,! ,HUMBLE ,SOAPBOX 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALB]T ,MELTZ] 

,TEXT 3 

  

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,! ,PRIME ,M9I/] WAS PRES5T$ ) A NEW SOAPBOX TO CELEBRATE HIS ELECTION VICTORY4 ,SIR ,DAVID ,5GLI%1 $ITOR ( ! ,DAILY ,MAIL1 SAID ,MR ,MAJOR'S USE ( A SOAPBOX WAS 'BRILLIANT'4 7,NEWS ITEM74 

,A WEEK BE=E ! #aiib ,G5]AL ,ELECTION1 :5 ! ,CONS]VATIVE ,P>TY WAS FAC+ ALMO/ C]TA9 DEFEAT1 & ! ,LABOR ,P>TY WAS HOLD+ TRIUMPHAL MEET+S AT MASS RALLIES1 ,JOHN ,MAJOR1 9 :AT WAS REG>D$ AS A LA/ DESP]ATE EF=T1 TOOK TO ! /REETS ) A 7SPECIALLY MADE & ADAPT$7 SOAPBOX C>RI$ BY AN AIDE1 & /UMP$ ! C\NTRY1 GIV+ PREP>$ SPEE*ES AT CR[D$ /REET CORN]S & M>KET SQU>ES4 ,! ,LABOR ,P>TY1 KN[+ LITTLE ( ! HI/ORY ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T & SLI<TLY A%AM$ ( :AT IT DID KN[1 SAID IT HAD LONG S9CE PASS$ ?AT /AGE4 ,:AT !Y DID NOT PO9T \T1 OR MAYBE DID NOT KN[1 WAS !Y 0PASS$ ?AT /AGE0 :5 !Y BECAME RESPECTABLE AS BY !N IT WAS VIRTUALLY ILLEGAL4 

,MANY RADICALS ABROAD LOOK TO 0,HYDE ,P>K ,CORN]0 7CONFUS+ IT ) ,SPEAK]S' ,CORN]1 ,HYDE ,P>K7 AS A BA/ION ( FREE SPEE*4 ,IT IS TRUE A FEW RELIGI\S OR COMIC TURNS >E KEPT ALIVE ON IMPROVIS$ PLAT=MS AT ,SPEAK]S' ,CORN]1 & ANYONE CAN GET UP & SPEAK4 ,BUT G5U9E ,SPEAK]S' 7AFFECTIONATELY CALL$ ,SP\T]S7 ,CORN]S EXI/$ 9 EV]Y P>K & AT 9NUM]ABLE CONV5I5T /REET CORN]S4 ,RE=M+ P>TIES & SECTS M>K$ \T !IR SPECIAL /REET CORN] PIT* :]E !Y W]E REGUL>LY KN[N4 ,!Y W]E A =UM = POLITICAL DEBATE4 ,G5]ATIONS ( WORK]S $UCAT$ !MSELVES 9 A POLITICAL FAI? MORE ?OR\<LY ?AN ! ,LONDON ,S*OOL ( ,ECONOMICS HAS MANAG$ DUR+ ITS HI/ORY4 

,HYDE ,P>K WAS WAN+ :5 ! TELEVISION AGE CAME ALONG 7& ! GR[? ( C>S MADE /REET CORN] MEET+S DIFFICULT & F9ALLY IMPOSSIBLE74 ,BUT S]I\S POLITICAL DISCUSSION WAS EV]Y:]E 7ITS LA/ BA/ION WAS ,GLASG[ ,GRE574 ,IT MAY BE NOT$ ?AT 9 ! DAYS ( MOB VIOL5CE AGA9/ SPEAK]S1 USUALLY BY POPULI/ P>TIES & (T5 SUBSIDIZ$ BY FREE BE]1 ATTACKS W]E MADE ON ,AN>*I/S1 ,SOCIALI/S1 ,A!I/S1 ,SUFFRAGI/S -- 9 P>TICUL> WOM5 ( ANY P]SUASION4 ,EV5 ,PROTE/ANT ,TRU? SPEAK]S 9 PLACES LIKE ,LIV]POOL W]E ATTACK$1 ?\< H]E SOMETIMES ! POLICE 9T]V5$1 CLASSIFY+ !M ) ! ,SALVATION ,>MY1 EV] 5TITL$ TO FL\T ! RULES ON M>*ES1 MEET+S1 /REET MUSIC1 OB/RUCTION1 TRESPASS & EV5 5TRY 9TO PUBLIC H\SES = LIT]ATURE SELL+4 

,NORMALLY ! POLICE VIEW WAS ?AT ATTACKS W]E ORATORS' H>D LUCK & S]V$ !M RI<T4 ,H[EV]1 FROM ! MOM5T ,FASCISM APPE>$ 9 ! #b'S 7SEE LA/ ISSUE71 ! POLICE W]E CONC]N$ TO DEF5D !M FROM ATTACK 09 ! NAME ( FREE SPEE*04 

,AS ANTI-,FASCI/ VIOL5CE ESCALAT$ BUT ANTI-RE=M VIOL5CE DISAPPE>$1 UND] ! GR[? ( SOCIALI/ IDEAS1 ! POLICE TOOK A CLOS] 9T]E/ 9 OP5 AIR MEET+S & ! DEF5SE ( ,FASCI/ SPEAK]S4 ,!Y >E /ILL CONC]N$ TO PROTECT ,FASCI/ M>*ES & RE/RICT O!RS4 ,IMPROVIS$ SPEAK+ HAS VANI%$ FROM ! /REETS UND] POLICE H>ASSM5T -- EXCEPT = ! MUSEUM PIECE ( ,SPEAK]S' ,CORN]1 ,HYDE ,P>K4 

,UNTIL ,JOHN ,MAJOR 0RECLAIM$ ! /REETS0 -- = HIMSELF ALONE -- ! POLICE HAD ILLEGALIZ$ EXTEMPORE SPEAK+4 ,IT IS DUBI\S IF GETT+ ON AN IMPROVIS$ PLAT=M 7:I* USUALLY HAPP5$ TO BE A SOAPBOX LY+ >\ND7 & SAY+ :AT Y\ ?\<T WAS EV] ACTUALLY MADE ILLEGAL4 ,EXCEPT = ! ,SALVATION ,>MY1 ! POLICE CLAIM$ IT WAS 0OB/RUCTION04 ,EV5 AT ,HYDE ,P>K1 SELL+ LIT]ATURE \TSIDE ! GATES OB/RUCT$ ! TRAFFIC & P$E/RIANS1 AL?\< SELL+ ! ,SUNDAY PAP]S OR ,*RI/IAN LIT]ATURE DID NOT4 ,SELL+ 9SIDE ! GATES IS ILLEGAL ?\< NOT = ICE CREAM V5DORS4 7,LAT] A FEW SELL]S W]E ALL[$ \TSIDE ! RECON/RUCT$ LAVATORY 5TRANCES 9 ! UND]PASS74 

,/UMP SPEAK+ BUILT UP ! LABOR MOVEM5T2 ITS DECL9E H]ALD$ ITS 5D4 ,! WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T WAS BUILT FROM IT1 :AT IS N[ REG>D$ AS ! LEFT COMES FROM ,/ATE-CONTROLL$ ,UNIV]SITY S\RCES4 ,! HOPES ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T ON $UCATION W]E UNFULFILL$3 :AT 9 PRACTICE IT BUILT UP WAS ! ,LABOR ,P>TY & A WORK+ CLASS DIVORC$ FROM IT1 :I* N[ PICKS UP NOTIONS FROM ! TABLOIDS4 

,EXTEMPORE SPEAK+ HAD ITS DRAWBACKS4 ,! REGUL> SPEAK]1 FEEL+ HIMSELF OR H]SELF A LEAD] OR A MISUND]/OOD G5IUS1 C\LD TURN TO P>LIAM5T>Y AMBITIONS 7E4G4 ! OLD ,CLYDESIDE SOCIALI/S71 ASPIRE TO LEAD]%IP BY VIRTUE ( !IR ORATORY1 OR OBTA9 AN 9FLAT$ EGO ?AT MADE ONE ?9K ONESELF WAS SO MU* MORE IMPORTANT ?AN ! CAUSE REPRES5T$4 ,BUT = ,JOHN ,MAJOR TO PLAY AT SPEAK+ FROM A SOAPBOX1 SURR\ND$ BY >M$ PLA9 CLO!S GU>DS1 WAS AN OBSC5E TRAVE/Y ( ! REALITY4 

,! ,MAN*E/] ,AN>*I/S 

,9 ! 0,P]SONAL ,RECOLLECTIONS0 ( ,GEORGE ,CORES 7PUB4 ,K,S,L7 REF]5CE IS MADE TO ! ,MAN*E/] ,AN>*I/S ( #a YE>S AGO & !IR /RUGGLE = FREE SPEE*4 ,WE HAVE S9CE PUBLI%+ IT RECEIV$ = \R >*IVES A COPY ( ! RELEVANT *APT] ( 0,TW5TY FIVE ,YE>S ( ,DETECTIVE ,LIFE0 BY ,J]OME ,CAM9ADA 7,*IEF ,DETECTIVE ,9SPECTOR ( ! ,MAN*E/] ,POLICE1 PUB ,JOHN ,HEYWOOD #a#h#i#e74 ,WRIT+ ( 0,MAN*E/] ,AN>*I/S AT ,WORK0 HE DEALS ) ! EV5TS ( ,SEPTEMB] #a#h#i#c4 

,HE SAYS A NUMB] ( 0IRRESPONSIBLE Y\NG M50 HELD MEET+S AT ,>DWICK ,GRE54 7,! NUMB]S ( Y\NG WORK+ CLASS M5 & WOM5 AS GIV5 9 ! PROCE$+S & 9 ,CORES'S MEMOIRS & ! SUPPORT !Y RECEIV$ 9DICATES ?AT ?\< ?IS WAS NOT A 0GOLD5 AGE ( ,AN>*I/ ACTIVITY01 IT WAS C]TA9LY A PROMIS+ ONE -- F> FROM ! DEPRESS+ SC5E ,MAN*E/] & EV]Y:]E ELSE PRES5TS TODAY74 

,DET4 ,9SP4 ,CAM9ADA NATURALLY -- & P]FECTLY FRANKLY -- ATTACKS ! VIEWS !Y W]E EXPRESS+ 79CLUD+ 0ABUS+ ,H] ,MAJE/Y & ! ,ROYAL ,FAMILY & CRITICIZ+ ! EMOLUM5TS !Y RECEIV$01 AS WELL AS 0PREA*+ ,AN>*ISM07 & SAID !RE W]E 0S]I\S COMPLA9TS0 AB\T ?OSE VIEWS :I* L$ TO *>GES4 ,! ,*IEF ,CON/ABLE WAS ASK$ TO PUT A /OP TO 0:AT HAD BECOME A S]I\S NUISANCE04 ,HE 0TRI$ TO REASON0 ) ! OB/RUCTIONI/S1 PO9T+ \T ?AT IT WAS A V]Y IMPROP] PLACE TO HOLD !IR MEET+S & (F]+ !M ! USE ( ,/EV5SON ,SQU>E1 0:]E !Y C\LD AIR !IR GRIEVANCES FROM MORN+ TILL NI<T )\T BE+ 9T]F]$ )04 

,! (F] BE+ REFUS$ ( ,/EV5SON ,SQU>E :I* WAS DES]T$ AT ALL TIMES1 ! ,*IEF ,CON/ABLE HIMSELF CAME TO ! NEXT MEET+ 9 ,>DWICK ,GRE51 /AT$ IT WAS AN OB/RUCTION & C\LD NOT GO ON4 7,! MEET+ WAS C]TA9LY NOT AS L>GE AS ,JOHN ,MAJOR'S1 ) WORLDWIDE PUBLICITY3 PROBABLY LESS ?AN ?AT ( ! ,T,V & PRESS PHOTOGRAPH]S & J\RNALI/S FOLL[+ HIM74 

,9 AN ATTACK ON ! MEET+ 7BY H[ MANY POLICE ,CAM9ADA DOES NOT SAY7 ! DETECTIVE 9SPECTOR HIT ! SPEAK] ) HIS UMBRELLA4 ,LAT]1 :5 !Y W]E F9$ & ULTIMATELY IMPRISON$1 HE SU$ = ! DAMAGE TO HIS UMBRELLA H5CE ! ,AN>*I/ SONG 7:I* HE TELLS US HE RES5T$7 0,! SCAMP :O BROKE HIS GAMP AT ,>DWICK ,GRE50 7TUNE ,MONTE ,C>LO74 

,?IS LEGALLY UPHELD ATTITUDE -- ?AT ! SPEAK] /&+ ON ! SOAPBOX MU/ BE RESPONSIBLE1 = DAMAGE DONE TO ! P]SON :O BROKE AN UMBRELLA HITT+ HIM1 DID NOT APPLY M]ELY TO ! POLICE NOR WAS ?IS CONF9$ TO A HUNDR$ YE>S AGO4 7,NOR JU/ TO ,5GL&3 ! ,HAYM>KET ,TRIAL 9 ,*ICAGO WAS MORE S]I\S ?AT ! SPEAK]S %\LD BE HANG$ = A BOMB EXPLOD+ :ILE !Y W]E ON ! RO/RUM74 ,MATT ,KAVANA<AN1 AN ,AN>*I/ SPEAK] 9 ,LIV]POOL1 WAS AS A Y\NG MAN >\ND #a#i#e1 9VOLV$ 9 A CASE :]E PEOPLE /ORM+ HIS PLAT=M HAD !IR CLO!S RIPP$1 ACCID5TALLY OR NOT4 ,HE BE+ ON ! PLAT=M1 C\LD NOT HAVE BE5 PHYSICALLY RESPONSIBLE & !Y W]E CLE>LY ! AGGRESSORS4 ,BUT HE WAS HELD RESPONSIBLE = ! DAMAGE TO !IR CLO?+4 ,! SUFFRAGI/S W]E CON/ANTLY TOLD ?AT IF !Y SUFF]$ FROM EGGS1 MUD OR EV5 BRICKS1 IT WAS !IR [N FAULT 0= NOT BEHAV+ LIKE LADIES & /AY+ AT HOME04 

,AN AMUS+ SIDEL9E IS ?AT DUR+ ! ,GREAT ,W> !RE WAS A MOB ATTACK ON A PEACE MEET+ AT ! ,UNIT>IAN ,*UR*1 ,S\?GATE ,ROAD1 :5 ,B]TR& ,RUSSELL WAS 9 DANG] ( BE+ LYN*$4 ,! RESPECTABLE LADIES ) HIM APPEAL$ TO ! POLICE PRES5CE TO SAVE HIM4 ,!Y REMA9$ /OLIDLY IMPASSIVE AS ONE AFT] ANO!R IMPLOR$ !M TO SAVE ! LIFE ( A MAN !Y DESCRIB$ AS ! MO/ DI/+UI%$ PHILOSOPH] 9 ,EUROPE OR ! MO/ CELEBRAT$ MA!MATICIAN 9 ,5GL&4 ,ONLY :5 ONE1 MORE WORLDLY WISE1 PROTE/$ ?AT HE WAS ! SON ( AN E>L DID ! POLICE WADE 9 AS ONE1 TRUN*EONS \T TO PRES]VE ! NOBLE DISSID5T4 

,DUR+ ,JOHN ,MAJOR'S PSEUDO-SOAPBOX /UMP1 A MEMB] ( ! PUBLIC ?REW EGGS AT HIM1 & WAS F9$ = ! ASSAULT & ORD]$ TO PAY DAMAGES = ! SUIT4 ,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 9T]E/+ TO KN[ IF ,NEIL ,K9NOCK1 9/EAD ( HOLD+ A PRESID5TIAL-TYPE CAMPAIGN & SCORN+ ! HUMBLE SOAPBOX1 HAD GONE /UMP SPEAK+ & BE5 HIT BY AN EGG1 :E!R ! POLICE W\LD HAVE DECID$ HE WAS 5\< ( A SOCIALI/ TO DES]VE :AT HE GOT 7AS HAD VIRTUALLY BE5 DECID$ BY PREVI\S ASSAULTS ON ,RAMSAY ,MAC,DONALD1 ,ANEUR9 ,BEVAN & EV5 ,K9NOCK HIMSELF7 OR IF ! NEW RESPECTABILITY L$ TO HIS BE+ TREAT$ EQUALLY ) ,JOHN ,MAJOR4 ,! M$IA W\LD C]TA9LY HAVE TREAT$ IT DIFF]5TLY4 

,GUY ,ALDR$ 

,WE TURN FROM ! PLAY ACT+ ( ,JOHN ,MAJOR AS A /UMP SOAPBOX SPEAK]1 COMPLETE ) SPEE*WRIT]S & A SPECIALLY MADE BOX 7REM9ISC5T ( ! ORGANIZ$ 0GYPSY C>AVAN T\RS0 :5 ! GYPSIES HAVE BE5 DRIV5 \T7 TO ! REAL /UMP SPEAK]S ( A BYGONE DAY4 ,!Y HAD TO KN[ H[ TO GET & H&LE A CR[D BY !MSELVES4 ,SOME DEVOT$ !IR 5TIRE LIFE TO 0OP5 AIR PROPAG&A0 7LIV+ UPON COLLECTIONS7 SOME DID IT = 5T]TA9M5T 7PR(ESSIONALLY71 :ILE A GREAT MANY DID IT VOLUNT>ILY1 OBVI\SLY = A TIME4 

,( ?OSE :O C\LD LECTURE COPI\SLY1 )\T NOTES1 FASC9ATE A CR[D1 SPREAD ! WORD1 EXPLA9 A *OS5 SUBJECT MORE CLE>LY ?AN ANY ,UNIV]SITY LECTUR]1 ONE MU/ SELECT ,GUY ,ALDR$ AS PREEM95T4 ,?IS IS NOT TO DESCRIBE HIS LIFE 7:I* %\LD BE DONE -- A BIOGRAPHY ( HIM IS UNPUBLI%$1 ?\< HE PUBLI%$ MANY AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WRIT+S7 BUT SOME 9CID5TS :I* DESCRIBE ! PROBLEMS ( ! 0SOAPBOX0 & H[ IT WAS /EADILY ILLEGALIZ$4 

,ALDR$ 7BORN 9 ,LONDON1 & ORIG9ALLY A BOY PREA*]1 BUT = MO/ ( HIS LIFE'S ACTIVITY C5T]$ 9 ,GLASG[ & A PROPAG&I/ = AN>*ISM & SOCIALISM7 MA9TA9$ ?AT LIT]ATURE SELL+1 ESS5TIAL TO PROPAG&A1 WAS 5%R9$ 9 ! CON/ITUTION4 ,HE PO9T$ \T ?AT :5 ,SCOTL& CAME 9TO ! ,UNION1 ! ,SCOTS DEM&$ ?AT COLPORTAGE 7! UNAU?ORIZ$ SELL+ ( DISS5T+ LIT]ATURE 9 PUBLIC3 0COLPORTAGE0 "7 SELL+ FROM A TRAY R\ND ONE'S NECK7 ,:AT !Y W]E AFRAID ( WAS ?AT RELIGI\S DISS5T]S BE PREV5T$ FROM SELL+ ,BIBLES ETC %\LD ! ,5GLI% GOV]NM5T BECOME ,CA?OLIC4 ,:ATEV] ! M]ITS ( ?AT FE>1 ! LAW WAS 5%R9$4 

,A L9E ( RE=M]S 5SUR$ SECUL>I/ !N SOCIALI/ LIT]ATURE WAS RESPECT$4 ,ALDR$ >GU$ ?IS MANY TIMES 9 C\RT SUCCESSFULLY4 ,HE PO9T$ TO ! FACT ?AT IF ONE APPLI$ TO ! POLICE = A /REET TRAD]'S LIC5SE TO SELL PAP]S1 ONE WAS TOLD !RE WAS NO SU* LIC5SE AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT NECESS>Y4 ,BECAUSE ( ! COLPORTAGE LAWS1 NEWSPAP]S W]E SOLD 9 ! /REETS 7LIMITATIONS CAME )9 ! TRADE ITSELF71 )\T POLICE P]MISSION BE+ NECESS>Y4 7,?IS IS ! ORIG9 ( ! T]M ! 0GUTT] PRESS074 ,:5 9 ! ?IRTIES ! POLICE DECID$ SALES ( SOCIALI/ LIT]ATURE CAUS$ OB/RUCTION1 !Y W]E ALT]+ ! LAWS ON COLPORTAGE4 ,ALDR$ /RUGGL$ TO 5ABLE COLPORTAGE )9 ! ,ROYAL ,P>KS4 ,?IS WAS NOT LEGALLY SUCCESSFUL & HE WAS F9$ MANY TIMES -- BUT HE WAS NEV] DEFEAT$ ON ! SUBJECT ( COLPORTAGE \TSIDE4 ,P]MISSION TO DO ?IS HAS DISAPPE>$ & ) IT MO/ ( ! DEM& TO DO SO4 ,:AT N[ MOLDS PUBLIC OP9ION IS ! 0GUTT] PRESS0 :I* CAN BE SOLD )\T LIC5SE TO DO SO BE+ NECESS>Y 7O!R ?AN BY ! SUPPLI]S74 ,S9CE ,ALDR$1 NOBODY HAS *ALL5G$ ?IS POLICE DECISION ?AT PUBLIC AVAILABILITY ( DISS5T+ LIT]ATURE PLUS FREE SPEE* EQUALS OB/RUCTION4 ,WE D\BT ?AT ,JOHN ,MAJOR'S PREC$5T W\LD BE ACCEPT$4 

,CONV]SELY1 ,ALDR$ W5T TO PRISON = 5ABL+ ! REPUBLICAN ,MYLIUS TO PR9T HIS PAP] :I* LAID B>E C]TA9 SC&ALS 9 ! LIFE ( ,GEORGE ,V4 ,!Y DID NOT 9 ! LEA/ BE> UP TO ?OSE CURR5TLY P$DL$ BY ALL ! NATIONAL PRESS AB\T ! CURR5T ,ROYALS 7?\< ADMITT$LY ! AFFAIR ( ,$W>D ,V,I,I,I WAS CONCEAL$ UNTIL HIS ABDICATION & ! REAL SC&ALS >E ONLY BEG9N+ TO BE REVEAL$ N[74 

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