post revolutionary literature

[rebel warrior]

It's an old favourite. Have I not done it before on here then?.

I liked your blog post on Capital. However, while William Morris was right to talk of the movement having more or less collapsed in the mid 1880s, by 1889, the Matchgirls strike and Dockers Strike led to what is called 'the new unionism'. This in turn fed into the formation of the Independent Labour Party (so Keir Hardie won a seat in West Ham for the ILP in 1893) etc. The formation of the Labour Representation Committee in 1900 did not therefore mark that much itself - as all it did was pull together the ILP, the TUC and the Fabians. The exciting stuff began a decade or so earlier than you suggest.

 

[butchersapron]

Bloggers together eh snowball!?

I take it you couldn't think of anything at all? Why am i not suprised.

 

[butchersapron]

Had you previously heard of the 'new unionism' or the matchgirls strike Donna?

 

[rednblack]

I take it you couldn't think of anything at all? Why am i not suprised.

the prof will tell him when he stays at his weekend country retreat next

 

[butchersapron]

He'll take him in hand. Teach him about life.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Had you previously heard of the 'new unionism' or the matchgirls strike Donna?

Sorry, I'm not with you.

 

[butchersapron]

"However, while William Morris was right to talk of the movement having more or less collapsed in the mid 1880s, by 1889, the Matchgirls strike and Dockers Strike led to what is called 'the new unionism'"

Were you previously aware of this?

 

[Donna Ferentes]

"However, while William Morris was right to talk of the movement having more or less collapsed in the mid 1880s, by 1889, the Matchgirls strike and Dockers Strike led to what is called 'the new unionism'"

Were you previously aware of this?

I was aware of the two strikes and the New Unionism, yeah.

My old history teacher used to crack up on saying "strike of the match girls". Has the same effect on me, actually.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Seconded (thirded, whatever) the recommendation for "The Dispossessed"

Changed my life when I read it, I have to say. Wonderful book.

 

[888]

(Where the labour movement is weak, the anarchists thrive.)

What's this bollocks, eh?

 

[Taxamo Welf]

Changed my life when I read it, I have to say

If i read it... Will i turn into you?

 

[FifthFromFront]

An anarchist version of the Turner Diaries would be pretty cool.

FFF