| Description | A set of 5 magazines, that addressed contemporary issues from a standpoint that was not aligned with establishment views.
/1 'Highness Jubilee Anti-Report' [1977?] contrasts official celebrations for the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II and the lifestyle and privileges of the Royal family, with examples of poverty and unrest amongst sections of society within the United Kingdom. Industrial strife, race relations issues and disturbances in Northern Ireland are considered.
/2 'The New Technology' nd considers the likely impact of the new technology - silicon chips, microprocessors etc. The negative consequences for employment opportunities are considered, in offices, the newspaper industry and in telecommunication. Global electonics firms such as IBM and GEC are analysed and the attitudes of goevernment and trade unions to new technology and employment threats are criticised.
/3 'The Wealthy' nd examines the role and privileges of Britain's wealthiest people [aristocracy and industrialists] and the inequities of working class experience. An assessment of the Conservative Party as 'the party of property' is given. The role of penison funds in the British economy is discussed.
/4 'Anti Report' 1981 provides an insight to the contentious policies of the Thatcher government and the social and community issues of the period. Racist and fascist policies and extremists are highlighted. Civil disturbances in Brixton, London and Toxteth, Liverpool are considered, as is the background to and consequences of the Hunger Strikes in Ireland. The economic recession and the opportunities for managers, financiers and 'asset strippers' to profit, and the despondency and reality of unemployment for the working class are contrasted. The plight of the young jobless is discussed and the move to curtail local authorities is deplored. The Thatcher - Reagan 'special relationship' is featured, and also the arms race and the implications for Britain of retaining nuclear weapons.
/5 'Racism - Who Profits?' |
| AdminHistory | Counter Information Services [CIS] was a collective of journalists who published information not covered by mainstream media sources. The collective's aim was to investigate the major social and economic institutions affecting peoples lives. It was affiliated to the Transnational Institute, founded in 1974 as a felowship of committed scholar-activists. |