Ian David Bone[1] (born 28 August 1947[2] in Mere, Wiltshire) is an English anarchist and publisher of anarchist newspapers and tabloids, such as Class War and The Bristolian.[3]
Ian Bone | |
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 Ian Bone extolling the virtues of the Fifth Monarchy Men in Wapping, May 2013 | |
| Born | Ian David Bone 28 August 1947 |
| Known for | Social and political activism |
In 1984, British tabloid newspaper The Sunday People described Bone as "The Most Dangerous Man in Britain".[3][4]
Activities
editIan Bone is the son of a butler, and has said that this background greatly contributed to his later political outlook.[5] He studied politics at Swansea University, becoming an active anarchist throughout the 1960s to early 1990s.[3] He set up the anarchist agit-mag Alarm in Swansea.[3] In 1983, with others, he established the anarchist paper Class War. The confrontational style of the paper led to Bone becoming an infamous figure in the politics of the 1980s.[6]
In October 1994, Bone organised the Anarchy in the UK festival.[7]
In 2001 he revived The Bristolian, which fielded candidates in the 2003 Bristol city council elections and was runner-up for the Paul Foot Award for investigative journalism in 2005.[8]
Tangent Books published Bone's autobiography, Bash the Rich, in 2006.[9] To promote the book, Bone organised a "Bash the Rich" march through Notting Hill, claiming he would march on David Cameron's house.[10]
In September 2018, Russia Today broadcast footage of Bone doorstepping Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, shouting "Your daddy is a very horrible person" and "lots of people hate your daddy" at his young children.[11] Bone's targeting of Rees-Mogg's children was widely condemned.[12][13]
In May 2021, Bone unsuccessfully stood for election in a council by-election in Croydon.[14]
Works
edit- Bone, Ian (2006). Bash the Rich: True Life Confessions of an Anarchist in the UK. Naked Guides Ltd. p. 280. ISBN 0-9544177-7-1.
- Anarchy in the UK podcast episodes
References
edit- ^ "Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill". Parliament UK. Archived from the original on 12 November 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ Bone, Ian (2006). Bash The Rich. Tangent Books. pp. 10. ISBN 0-9544177-7-1.
- ^ a b c d Saner, Emine (20 October 2006). "We need to push and shove and throw things". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2006.
- ^ ""Most dangerous man in Britain" calls for attack on Boat Race". The Cambridge Student. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Bash The Rich, pp. 2–3
- ^ Cross, Rich (2014). "British anarchism in the era of Thatcherism". In Smith, Evan; Worley, Matthew (eds.). Against the grain: The British far left from 1956. Manchester University Press. pp. 141–142. ISBN 978-07190-9590-0.
- ^ Home, Stewart (25 October 1994). "Organised chaos". The Independent. ISSN 0951-9467. ProQuest 313228092.
The event is the brainchild of Ian Bone ... Among revolutionary anarchists, Anarchy in the UK is derisively referred to as the Bone Show.
- ^ "Scurrilious magazine scoops top award". BBC News. 14 October 2005. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2006.
- ^ Boncza-Tomaszewski, Tom (24 December 2006). "Paperbacks". The Independent on Sunday. p. 30. ProQuest 336971620.
- ^ Jack, Ian (6 October 2007). "From Henley to Notting Hill: Class War is on the move again". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ Brown, David (12 September 2018). "Your daddy's horrible, say Jacob Rees‑Mogg protesters". The Times. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Marshall, Francesca (12 September 2018). "Labour MPs attack left wing activists who told Jacob Rees-Mogg's children 'your daddy is a totally horrible person'". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Jacob Rees-Mogg brushes off protest outside home". BBC News. 12 September 2018. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ O'Connor, Tara (5 May 2021). "The 7 candidates standing in Croydon Council's Woodside by-election". My London. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.