,TOM ,BR[N #ai -- #aigd ,BIOGRAPHY 3 ,BR[N COMPLET$ AN 5G9E]+ APPR5TICE%IP 9 ! ,TYNESIDE %IPY>DS1 :]E HE WAS ELECT$ AS A %OP /EW>D4 ,HE S]V$ AS ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ,9DU/RIAL ,ORGANIZ] = ! ,NOR? ,EA/ ( ,5GL&4 ,BR[N WORK$ 9 ! MOTOR 9DU/RY ( ! ,WE/ ,MIDL&S DUR+ ! ,DEPRESSION1 :5 HE BECAME AN ,AN>*I/4 ,HE JO9$ ! GR\P+ >\ND ,SPA9 & ! ,WORLD4 ,BR[N WAS ON ! ,$ITORIAL ,BO>D ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION ( ,BRITA9 :I* *ANG$ ITS NAME TO ! ,SYNDICALI/ ,WORK]S' ,F$]ATION & AFFILIAT$ TO ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,WORK]S' ,ASSOCIATION4 ,BR[N WAS CONC]N$ 9 TWO IMPORTANT DOCKWORK]S /RIKES4 ,BR[N S]V$ AS SPOKESP]SON = A RESID5TS PROTE/ GR\P 9 ,LONDON ?AT OPPOS$ ! OP5+ ( BRO!LS 9 !IR >EA4 ,ON HIS WAY HOME FROM WORK+ A NIXI/S4ORG47 ,TOM ,BR[N1 :OSE WRIT+S DID MU* TO REVIVE 9T]E/ 9 ,SYNDICALISM & ,WORK]S' ,CONTROL1 WAS ?AT R>E PH5OM5ON 9 ! ,BRITI% LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T1 A !ORETICIAN :OSE IDEAS HAD BE5 TE/$ & DEVELOP$ BY HIS [N EXP]I5CE 9 ! H>D S*OOL OR WORK+-CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,AN ABLE & P]SUASIVE PUBLIC SPEAK]1 :E!R AT ,SPEAK]S' ,CORN] 9 ,HYDE ,P>K1 AT 9DOOR MEET+S1 OR 9 ! MORE 9TIMATE ROLE ( LECTUR]1 HE HAD ! HAPPY KNACK ( RELAT+ :AT HE SAID TO ! EV]YDAY EXP]I5CE ( HIS AUDI5CE4 ,! SAME QUALITY ILLUM9AT$ HIS WRIT+S1 :I* MIRROR$ ! LIFE & TIMES OR ?IS LIFELONG REVOLUTION>Y & LOYAL COMRADE4 ,BORN & BR$ )9 SIDS1 ,TOM S]V$ HIS 5G9E]+ APPR5TICE%IP !RE & WAS QUICKLY DRAWN 9TO MILITANT 9DU/RIAL ACTIVITY4 ,MU* ( HIS WORK+ LIFE WAS SP5T AS AN ACTIVE %OP /EW>D & FACTORY FLOOR ACTIVI/4 ,LIKE MANY O!RS HE WAS FIR$ ) 5?USIASM BY ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 WAS AN E>LY MEMB] ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY &1 = A TIME1 BECAME ITS 9DU/RIAL ORGANIZ] = ! ,NOR? ,EA/4 ,BUT ! D\BLE DEAL+ ( ! ,C,P & ! GR[+ REPRESSION 9 ,BOL%EVIK ,RUSSIA QUICKLY BR\TY1 ?\< NEV] HIS NATURAL ROLE AS A %OP FLOOR MILITANT4 ,MOV+ S\? DUR+ ! ,DEPRESSION1 HE WORK$ 9 ! MOTOR 9DU/RY ( ! ,WE/ ,MIDL&S &1 PROBABLY >\ND ?IS TIME1 WAS ATTRACT$ BY ,AN>*I/ & ,SYNDICALI/ IDEAS4 ,9 ! MID-?IRTIES HE & HIS WIFE1 ,LILY1 F\ND !IR WAY FUR!R S\? TO ,LONDON ) !IR DAU\ND ! PAP]1 ',SPA9 & ! ,WORLD'1 :I* WAS D$ICAT$ TO SUPPORT+ ! ,SPANI% WORK]S4 ,HE SPOKE AT MEET+S SUPPORT+ !IR /RUGGLE1 SEV]AL TIMES %>+ ! PLAT=M ) ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN4 ,HIS ,SYNDICALI/ WRIT+S APPE>$ = ! FIR/ TIME 9 ',REVOLT'1 :I* FOLL[$ ',SPA9 & ! ,WORLD' AFT] ,FRANCO'S FASCI/ VICTORY 9 #a#i#c#i4 ,DUR+ ! W>1 AS A MEMB] ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION ( ,BRITA9 7,A,F,B71 HE WROTE REGUL>LY = ',W> ,COMM5T>Y = ,AN>*ISM' & PRODUC$ HIS FIR/ TWO PAMPHLETS1 ',TRADE ,UNIONISM OR ,SYNDICALISM' & ',! ,BRITI% ,G5]AL ,/RIKE'1 BO? ( :I* HAD WIDE SALES4 ,HE REMA9$ A MEMB] ( ! $ITORIAL BO>D UNTIL NE> ! 5D ( ! W>1 :5 ! ,A,H1 ( :I* HE /AY$ AN ACTIVE MEMB]1 P>T$ COMPANY ) ,FRE$OM ,PRESS 9 UNHAPPY CIRCUM/ANCES1 BUT ON PO9TS ( PR9CIPLE4 ,) O!RS1 HE HELP$ LAUN* ',DIRECT ,ACTION' 9 #a#i#d#e1 AS ! ,A,F,B'S NEW VOICE & CONT9U$ HIS CLOSE ASSOCIATION ) IT = WELL OV] #b YE>S4 ,SADD5$ BY ! FAILURE ( AN ATTEMPT TO =M AN ,9T]NATIONAL ( ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATIONS 9 ! LATE #a#i#dS1 HE LAT] SUPPORT$ ! ,A,F,B'S DECISION TO *ANGE ITS NAME TO ,SYNDICALI/ ,WORK]S' ,F$]ATION 7,S,W,F7 & AFFILIATE TO ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,WORK+ ,M5'S ,ASSOCIATION1 ( :I* ! ,C,N,T WAS ! /RONGE/ MEMB]1 AL?\< !N UND]GR\ND 9 ,SPA94 ,! ,S,W,F MA9TA9$ FRI5DLY CONTACTS ) ! ,I,W,W 9 ! ,/ATES & ,TOM VISIT$ !M :5 HE & ,LILY CROSS$ ! ,ATLANTIC TO SEE !IR DAURI$ ,G,IS 9 ,LONDON & LAT] EMIGRAT$4 ,HE ALSO W5T TO SEE ! VET]AN AN>*O-SYNDICALI/1 ,RUDOLF ,ROCK]1 9 A LIB]T>IAN COLONY NE> ,NEW ,YORK4 ,TOM & ,LILY RETURN$ TO ,LONDON AFT] A YE> & HE RESUM$ HIS ,S,W,F ACTIVITY4 ,HE & ,LILY1 :O WAS !N 9 POOR HEAL?1 RETURN$ TO ,TYNESIDE 9 ! LATE #a#i#fS & HIS CONT9U$ ACTIVITY !RE 9CLUD$ SEV]AL LIVELY CONTRIBUTIONS1 ON LIB]T>IAN SUBJECTS1 ON LOCAL RADIO4 ,TOM ,BR[N'S ACTIVITY & WRIT+S 9FLU5C$ & 9SPIR$ MANY PEOPLE4 ,A LATT]-DAY ,TOM ,MANN1 HE S[$ ! SE$S ( A REBIR? = ,SYNDICALISM 9 ,BRITA94 7,S\RCE3 TYNESIDEAN>*I/>*IVE4WORDPRESS4COM47 ,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG _/ ,TYNESIDE,AN>*I/,>*IVE4WORDPRESS4COM4 ,WORKS 3 ,AU?OR ( ,BRITI% ,MUT9IES 9 ,FRANCE 7,DECEMB] #c#a1 #a#i#f#i7 ,AU?OR ( ,BRITI% ,SYNDICALISM 7,DECEMB] #c#a1 #a#i#f#i7 ,AU?OR ( ,! ,9T]NATIONALE 7,DECEMB] #c#a1 #a#i#f#i7 ,AU?OR ( ,9TO ,BATTLE ) ! ,BAZOOKA ,B&S 7,DECEMB] #c#a1 #a#i#f#i7 ,AU?OR ( ,L59 & ,WORK]S' ,CONTROL 7,DECEMB] #c#a1 #a#i#f#i7 ,AU?OR ( ,MUT9Y 9 ! ,BRITI% ,>MY 7,DECEMB] #c#a1 #a#i#f#i7 ,AU?OR ( ,NATIONALISATION & ! ,NEW ,BOSS ,CLASS 7,DECEMB] #c#a1 #a#i#f#i7 ,AU?OR ( ,NEWCA/LE ,FIY #a#c1 #bbb 3 ,TOM ,BR[N'S ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/WWW4,REVOLT,LIB4COM_/