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  LEFTIES: VIDEO CLIPS
Lefties' three episodes feature interviews and archival footage. These clips introduce some of the main players.
 
Liz Dronfield   VILLA ROAD RESIDENTS 
Former squatters of Villa Road give their views on whether they'd still like to see the overthrow of capitalism.
 
Jane Halsall-Dixon   ST AGNES PLACE RESIDENT 
Jane Halsall-Dixon talks about living in her squatted home at St Agnes Place for the last 30 years.
 


Linda Bellos   PORNOGRAPHY 
Linda Bellos and other contributors talk about how pornography was analysed in feminist consciousness-raising groups.
 
Sheila Jeffreys   PENILE IMPERIALISM 
Sheila Jeffreys explains the concept of penile imperialism and how men stay in power through force and the threat of force.
 


Alan Hayling   NEWS ON SUNDAY MANIFESTO 
Alan Hayling and others former journalists and founders read out the principles of left-wing newspaper, News on Sunday.
 
John Pilger   REACTIONS TO FAILURE 
John Pilger and some of the founders of News on Sunday talk about how they felt about the paper going under.
 
   

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LEFTIES
Guide to the
three-part series

  Lefties
HAVE YOUR SAY
Share your thoughts
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  Have Your Say

External Links

Wikipedia: Left-wing politics
History and information

Victory Villa
Feature about the South London squatting campaign

The Guardian: Sheila Jeffreys
Interview with Sheila Jeffreys

The British Library: Newspaper timeline
Brief history of British newspapers in the 20th century

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