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Today in radical history: the 1926 General Strike begins… But why was it defeated?
Everywhere, and Nowhere: The General Strike: Myth and Fact “[the General Strike]… is a revolution that is Everywhere, and Nowhere…”… READ MORE
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Today in London gay history, 1727: pilloried for ‘sodomy’, Charles Hitchin’s friends defend him against physical attack.
London’s gay subculture is very likely as old as the city itself, but the first gay cruising grounds and gay… READ MORE
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Today in London radical history, 1649: executed mutineer Robert Lockyer’s funeral becomes a Leveller demonstration
“I am ready and willing to dye for my Country and liberty and I blesse God I am not afraid… READ MORE
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Today in London literary history, 1962: Joe Orton & Ken Halliwell nicked for defacing library books, Islington.
‘I used to stand in the corners after I’d smuggled the doctored books back into the library and then watch… READ MORE
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