What Can You Do When You’re Replaced By Machines?


20 Jul 2026
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Sources:
Bryson, B. 2001. Notes From A Small Island.

Daniels, J. 1986. The Scum. https://libcom.org/article/scum-comic…

digital-works, “Banging Out”, Bishopsgate Archive, DW

Empson, M. 2018. Kill All The Gentlemen

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Holt, Richard, The Mills of Medieval England, pg 119-124

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00:00 Intro
01:47 Windmills
07:10 The Luddites
13:31 The Wapping Dispute
31:35 Building The Fortress
35:38 The London Post
51:12 The Strike
58:44 The Scabs
01:10:34 Kicking Heads In
01:16:03 The Anniversary

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