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Yom Kippur, Ham Sandwiches, Bomb Hoaxes and Riots

I recently rediscovered an account by Bill Fishman of how the Jewish anarchists in the East End caused a riot during Yom Kippur over 100 years ago. It took place outside the Spitalfields Great Synagogue, what is now the Brick … Continue reading

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Today’s student activists, tomorrow’s careerists?

As 2010 is put to rest it will be remembered, among other things, as a year of student activism. Much is made in the media of the pre-university activists, people under the age of 18. There is nothing new about … Continue reading

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He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty boy

Tommy Sheridan’s fall from grace is not something that gives me any pleasure. Unsurprisingly, the left is pretty bitterly divided between those that are for him and those agin. Or maybe I shouldn’t have spent this morning look at some … Continue reading

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A gem from Compendium’s basement

There was a time when most of my weekends used to incorporate a trip to Compendium Books in Camden. If you were looking for a publication that wasn’t mainstream, and I invariably was, then Compendium was the place to go. My … Continue reading

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Students are Revolting!

The student occupations up and down the country, and demonstrations in London today, fill my heart with glee. This government of millionaire Hooray-Henries and Lib-Dem toadies has politicised a generation in a matter of months. Millions of left-wing leaflets, written … Continue reading

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