LOCAL (UK)

Writings of Jack Common; a biographical note & various articles.

Critique of Class War - 2 texts; "Death of a Paper Tiger... Reflections on Class War" - from Aufheben no. 6, UK,1997 & "Publicity of the Organisation and the Organisation Of Publicity" - a reply to the reply to the previous article. (Excerpts).

"Om Sweet Om"  - a cautionary tale of Stonedhenge, Convoys, Mutoids etc from "No Reservations - Housing, Space and Class Struggle"; News From Everywhere & Campaign For Real Life, London, 1989.

"Notes on the Winter of Discontent 1979/80." This is a composite of various texts on that event. The last text published here was written by one of us during the early spring of 1980 when that glorious movement was on its last legs. At the time it was merely photocopied and handed out to a few people. In the last few years one intention was to combine this text with Henri Simon's very different overview of the same uprising in the hope of producing a greater synthesis.  Spurred by this website this project was finally completed in early March 3003 and is a combination of our earlier one, Simon's and a fresh look at that significant historical uprising - which had such a massive impact upon reaction - from today's perspective. 

"The Lump." This was written at the behest of German Wildcat in 1997. Later the intention was to use this text (obviously meant for another country) as a basis for a critique of "the buildings" within a greater totality which apart from a mass of scattered notes hasn't concretely progressed beyond a lengthy new introduction going into much greater detail about the rank 'n' file "Building Worker group" in Britain. Moreover, it is an introduction in progress particularly regarding the need to wrestle more clearly with the purpose of a rank 'n' file group. Is there any point in these bodies having any aims other than constant harassment of the many-headed authorities as any programme quickly becomes ludicrous?

"1969: Revolution As Personal And As Theatre" - One person's path at a time of heady revolt via the transcendence of art to a still on-going contemporary revolutionary critique.

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The New Afterword for the 1993 Pelagian Press edition of  BAD - the Autobiography of James Carr.

The Occupation of Art and Gentrification - an article from No Reservations - Housing, Space and Class Struggle; News From Everywhere & Campaign For Real Life, London,1989.