What to do if you find an anarchist living next door?
Today’s Guardian has a front page article concerning the London Met police’s advice to the people of Westminster on discovering they have anarchists in their midst. The great and the good at the Met, when not taking backhanders from newspaper proprietors, have been issuing warnings to managers, security officers and employees of large public and private sector organisations across the capital on “security, counter-terrorism and crime prevention issues”.
Their advice on discovering there is an anarchist about is to immediately inform the police of their presence. Why the anarchists have been singled out is anyone’s guess. But we at Freedom Press can safely say there has been several known anarchists who have congregated around the premises in recent weeks, acting suspiciously by discussing anarchist ideas and politics and occasionally buying anarchist literature that we can only assume will contain information that is intended to be useful to anarchists.
To those who may feel there are anarchists operating within their area, or simply want to know what all the fuss is about concerning anarchists – what they think, what they believe and why they believe it, you can do no worse than get yourself the anarchist starter kit from Freedom Bookshop.
Remember anarchism is only dangerous in the right hands!
Anarchist starter kit:
Anarchy in Action Colin Ward » buy online
This book is not intended for people who have spent a lifetime pondering the problems of anarchism, but for those who either had no idea of what the word implied or knew exactly what it implied and rejected it, considering that it had no relevance for the modern world.
About Anarchism Nicolas Walter » buy online
The case for anarchism as a pragmatic and political philosophy is explained in this new edition of the classic work by Nicolas Walter, who was a writer, journalist and active protester against the power of the state.
Short History of Anarchism Max Nettlau » buy online
Max Nettlau was the most proficient, and still is the most important, chronicler of anarchism. This one volume (at 400 pages) introduction to the history of anarchist ideas and early movements, summarising the author’s monumental 9-volume history and several biographies, is the most reliable guide. The 18 chapters cover the precursors of anarchism, the history of ideas like individualist anarchism, Proudhonism and revolutionary syndicalism, and the history of the world anarchist movement up to 1930.
Circled A t-shirt » buy online
Just in case the cops aren’t sure
