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Alan Stewart
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Ex-goth, socialist, man about town.
Into Memorial Device before Mary Hannah joined. Communist family history stuff. Resist moral panics. Writing a biography of Dundee Comintern agent Bob Stewart.
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History 41%
Art 18%

It’s nice, isn’t it. The silence.

Keir Starmer about to announce the latest government reset.

Unbothered. Moisturized.
Happy in my lane. Thriving.

Ha! The elephant’s foot gets a mention.

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COMING SOON! A post on how George Fletcher planned to turn Sheffield communist through the citywide distribution of breadcakes and cream puffs. Or something. Will also include Bob Stewart and secret stashes of Moscow gold!

I’m off to Halifax!

Spent the food budget on David Byrne tickets.
a man is singing into a microphone while dancing on a stage
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And yet a lot of people thought he was wonderful.
Can't stop laughing at Keir Starmer's defence being "I asked the Prince of Darkness 'are you telling me the truth?' and he said 'yes' and now I have discovered that I was LIED to by the Prince of Darkness! The Prince of Darkness LIED to me!"
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”

Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.

Watching ‘State Funeral’ just to feel something.

Thank you Zarah Sultana for committing the phrase ‘besties with a convicted nonce’ to Hansard.

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Today marks one year since the tragic loss of Michael Burawoy, ISA President (2010-2014).

In his memory, we have compiled an e-book based on the commemorative online session held last February, preserving the messages, stories, and photos contributed by participants.

Salò (Pier Paulo Pasolini, 1975).

Quick question. Which jobs rely on holding complicated financial information in your head. Especially helpful if answers relevant to 1950s. I’m think bookmaker at the races but would welcome suggestions.

What’s your Andy Warhol’s Factory Starlet name? The last piece of confectionary you ate coupled with your favourite affectionate epithet. Mine’s Chocolonely Darlin’.

Current mood.
Imagine having Bruce Springsteen AND Billy Bragg release songs about how much you fucking suck and how much the people fighting you rule you within the same 48 hours

I realised today that I would not embarrass myself if I went on Mastermind with ‘Mid Twentieth Century British Communism’ as a specialist subject. Honestly, I did not envisage life to pan out this way and, five years ago, I would have laughed in your face if you suggested it.

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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
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If you’re in Dundee on the 25th of February there’s a talk on my great grandfather at the Broughty Ferry Community Library.

‘Bob Stewart- The Dundee Folk Hero Who Spied for Stalin’

All details below.

Yep - we’ll be there!

Congratulations. Looking forward to the Waterstone’s event x

This slice of communist family history contains the cherished memory of my dad slinging out a Wapping scab from our family pub.

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Comrades: Rab Stewart.
This was a first draft of a chapter from the biography of Bob Stewart I’m currently writing, tentatively titled Everything You Get Must Be Fought For. Much of the material here will make it i…
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All the Andy Burnham palaver making me forget for a moment that I’m no longer a member of the Labour Party, have not voted for them in over six years and have no intention of voting for them for the foreseeable future. Great soap opera though.

Congratulations on passing your viva!

Than you! X

It’s the anniversary of Lenin’s death and 102 years ago my great grandfather accompanied his body back to Moscow as part of a Comintern delegation, Here’s his account of the funeral.

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The Death of V.I. Lenin.
Lenin speaking in Petrograd 1917 Today is the 98th anniversary of Lenin’s death. At that time, Bob Stewart was in the Soviet Union working as a member of the Executive Committee of the Comintern. I…
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That is not a bad idea.

As Emma Goldman said, “If I can’t watch Morecambe & Wise I don’t want to be part of your revolution.”