Class War

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Class War protest at Downing Street, 2016

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}} Class War is an anarchist group<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and newspaper established by Ian Bone and others in 1983<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> in the United Kingdom. An incarnation of Class War was briefly registered as a political party for the purposes of fighting the 2015 United Kingdom general election.

EventsEdit

In the 1980s, Class War organised a number of "Bash The Rich" demonstrations, in which supporters were invited to march through and disrupt wealthier areas of London such as Kensington, and Henley-on-Thames, bearing banners and placards with slogans such as "Behold your future executioners!"<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

A third Bash the Rich event, scheduled to march through Hampstead, in 1985 was largely prevented by a heavy police presence and was acknowledged by Class War to have been a failure. This event was seen by many as a major setback for the group and many members left to form other groups or drifted away.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

2010s onwardsEdit

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Class War at the Anti Austerity demonstration, London, June 2015

In the 2010s, Ian Bone revived Class War as a political party.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Their activities included a weekly protest about "poor doors" outside One Commercial Street in Aldgate, with Action East End and Freedom News.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> These protests ended in partial victory in November 2014.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Group member Lisa McKenzie was found not guilty under joint enterprise for causing criminal damage.<ref name=G1>Template:Cite news</ref>

In the 2015 United Kingdom general election, Class War stood seven candidates which received a total of 526 votes. The party was voluntarily deregistered with the electoral commission in July 2015.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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