Freedom, the British anarchist paper, has now just published its last printed issue of the paper after being published, with a some interruption in the 1930s, for 128 years, ever since 1886. That makes Freedom the oldest publication on the British left!
In their closing statement in the current issue of the paper, the Freedom Group explain their decision to close down Freedom: 'An underlying problem has been a lack of capacity to sustain it. We had hoped that Freedom would be adopted as the paper of the anarchist movement. Despite a great deal of goodwill from anarchist groups and individuals over the years, sadly this has not been the case.' The reason they believe is that: 'Although Freedom Press has changed from a political group with a particular point of view to a resource for anarchism as a whole, we have not managed to shake the legacy of the past and get different groups to back it as a collective project.'
Freedom, the British anarchist paper, has now just published its last printed issue of the paper after being published, with a some interruption in the 1930s, for 128 years, ever since 1886. That makes Freedom the oldest publication on the British left!
ReplyDeleteIn their closing statement in the current issue of the paper, the Freedom Group explain their decision to close down Freedom:
'An underlying problem has been a lack of capacity to sustain it. We had hoped that Freedom would be adopted as the paper of the anarchist movement. Despite a great deal of goodwill from anarchist groups and individuals over the years, sadly this has not been the case.' The reason they believe is that: 'Although Freedom Press has changed from a political group with a particular point of view to a resource for anarchism as a whole, we have not managed to shake the legacy of the past and get different groups to back it as a collective project.'