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.

Internet Freedom, a project of the LM network

Irish Freedom Movement sticker for demo on 8 August 1987 in London.

Libero, a project of the LM network

Transport Research Group, a project of the LM network

The Institute of Ideas: an LM project. Image from the LM website @ www.informinc.co.uk circa 2000 promoting the first Institute of Ideas event in June/July 2000

Institute of Ideas, at the core of the LM network

Battle of Ideas, a project of the Institute of Ideas, part of the LM network

The Academy, a project of the Institute of Ideas, a core element of the LM network

Battle of Ideas banner noting the funding of the LM network by pharma giant Pfizer, BT and Rupert Murdoch's newspaper The Times.

Culture Wars, a project of the Institute of Ideas, a core element of the LM network

Debating Matters a project of the Institute of Ideas a core element of the LM network

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

Salons, projects of the LM network

Salons, projects of the LM network

Salons, projects of the LM network

Salons, projects of the LM network

Salons, projects of the LM network

Salons, projects of the LM network

Salons, projects of the LM network

Salons, projects of the LM network

Academics for Academic Freedom and LM network associate.

Student Academics for Academic Freedom the student equivalent of Academics for Academic Freedom a project of the LM network

Manifesto Club part of the LM network

Logo of the Maverick Club, circa 2000, a part of the LM network

Logo of Spiked, a core element of the LM network, circa 2011.

Young Journalists Academy is a project of Journalism Education Limited launched by Spiked a core part of the LM network

Novo Argumente the German magazine affiliated with the LM network

Hands Off The Human Footprint a Spiked campaign, 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.

Audacity, an LM network project

Big Potatoes part of the LM network

Engaging Cogs, an LM network project

Future Cities Project, associated with the LM network

Global Futures, an LM network venture

ManTownHuman a project of the LM network

Centre for Parenting Culture Studies, associated with the LM network

Generation Youth Issues, a project of the LM network

Parents With Attitude, associated with the LM network

Pro-Choice Forum, part of the LM network

Worldwrite, part of the LM network

Worldbytes part of WORLDWrite, a project of the LM network

Easynet, started by LM network associate Keith Teare

Cyberia a business set up by LM network associate Keith Teare

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

Internet Freedom launched

• 1997

Living Marxism title changed to LM

Pro-Choice Forum launched

Freedom & Law launched and closed

Africa Direct closed

• 1998

Feminists for Justice 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