Happy 35th birthday 56a Infoshop

Popped along yesterday to the 35th birthday party for 56a Infoshop, the boutique radical social centre/archive/bookshop at 56a Crampton Street SE17, just down from the Elephant and Castle. Keeping a constant presence, and keeping relevant amidst everything that has changed over this time, is an amazing achievement. Who said anarchists can't organise anything? Caught some ...

General Strike 1926: a riverside clash in Charlton

It is now a hundred years since the General Strike of May 1926, when workers all over the country walked out on strike in support of miners. The strike was strongly supported in South London industries, and there were major clashes with police. One such episode took place by the Charlton riverfront, where the Medway ...