Written in Flames

Written in Flames is a pamphlet published in 1987 which listed the names, jobs and addresses of British Corporate directors.

It was accused by the Research Foundation for the Study of Terrorism of encouraging attacks on corporate leaders.

The text below is the introductory preamble. At the bottom is a pdf of the whole pamphlet.

COMPANY MEN

These companies have all hacked-up their British workforces in the last few years. Have moved factories to countries of cheaper labour, closed down plants, sold their assets. Meanwhile the British state has helped them increase their profits by creating unemployment, cutting state benefits, hatching anti-union laws and increasing police violence. This recession shows clearly what's good for the ruling class is no good for us.

Managers are rewarded for their company's increased profits. They increase profits by making wage cuts, redundancies, by forcing longer hours.

Successful managers get salary increases, share options, directorships, and knighthoods. We fight each other for low wage jobs, jealously guard our overtime and bonuses, or scrape by on state benefits. Here are some of the men who have found success in our repression.

Resources

• I-Spy Productions Written in Flames: Naming the British Ruling Class London: Hooligan Press ISBN 1869802071. Undated, but published in 1987.