The Socialist Labour Party: Why Arthur Scargill is wrong The way in which Arthur Scargill’s Socialist Labour Party has been created must be without precedent in the history of… Continue reading “The Socialist Labour Party: Why Arthur Scargill is wrong”…
The Battle of Cable Street: Myths and Realities By Richard Price and Bob Pitt October 4, 1936, remains a landmark in working class history – the day when the… Continue reading “The Battle of Cable Street: Myths and Realities”…
Land and Freedom: A Reply to Jeff Sawtell By Bob Pitt This article was written in 1996 in response to an attack on Ken Loach’s film Land and Freedom by Morning… Continue reading “Land and Freedom: A Reply to Jeff Sawtell”…
The Maoist propaganda songs of Cornelius Cardew By Bob Pitt The recent publicity over the disturbing events in Brixton, among a group of people originating in a Maoist collective… Continue reading “The Maoist propaganda songs of Cornelius Cardew”…
Miles Davis: “The most brilliant sellout in the history of jazz”? Miles Davis, The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions, Columbia C3K 65362 (3 CDs) £34.99; Live at the Fillmore East… Continue reading “Miles Davis: “The most brilliant sellout in the history of jazz”?”…
Educator and Agitator: Charlie Gibbons, 1888-1967 This biographical study of a leading figure in the South Wales syndicalist movement was first published in 1989 in Llafur,… Continue reading “Educator and Agitator: Charlie Gibbons, 1888-1967”…