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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 1d

#OtD 8 Oct 1978 the fascist National Front's Sunday League football team, the Lillywhites, were turned over (literally) as the Luton box van they were using as a changing room was attacked and rolled over by members of the anti-fascist Manchester Squad stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1085...

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Communist Party - Norfolk Branch @cpnorfolk.bsky.social · 2d

While we support many of their environmental policies, The Communist Party remains the only truly left-wing party in modern England!

Communist Party - Norfolk Branch @cpnorfolk.bsky.social · 2d

The communist party is anti landlordism in all its forms.

Green also often make left-wing noises but right-wing policies - they cut spending when running Brighton town council and Bristol city council

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Communist Party - Norfolk Branch @cpnorfolk.bsky.social · 2d

Green has been pushing to the left, but ultimately remains a neo-liberal organisation, its policies at odds with many of its high-ranking members.

www.dissmercury.co.uk/news/2552129...

Awkward for Adrian... Landlord MP's party votes to abolish LANDLORDS

The Green Party has made it party policy to "abolish landlords" - even though one of its MPs rents out a home in Norfolk.

www.dissmercury.co.uk

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Communist Party - Norfolk Branch @cpnorfolk.bsky.social · 2d

Full solidarity with Norwich's newest union at Eaton Park Cafe! The Communist Party stands with all workers.

www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/...

www.unitetheunion.org

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 19d

#OtD 20 Sep 1961 22 unions at Ford in the UK initiated strike action against attacks on workers' tea breaks. Management had offered a pay increase and 40-hour week if workers gave it up stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9332...

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 19d

#OtD 20 Sep 2015 the #piggate scandal broke when claims from Tory donor Lord Ashcroft were published in a right-wing newspaper that UK Prime Minister David Cameron had sex with a dead pig's head while at university stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9335...

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 19d

#OtD 20 Sep 1915 publications by the radical Industrial Workers of the World union, @IWW, including its Australian newspaper, Direct Action, were banned from being imported into Aotearoa (New Zealand) for its opposition to World War I stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9331...

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Communist Party - Norfolk Branch @cpnorfolk.bsky.social · Sep 9

A peaceful vigil for #Palestine, in #Norwich. Haymaker (opposite Primark) Friday 12th September at 6pm.

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Communist Party - Norfolk Branch @cpnorfolk.bsky.social · Sep 7

📅 Date: 5th Oct

🕔 Time: 2-4pm 📍 Venue: The Phoenix Centre, NR3 2LD 🎟️ FREE ENTRY 📚 Signed copies available!
Join us for an afternoon of radical ideas & solidarity! #LiberationTalks

Communist Party - Norfolk Branch @cpnorfolk.bsky.social · Sep 7

📢 CALLING ALL NORWICH ACTIVISTS! ✊

Don't miss this essential event with Roger McKenzie
& Nigel Flanagan!

They'll be discussing their groundbreaking books ‘African Phoenix’ & ‘Go South’ – confronting racism, imperialism & charting a future for our unions.

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Communist Party - Norfolk Branch @cpnorfolk.bsky.social · Sep 6

Use Compulsory Purchase Orders on empty land and properties. Implement strict rent controls and proper licensing of the private rented sector. Finally, commit to an immediate and permanent end to homelessness with secure, affordable homes for all.

Communist Party - Norfolk Branch @cpnorfolk.bsky.social · Sep 6

A Socialist Housing Policy demands radical action on the East of England’s crisis:

Mass council house building must resume, with councils directly employing workers. Public land must be reserved for council homes, not sold for private profit.

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Communist Party - Norfolk Branch @cpnorfolk.bsky.social · Sep 6

'foundations upwards' review of housing needs in England and decisive action to bar serving cabinet members from being landlords.

Communist housing policy would end the Squirearchy and put the public sector back in charge of home building and rents.

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Communist Party - Norfolk Branch @cpnorfolk.bsky.social · Sep 6

Housing policy is in chaos and in the East of England: “we already have too much experience of so-called 'developers' riding roughshod over local democratically elected councils” says Communist Party housing spokesperson Lorraine Douglas,

Communists in the East of England call for a:

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Communist Party - Norfolk Branch @cpnorfolk.bsky.social · Sep 6

HOUSING🧵

First we had the sacking of Ali, minister for homelessness and now Rayner, minister for housing, both caught with their hands jammed in the front door. Now we find that at least a third of the cabinet are landlords and derive much of their income from this activity.

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Communist Party - Norfolk Branch @cpnorfolk.bsky.social · Sep 3

Proof that the people can and will stand up to this. As we have done before.

Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · Sep 2

#OtD 2 Sep 1962 Oswald Mosley and his fascist blackshirts tried to hold a meeting in east London while the British National Party attempted to assemble nearby. Both were attacked by anti-fascist locals. Mosley's meeting collapsed and he fled www.patreon.com/posts/e37b-6...

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · Sep 3

By obsessing over a ‘market-led solution’, for our failed water sector, the government continues to green light the polluters and profiteers.

Result = more rip-off bills and no investment.

If you think Thames Water should be publicly owned, take 1 minute to email your MP today 👇🏼

Picture of water treatment works.
Business
Creditor group sets out £20.5bn plan to rescue
Thames Water
New consortium says infrastructure projects must be cut back to make beleaguered company viable again

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Communist Party - Norfolk Branch @cpnorfolk.bsky.social · Sep 3

Excellent news, comrades! The people have spoken and this right wing music festival has been cancelled.

Communist Party - Norfolk Branch @cpnorfolk.bsky.social · Sep 1

We call for all #Norfolk people opposed to right wing idealogy and violence to show up to stand with our #LGBTQ+ siblings and people of colour in support and solidarity - this weekend in Great Yarmouth.

STAND UP.TO RACISM

Solidarity with the Yarmouth LGBTQ+ community

The largest white power music festival in at least ten years is set to go ahead in Great Yarmouth on Saturday the 6th of September. This coincides with Great Yarmouth Pride and it 8s expected that over 500 white supremacists, neo-nazis, and skinheads will be in the area.

We must stand up in support of Yarmouths LGBTQ+ community and stand against the homophonic, transphobia, and racism brought to Yarmouth by the festival.

SATURDAY 6TH SEPT 11AM

MAIN ENTRANCE ST GEORGES PARK
GREAT YARMOUTH
NR30 2JN

what3words.visa.garden.hugs

Communist Party - Norfolk Branch @cpnorfolk.bsky.social · Sep 1

Don't forget good opsec, comrades, and don't taunt or rile up the fash- we're there to support and protect people at risk.

Communist Party - Norfolk Branch @cpnorfolk.bsky.social · Sep 1

We call for all #Norfolk people opposed to right wing idealogy and violence to show up to stand with our #LGBTQ+ siblings and people of colour in support and solidarity - this weekend in Great Yarmouth.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · Aug 23

"A man who shared posts on his Facebook page backing Palestine Action has told how he was hauled from his bed by police and arrested on suspicion of breaking terror laws in a terrifying dawn raid."
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

Man arrested in dawn raid after sharing Facebook posts backing Palestine Action

Exclusive: Baroness Chakrabarti said the latest arrest demonstrates the dangers of the ongoing proscription of Palestine Action, which is being challenged in the courts

www.independent.co.uk

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · Aug 22

#OtD 22 Aug 1972 16 left-wing political prisoners were murdered and 3 injured in the Trelew army base in Argentina by the right-wing military dictatorship. One of the army officers responsible was given refuge in the US, which refused extradition More: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7862...

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · Aug 22

#OtD 22 Aug 1944 Polish revolutionary Maria Oneker died during the Warsaw uprising against Nazi occupation. She was the leader of the women's unit of the 104th Company of Syndicalists which fought under the red and black flag of anarcho-syndicalism stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9451...

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Norfolk @norfolkuk.bsky.social · Aug 21

Greens stand by councillor arrested at protest

#Norfolk

🔗: https://www.bbc.com/news/arti...

Greens stand by councillor arrested at Palestine Action protest

Amanda Fox is among 13 people arrested during a demonstration in support of Palestine Action.

www.bbc.com

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