Marshall Jefferson, Post Office worker and his Post Office mates, 1986:

In 2001, the racist National Front marched 3 times in South Bermondsey, with its tiny numbers kept apart from its opponents by 1000 police. one of the undercover #spycops was infiltrating the anti-racists. More here: https://t.co/j8uNy4QmGZ

A few thoughts on the influence of the 1914-18 war poets on punk prompted by seeing UK Decay sing 'For your country' in Luton recently https://t.co/f712t300kv

Great to see UK Decay back in home town for gig at Luton Hat Factory, catching up with lots of people I haven't seen in the flesh for years. The power of a band to reconjure up a community. Here performing sadly still topical antiwar anthem 'for my country'

The Crunchy Frog/Waterside studios in Rotherhithe St - scene of early Sex Pistols rehearsals, radical theatre, jazz nights, instrument making workshops and much more (1974-2013) https://t.co/RIX4cahdir

'Because the people that we're asking for peace, They′re a bunch of megalomaniac war-mongers and they don't even understand what peace means' (Black Panther Fred Hampton as sampled by D'Angelo on 1000 Deaths, 2010)

Happy 150th birthday Aleister Crowley! Yes *coughs* 'problematic' and many of his followers bellends but nobody can say he didn't have a go! Love is the law, every man and every woman is a star, so say all of us https://t.co/19KOZOIhug

Midnight Lovers | Grievous Angel <<< When friends make dub techno bangers pt 1. Man like ⁦@grievousangeluk⁩ is in the zone.

plus seeing Steel Pulse in Llandudno in 1980 playing for the Labour Party Young Socialists!

As some low life laments 'not seeing another white face’ in Handsworth this 1978 classic still sounds great and sadly relevant https://t.co/VdmL2GXOqZ

Is 'postcolonialism' still a thing? This is brute colonialism pure and simple

Leaflet from the occupation of Leicester unemployed workers centre in 1987. More about it here: https://t.co/0P1lUY5NHu

A review of fantastic Martin Carthy celebration on Saturday https://t.co/njsWf9NmSs (clip here of Billy Bragg singing Hard Times of Old England Retold)

So many special moments at the Life and Songs of Martin Carthy event in Dalston last night including lovely version of The Trees they do Grow High from Graham Coxon

Miners strike benefit gigs 1984 - Test Dept at Deptford Albany, Mekons at Thames Poly, punk gig at the Ambulance station Old Kent Road. More here at new post: https://t.co/dAlY73wPSL

Still living with the English Fear - The Mob @kaetempest, @ronisizebristol and lots of graffiti @BookfairLDN 2025 https://t.co/PbYuM9DrX0

Amazing to see @kaetempest do a pop up performance @BookfairLDN at Waterloo this afternoon

after years of decline is anybody else noticing an increase in traffic to more recent blog posts? Is it just bots activity or is AI searching something to do with it?

Bumped into the visitor

Quite some line up at the London Anarchist Bookfair after Party this Saturday in Waterloo- rare gig from The Mob plus Roni Size?! Tickets available now: https://t.co/9VegbI78cW