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How Labour governed 1945-1951 (SWF, 1951)

HOW LABOUR GOVERNED

1945-1951

DIRECT ACTION PAMPHLETS NO. 5

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By solfed-iwa, 1 January, 1946

Nationalisation and the new boss class (Tom Brown, 1946)

Nationalisation and the new boss classNationalisation and the new boss class

By Tom Brown

‘DIRECT ACTION’ PAMPHLETS No.3

Victory over Toryism

THE AIR RAID sirens had hardly sounded the last all-clear when Britain was thrust into the hurly-burly of a General Election. Before the world’s first atom bombs had fallen on Japanese cities, a Labour Government with an overwhelming majority ruled the House of Commons, and when victory over Japan followed victory over Germany, a Labour Prime Minister, head of a victorious Labour Government, rose to tell a House of Commons packed to the roof with his jubilant comrades.

The road was now open, the way to the New Jerusalem was clear.

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Trade unionism or syndicalism? (Tom Brown, 1943)

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Table of Contents

  • 1. What’s wrong with the unions? [1]
    • Craft or industrial unionism? [2]
    • Doss house organising [3]
    • Coffin clubs [3]
    • Climbing the social ladder [3]
    • Trade unions and the state [4]
  • 2. Strike action [4]
    • The lightning strike [5]
    • The boycott [6]
    • ”Work to rule” [6]
    • The social strike [6]
  • 3. The social general strike [7]
    • Can it be done? [7]
    • The "June days” in France [8]
    • The balance sheet [9]
  • 4. Workers’ control of industry [9]
    • Government by amateurs [10]
    • A new social principle [10]
  • 5. A Spanish lesson [11]
    • Collectives everywhere [12]
    • The fertile land [12]
  • 6. Revolution of construction [13]
  • Aims and objects of the International Working Men’s Association [14]
  • I. Introduction [14]
  • II. Principles of revolutionary syndicalism [15]

First published in 1940 by Freedom Press, 27 Belsize Road, London. Revised and enlarged edition published October 1942. Reprinted Sept. 1943

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The General Strike - vol 1 no 1 (Sam Mainwaring, 15 Feb 1904)

The General Strike - vol 1 no 1 (Sam Mainwaring, 15 Feb 1904)
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Stuff your boss (doesn't want you to know)

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Direct Action #2 (2024)

Direct Action #2 (2024)

Stuff your sexist boss (doesn't want you to know) (2018)

Stuff your sexist boss (doesn't want you to know) (2018)

Is your cleaning job killing you? A guide to cleaners health and safety (2017)

Stuff your landlord (doesn't want you to know) (2016)

Stuff your landlord (doesn't want you to know) (2016)

A migrant's guide to Manchester (2016)

A migrant's guide to Manchester (2016)

Anarcho-syndicalism in Britain – a little history (2015)

Anarcho-syndicalism in Britain – a little history (2015)

Office worker’s health and safety - your rights and how to use them (2015)

Office worker’s health and safety - your rights and how to use them (2015)

A migrant's guide to London (2014)

A migrant's guide to London (2014)

Anarchism and Anarcho-syndicalism (Rudolf Rocker, 2014)

Anarchism and Anarcho-syndicalism (Rudolf Rocker, 2014)

Strike - a guide to walking out (2014)

Strike - a guide to walking out (2014)

Fighting for ourselves - anarcho-syndicalism and the class struggle (2012)

Fighting for ourselves - anarcho-syndicalism and the class struggle (2012)

Theory & Practice 1 - Workmates - direct action workplace organising on the London underground (2011)

Theory & Practice 1 - Workmates - direct action workplace organising on the London underground (2011)

The Economics of freedom (2003)

The Economics of freedom (2003)

A history of anarcho-syndicalism (SelfEd Collective, 24 unit series, 2001)

A history of anarcho-syndicalism (SelfEd Collective, 24 unit series, 2001)

Out of the frying pan, a critical look at works councils (1998)

Out of the frying pan, a critical look at works councils (1998)

Health and safety at work - an anarcho-syndicalist approach (1997)

Health and safety at work - an anarcho-syndicalist approach (1997)

Theory & Practice 2 - Anarcho-syndicalism in Puerto Real (1994)

Theory & Practice 2 - Anarcho-syndicalism in Puerto Real (1994)
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