Orgreave and the Call for an Enquiry, 34 years later
Today marks the 34th anniversary of the most violent day of the year long miners’ strike, the Battle of Orgreave. Continue reading
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Demonstrating against war: remembering Grosvenor Square, 50 years on
It is important to acknowledge the Anti-Vietnam War demonstration as a crucial moment in British history, and a formative Continue reading
Protest Guest Blog: ‘The Stop the Clause march, thirty years on’ by Juliet Jacques
Never Going Underground – The Stop the Clause march, thirty years on When Comma Press asked me to contribute to Continue reading
Banthology: the importance of creative resistance in turbulent times
January the 27th of this year marked a pivotal moment of President Donald Trump’s valiant endeavour to stay true to Continue reading
Protest Guest Blog: ‘An alternative roadmap for the British past.’ – Gordon Pentland on the power of stories to add humanity into history
Protests and protesters have always been attractive subjects to historians. Concerned as they are (or at least used to be) Continue reading
Protest Guest Blog: ‘We are everywhere, we said. And we were.’ – Margaret Beetham on Greenham Common
To mark the launch of Protest: Stories of Resistance, celebrating the often overlooked history of British protest and grassroots movements, Continue reading
Protest Guest Blog: Michelle Green on the privilege of voting and the legacy of the Suffragettes
Ahead of the General Election tomorrow, and the release of our upcoming anthology Protest: Stories of Resistance (available for preorder Continue reading
