Northern Ireland

Senex's Letters on Associated Labour

The oldest complete work of socialist economic theory

Sectarianism in the north and the fight against it - Andrew Blackmore

Talk given by Andrew Blackmore in Dublin, February 5th, 1992

Anarchy #37 1983/4

Penultimate issue of Anarchy (second series) from the mid 1980s.

Introduction

Introduction to Anarchy #6 1971 (second series).

The Great Irish Cement Strike of 1970 - "FE 3 C. (CEMENT)"

Hugely entertaining account of the Peoples Democracy group's militant support for the six month unofficial strike by cement workers in Drogheda and Limerick in 1970.

From Anarchy #6 (second series) 1971.

The People's Democracy: A Brief History - J Quinn

The January 1969 Belfast to Derry march, organised by People’s Democracy, modell

Introducton by Workers Solidarity Movement (who originally transcribed the article here):

The No6 edition of the British "Anarchy" magazine published in 1970 [actually 1971 - Libcom] was largely given over to articles written by members of 'Peoples Democracy'. This article gives a PD view of the history of the north from 1960 to 1970 including the formation of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) and the origins of People's Democracy.

The History of a Riot: Class, Popular Protest and Violence in Early Colonial Nelson

Submitted by Jared on Jan 28 2020 22:38

Petitions, public meetings, strikes, go-slows, violence and armed revolt. Nelson, New Zealand in 1843 was said to be 'in a state little short of anarchy'. In this paper, Jared Davidson argues that the self-activity of the Nelson labourers and their wives had a significant impact on the development of Nelson, drawing on traditions of popular protest, class power and the gendered labour of making shift. The agricultural backgrounds of many of the emigrants and the conflicts of the English countryside – including but not limited to the Swing Riots of 1830/31 – played a role in structuring the gang-men’s response to their situation.