisting crap conditions at work at Heathrow Airport. The workers… READ MORE
The wicked and subversive playwright, Joe Orton, was murdered on August 9th 1967 in their Islington flat by his jealous and… READ MORE
"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
~ Rogers Hornsby
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