My all time favourite political records.
To me politics and music have always been inseparable. My interest in radical politics came about at the same time as I started listening to […]
Articles by Red Black Green
Matt Rayner and me protesting against Boots: the story behind the photo
Photos of me from the nineties, especially on protests such as this, are as rare as hen’s teeth. Taken 24 years ago on World Lab […]
On the frontline against vivisection: No New Animal Lab at the University of Washington
World Week for Laboratory Animals is upon us. There are a number of protests and events happening – not least the World Day for Animals […]
1993: the year the Grand National was sabotaged – with help from Special Branch
Yesterday about 100 people demonstrated near the entrance of the Grand National against the cruelty of horse racing. Good though this turnout was – and not […]
Kevin Johnson sentenced to 3 years but due for release in 3 months
The following comes from the supportkevinandtyler.com website: In August of 2013, Kevin Johnson (aka Kevin Olliff) and Tyler Lang were arrested and charged with possession […]
Learning from the Heathrow 13: Reflections on struggle, repression and prison
The following appeared today on the Bristol Anarchist Black Cross website. I usually don’t read something and agree with every word but this superb article […]
Business as usual…
It has been all of five months since I was last here. The blog has returned. That’s not why this post is called Business as […]
Dare to Dream: this was anarchy 1990
Here’s a rare thing: a documentary about anarchism that treats the movement with respect, not as a bunch of terrorists or soppy idealists. In 1990 […]
Animal Farm at 70
George Orwell’s Animal Farm turned 70 years old last week. The story of farm animals overthrowing human oppression and ruling themselves is the classic political fable […]
19-24 August: Earth First! Summer Gathering in Derbyshire
This year’s Earth First! Summer Gathering begins tomorrow and lasts until the 24th. It promises to be the largest and most exciting for many years, […]
Flashback: 30 July 1995 – police spy dresses up at pagan garden party
Exactly 20 years ago, I held an all day party in the back garden of my flat. Part of it was devoted to the play […]
The blog is back
After a gap of two months, Red Black Green returns. I had a rest from blogging and recharged my batteries. A lot has happened since […]
London Anarchist Bookfair finds new home
With great pleasure and some relief I can report that the London Anarchist Bookfair will be going ahead this year as usual. After several very […]
The election and its aftermath
This was the 14th election of my lifetime. The earliest I can recall with any clarity was 1979, when I was a sixth form politics […]
Why Labour can’t be trusted: 1) the working class
“Inequality at levels not seen under Macmillan, Heath, Thatcher or Major. Real cuts in the incomes for those at the bottom of the pile. No […]
Flashback: 2 May 1997 – Labour’s election landslide: “Things can only get better”?
On this day 18 years ago, Tony Blair’s New Labour won a landslide victory in the general election, with a staggering 419 seats and a […]
Greetings on Mayday
Hello and a happy Mayday to all of you. 1st May has for centuries been a day of pranks and mischief making and for over […]
Labour’s wildlife culls
With one week to go till the election and the two main parties neck and neck, the mood on social media is starting to become […]
Brand meets “Milibrand” and both decide they like each other
Russell Brand’s interview with “Milibrand” for his Youtube channel has gone online today. It was meant to be kept secret until the weekend but apparently […]
Which side are they on?
Shami Chakrabarti is known to most people as the director of Liberty, the civil rights organization. She has never stood as an MP but imagine […]