The Angry Brigade 1967-1984 Documents and Chronology

One of the main criticisms of the Angry Brigade was - and still is - that their actions unleashed a wave of repression against the Left in Britain. But the fact that until then the Left had been left relatively undisturbed does mean that repression did not exist, and is not being enforced in every moment of the day in every sphere of proletarian life. Whether this repression uses its instruments of war (police, rubber bullets, lead bullets, tanks, etc) depends on the level the struggle is at beyond the official instruments of defence (trade unions, parties), and which in reality are part of the 'kid glove' side of repression along with the media and the church. However small, however insignificant it may seem, any action which disregards the rules, which does not seek a mediator, which excludes the logic of dialogue, is a potential danger to the status quo, not only of the State and the capitalists, but also of the offical workers' movement.