I was going to write something on the anniversary of Gerrard Winstanley's death in 1676 but I see that Dorian Cope has got in first on her excellent blog.
I grew up not that far away from the Digger settlements at Cobham and St George's Hill. In fact as a kid I did a bit of weekend caddying at the St George's Hill golf course. Sadly the site of Winstanley's most famous communal experiment is now a gated private estate and the golf club is the playground of reactionary and snobbish arseholes .
The history of the Diggers and their contribution to the English socialist tradition are well documented - and for the moment I won't add anything more - but Billy Bragg singing 'The World Turned Upside Down' should tell you enough for now ...
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