The New Putney Debates are on the for the next fortnight. The full programme is here. You'll find my contribution on 8 November.
As the organisers say:
Celebrating the 365th year anniversary of the original Putney Debates, Occupy London is holding a series of events inspired by the Levellers' and Diggers' demands for social justice, civil rights and equal access to the land.
It's timely. See you there.
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The original Putney debates of 1647 were a beacon on the road to political democracy. Their demands were defeated by the ‘Grandees’ (land owning commanders of the Army)with a divide and suppress strategy.
We can only hope the present Grandees- Mps of the Centre- Left Parliamentary parties and other organisations seeking political and economic reform, don’t do the same.
You are keeping the Roundhead tradition alive, Richard!
Roundhead yes
But not to be confused with a follower of Cromwell
In my opinion The Putney Debates were critical in UK and democratic history from an era when real enlightenment graced some in ways only occasionally seen