The Angry Brigade

The Angry Brigade
The Angry Brigade
Angry Brigade Resistance Movement
	Logo associated with the Angry Brigade, used on the cover of The Angry Brigade by Gordon Carr
Dates of operation	1968–1970, 1980s
Active regions	England
Ideology	Anarcho-communism; Anti-imperialism; Anti-monarchism
Political position	Far-left
Status	Defunct
Opponents	United Kingdom; United States

The Angry Brigade was a far-left British terrorist group responsible for a series of bomb attacks in England between 1970 and 1972. Using small bombs, they targeted banks, embassies, a BBC Outside Broadcast vehicle, and the homes of Conservative Members of Parliament (MPs). In total, police attributed 25 bombings to the Angry Brigade. The bombings mostly caused property damage; one person was slightly injured. Of the eight people who stood trial, known as the Stoke Newington Eight, four were acquitted. John Barker, along with Hilary Creek, Anna Mendelssohn and Jim Greenfield, were convicted on majority verdicts, and sentenced to ten years. In a 2014 interview, Barker described the trial as political, but acknowledged that "they framed a guilty man".^[1]

^ Campbell, Duncan (3 June 2014). "The Angry Brigade's John Barker, 40 years on: 'I feel angrier than I ever felt then'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

[1] Campbell, Duncan (3 June 2014). "The Angry Brigade's John Barker, 40 years on: 'I feel angrier than I ever felt then'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

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