Ian David Bone (born 28 August 1947 in

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) is an English

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and publisher of anarchist newspapers and tabloids, such as ''

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'' and ''The Bristolian''. In 1984, British tabloid newspaper ''

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'' described Bone as "The Most Dangerous Man in Britain".

Activities

Ian Bone is the son of a

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, and has said that this background greatly contributed to his later political outlook. He studied politics at

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, becoming an active anarchist throughout the 1960s to early 1990s. He set up the anarchist agit-mag ''Alarm'' in

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. In 1983, with others, he established the anarchist paper ''

''. The confrontational style of the paper led to Bone becoming an infamous figure in the politics of the 1980s. In October 1994, Bone organised the Anarchy in the UK festival. In 2001 he revived ''The Bristolian'', which fielded candidates in the 2003 Bristol city council elections and was runner-up for the

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for investigative journalism in 2005. Tangent Books published Bone's autobiography, ''Bash the Rich'', in 2006. To promote the book, Bone organised a "Bash the Rich" march through Notting Hill, claiming he would march on

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's house. In September 2018,

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broadcast footage of Bone doorstepping Conservative MP

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, shouting "Your daddy is a very horrible person" and "lots of people hate your daddy" at his young children. Bone's targeting of Rees-Mogg's children was widely condemned. In May 2021, Bone unsuccessfully stood for election in a council by-election in Croydon.

Works

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Anarchy in the UK podcast episodes

References

External links

The Ian Bone Blog
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