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On 01 May 1965 (May Day), Private Eye magazine holds a "Mass for Vass" rally in Central London for former British Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home, a reference to his nickname "Baillie Vass". Peter Cook in a wheelchair pushed by John Wells fronts 300 marchers carrying banners, including Richard Ingrams carrying one proclaiming 'Hands off the Rann of Kutch!'

Wells Cook Ingram

On 01 May 1965 (May Day), Private Eye magazine holds a "Mass for Vass" rally in Central London for former British Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home, a reference to his nickname "Baillie Vass". Peter Cook in a wheelchair pushed by John Wells fronts 300 marchers carrying banners, including Richard Ingrams carrying one proclaiming 'Hands off the Rann of Kutch!' Gallery:
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The Aldermaston to London CND march ends with an Easter Monday rally in Trafalgar Square, central London, 1964

Trafalgar Square, Easter 1964

The Aldermaston to London CND march ends with an Easter Monday rally in Trafalgar Square, central London, 1964 Gallery:
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British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, political activist and Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell sits in a chair and holds a microphone whilst looking out of shot

Bertrand Russell

British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, political activist and Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell sits in a chair and holds a microphone whilst looking out of shot Gallery:
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CND demonstration in Ruislip, north-west London. A woman wearing sunglasses and smoking a cigarette is carried away from the demonstration by a police constable

CND demonstration in Ruislip

CND demonstration in Ruislip, north-west London. A woman wearing sunglasses and smoking a cigarette is carried away from the demonstration by a police constable Gallery:
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During the 1962 Festival of Labour in Battersea Park, a float takes part in a parade. The float is titled 'Designing a great future - Designing a Great Britain' and has people dressed as scientists and astronauts working at draughting tables, as well as a futuristically-styled rocket ship. The float is passing Labour Party leaders, seen from the back

Rocket Science 2

During the 1962 Festival of Labour in Battersea Park, a float takes part in a parade. The float is titled 'Designing a great future - Designing a Great Britain' and has people dressed as scientists and astronauts working at draughting tables, as well as a futuristically-styled rocket ship. The float is passing Labour Party leaders, seen from the back Gallery:
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On 01 May 1965 (May Day), Private Eye magazine holds a "Mass for Vass" rally in Central London for former British Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home. As the march progresses from Parliament Square to Conservative Central Office accompanied by a brass band, a young woman dressed in Aladdin panto clothes has her shoe adjusted by a drummer in the band

Private Eye demo

On 01 May 1965 (May Day), Private Eye magazine holds a "Mass for Vass" rally in Central London for former British Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home. As the march progresses from Parliament Square to Conservative Central Office accompanied by a brass band, a young woman dressed in Aladdin panto clothes has her shoe adjusted by a drummer in the band Gallery:
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Tobagonian activist Claudia Jones and actor/singer Pearl Prescod lead a civil rights march through Notting Hill, West London, circa 1963

Claudia Jones marches in West London

Tobagonian activist Claudia Jones and actor/singer Pearl Prescod lead a civil rights march through Notting Hill, West London, circa 1963 Gallery:
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Demonstrators walk past a road sign to Aldermaston and local spectators during the 1963 Aldermaston to London march

Aldermaston signpost

Demonstrators walk past a road sign to Aldermaston and local spectators during the 1963 Aldermaston to London march Gallery:
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Malcolm X smiles as he turns over a piece of paper during his speech at the Malayan Islamic Study Group in Notting Hill on December 05 1964

Malcolm X

Malcolm X smiles as he turns over a piece of paper during his speech at the Malayan Islamic Study Group in Notting Hill on December 05 1964 Gallery:
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A close-up of Malcolm X as he speaks at the Malayan Islamic Study Group in Notting Hill on December 05 1964

Malcolm X

A close-up of Malcolm X as he speaks at the Malayan Islamic Study Group in Notting Hill on December 05 1964 Gallery:
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Scottish socialist politician Jennie Lee gestures with her right hand as she speaks at a meeting in Conway Hall, probably in 1963

Jennie Lee

Scottish socialist politician Jennie Lee gestures with her right hand as she speaks at a meeting in Conway Hall, probably in 1963 Gallery:
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During the 1962 Festival of Labour in Battersea Park, two women wearing Welcome to Labour London hats stand in the crowd

Labour London ladies

During the 1962 Festival of Labour in Battersea Park, two women wearing Welcome to Labour London hats stand in the crowd Gallery:
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Martin Luther King Jr. rests his chin on his hands at a London press conference at the Hilton Hotel, organised by CND in December 1964; shot in close-up

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. rests his chin on his hands at a London press conference at the Hilton Hotel, organised by CND in December 1964; shot in close-up Gallery:
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During a small Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament demonstration outside the London School of Economics, two men address an off-screen crowd. One stands on a small lectern with a CND logo tacked to the front, the other man stands next to the lectern, circa 1963

CND at LSE 1

During a small Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament demonstration outside the London School of Economics, two men address an off-screen crowd. One stands on a small lectern with a CND logo tacked to the front, the other man stands next to the lectern, circa 1963 Gallery:
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A blond male child holds a CND banner and looks wistful during the Aldermaston-London CND march, circa 1960. Aldermaston, Berkshire, was the site of an atomic arms research centre

Wistful CND child

A blond male child holds a CND banner and looks wistful during the Aldermaston-London CND march, circa 1960. Aldermaston, Berkshire, was the site of an atomic arms research centre Gallery:
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Barbara Castle MP speaks at an anti-apartheid rally in Trafalgar Square, central London, circa 1962

Barbara Castle

Barbara Castle MP speaks at an anti-apartheid rally in Trafalgar Square, central London, circa 1962 Gallery:
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African American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, civil rights campaigner and social critic James Baldwin in close up

James Baldwin

African American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, civil rights campaigner and social critic James Baldwin in close up Gallery:
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Aldermaston to London CND march in London streets, seen from above, circa 1960

Aldermaston to London CND march

Aldermaston to London CND march in London streets, seen from above, circa 1960 Gallery:
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During the 1962 Festival of Labour in Battersea Park, a float takes part in a parade. The float is titled 'Designing a great future - Designing a Great Britain' and has people dressed as scientists and astronauts working at draughting tables, as well as a futuristically-styled rocket ship

Rocket Science

During the 1962 Festival of Labour in Battersea Park, a float takes part in a parade. The float is titled 'Designing a great future - Designing a Great Britain' and has people dressed as scientists and astronauts working at draughting tables, as well as a futuristically-styled rocket ship Gallery:
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During the last day of the Aldermaston-London CND rally in Trafalgar Square, Easter Monday, 1966. L-R: John 'Hoppy' Hopkins, Julie Felix, Michelle Poole

LSD meets CND

During the last day of the Aldermaston-London CND rally in Trafalgar Square, Easter Monday, 1966. L-R: John 'Hoppy' Hopkins, Julie Felix, Michelle Poole Gallery:
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