Category Archives: Publications
Freedom – Anarchist Journal
The anarchist journal, Freedom, is no spring chicken. It’s not quite as old as the London Charivari or Punch Magazine but it does date back to an impressive 1886. It has not quite been one uninterrupted series of publications but … Continue reading
Charlie Hebdo
For those not in the know, Charlie Hebdo may sound like a person rather than a publication but that is in fact what it is. For this article we’re heading across the English channel to check out one of the … Continue reading
The Oldie Magazine
If you’ve read our guide to Private Eye, one of the U.K’s favourite satirical publications, you’ll be familiar with the name of Richard Ingrams. Ingrams was one of the founders of The Salopian, the school publication which preceded Private Eye. … Continue reading
Punch Magazine
The London Charivari If Private Eye is the new kid on the block at a youthful 50 or so years old, then Punch Magazine was the senior partner, the forerunner of many other satirical publications which have emerged around the … Continue reading
‘The Establishment’ Comic
The Establishment series of comics was a set of British publications which began in November 2001 but sadly only ran for 12 months until November 2002. It was not a truly anti-establishment publication as such but it did tick a couple … Continue reading
Private Eye Magazine – Part Three
So, over the course of its history, Private Eye magazine has been the recipient of numerous libel writs as well as attacks by the more mainstream press – or in particular the mainstream press owned by the magnates which have … Continue reading
Private Eye Magazine – Part Two
Following the return of Richard Ingrams to the editorship, the magazine became a stable, successful publication. It came to the notice of other anti-establishment figure such as Nicholas Luard and Peter Cook, owners of the short-lived “The Establishment” nightclub. The extra … Continue reading
Private Eye Magazine – Part One
Private Eye magazine is a British Institution, a satirical magazine which, for more than fifty years, has been a thorn in the side of the establishment. It’s range of targets appear to have no limits, although investigations into governments, politicians … Continue reading
Anti-establishment History – United States – Part Two
In Part One we had just about reached the birth of the anti-establishment movement in the United States. Veterans returning from the Second World War had manifested their disillusionment with post-war life in various ways – one being the formation of the … Continue reading
The Anarchist’s Cookbook – 1971
Near the top of any publication on the subject of the anti-establishment lobby is the now legendary Anarchist’s Cookbook. It was written by a gentleman named William Powell and published in 1971. Powell wrote the book as a protest against … Continue reading