Stuart Christie
Stuart Christie is a
Scottish anarchist most well-known for his part in the Spanish resistance to the dictator
Francisco Franco: he was arrested in
1964 while carrying explosives to assassinate '
El Caudillo'. Before he left
England, he was interviewed for a television programme with
Malcolm Muggeridge, a known
MI6 contact, and was asked whether he felt the assassination of Franco would be right. He answered that it would; when the programme was broadcast after his arrest in Spain, these comments were edited out. He was sentenced to twenty years in prison but only served three, being released due to international pressure, with support from
Bertrand Russell and
Jean-Paul Sartre. After his release he continued his activism in the
Anarchist movement in the
United Kingdom, founded the
Anarchist Black Cross and
Black Flag with
Albert Meltzer, was acquitted of involvement with the
Angry Brigade and started the publishing house
Cienfuegos Press.
An updated version of his autobiography
Granny Made me an Anarchist was published in 2004 by Scribner (UK). Also see Part 2, The Christie File,
General Franco Made Me A Terrorist [
1] and Part 3
Edward Heath Made Me Angry[
2]
He also wrote
The Floodgates of Anarchy with Meltzer. This includes an early version of the
Nolan chart, popularised by
David Nolan of the
Libertarian Party. The Meltzer/Christie chart was more like the
political compass.
Stefano Delle Chiaie: Portrait of a Black Terrorist, London: Anarchy Magazine/Refract Publications, 1984. 182 pages (ISBN 0-946222-09-6) (on Italian terrorist Stefano Delle Chiaie, founder of
Avanguardia Nazionale and member of
P2 masonic lodge, involved in
Gladio's
strategy of tension)
He is also the author of "We, the Anarchists! A study of the Iberian Anarchist Federation (
FAI) 1927-1937 (2000)".[
3]
As a publisher Christie founded Cienfuegos Press (1972) & edited the "Cienfuegos Anarchist Review" (1977? - 82?), Refract Publications (1982), The Meltzer Press (1996) and Christiebooks/ Christiebooks.com.
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ChristieBooks*
Hastings Free TV*
Spanish Free TV*
Stuart Christie page, the
Antiauthoritarian Encyclopedia*
Interview with 3:AM Magazine*
Interview with the Guardian and extract from his book
