LM network: Chronology
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The LM network or LM group is a superficially loose and informal network of individuals and organisations sharing a libertarian and anti-environmentalist ideology. Its constituent organisations are led and largely composed of people associated with the defunct Revolutionary Communist Tendency/Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP) and its principal publication Living Marxism. This pages contains a chronology of the evolution of the network including the dates of foundation and dissolution of the many associated entities.
Campaign Against Militarism sticker for march in London in August 1993, one of the latter and short lived RCP front groups.
Irish Freedom Movement sticker for demo on 8 August 1987 in London.
Battle of Ideas banner noting the funding of the LM network by pharma giant Pfizer, BT and Rupert Murdoch's newspaper The Times.
Global Uncertainties Schools Network a project of Debating Matters which is in turn part of the Institute of Ideas a core element of the LM network
Student Academics for Academic Freedom the student equivalent of Academics for Academic Freedom a project of the LM network
Young Journalists Academy is a project of Journalism Education Limited launched by Spiked a core part of the LM network
The one and only Modern Movement demo - a counter to the protests against the third Heathrow runway in February 2009.
History
- 1973
- Split from International Socialists, to create the Revolutionary Communist Group.
- 1976
- A sizable minority are expelled from the RCG.
- 1977
- Led by Frank Furedi the expelled faction creates the Revolutionary Communist Tendency
- 1979
- Publication of the monthly The Next Step
- Smash the Prevention of Terrorism Act Campaign launched
- 1980
- Workers Against Racism launched
- 1981
- RCT changes it name into the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP)
- 1982
- Smash The Prevention of Terrorism Act Campaign closed
- Irish Freedom Movement launched
- 1985
- The next step becomes a weekly just after the end of the Miners' strike.
- 1987
- The Red Front launched to contest the 1987 election and replace the Labour Party, then closed
- 1988
- RCP establishes Living Marxism
- 1989
- Irish Freedom Movement closed
- 1990
- RCP begins infiltration of academic and media circles
- Parents Against the Charter launched and closed
- Ad-Hoc Hands Off the Middle East Committee launched and closed
- 1991
- WORLDwrite launched
- 1993
- Campaign Against Militarism launched
- 1994
- London International Research Exchange launched
- Design Agenda created
- The next step ceases publication on 25 February 1994.
- Workers Against Racism last active.
- 1995
- Africa Direct launched
- 1996
- RCP dissolves itself
- Families for Freedom launched
- Channel Cyberia
- 1997
- Living Marxism title changed to LM
- Pro-Choice Forum launched
- Freedom & Law launched and closed
- Africa Direct closed
- 1998
- Feminists for Justice launched
- Internet Freedom launched
- Libero launched
- Maverick Club launched
- Campaign Against Militarism closed
- London International Research Exchange closed
- 1999
- Culture Wars launched
- Trasna An Domhain Go Leir launched
- Litigious Society launched and closed
- Families for Freedom closed
- 2000
- LM forced to close after it loses libel case to ITN
- Spiked launched by LM's ex-editor
- Institute of Ideas (originally an event organised by LM) launched as an organisation by LM's co-publisher, Claire Fox
- Audacity launched
- Transport Research Group launched
- Feminists for Justice closed
- Libero closed
- 2001
- Long-time LM contributor, and Claire Fox's sister, Fiona Fox becomes Director of the Science Media Centre
- 2002
- Parents With Attitude launched
- Global Futures launched
- Maverick Club closed
- LM/Spiked/Institute of Ideas contributor Tracey Brown becomes Director of Sense About Science
- 2003
- Debating Matters launched
- Trasna An Domhain Go Leir closed
- 2005
- Battle of Ideas launched
- Bookshop Barnies launched
- Salons launched
- 2006
- Manifesto Club launched
- Future Cities Project launched
- Engaging Cogs launched
- Internet Freedom closed
- 2007
- Academics For Academic Freedom launched
- Student Academics For Academic Freedom launched
- Centre for Parenting Culture Studies launched
- Generation Youth Issues launched
- 2008
- WORLDbytes launched
- ManTownHuman launched
- Transport Research Group closed
- Design Agenda wound down
- 2009
- Modern Movement launched and closed
- Hands Off The Human Footprint! launched
- Inter-Generation launched
- Freedom in a Puritan Age launched (loose association)
- Engaging Cogs closed
- 2010
- Big Potatoes launched
- Global Uncertainties Schools Network launched
