Editing Clerkenwell (section)

===Radicalism===
Clerkenwell Green has historically been associated with radicalism, from the [[Lollards]] in the 16th century, the [[Chartists]] in the 19th century and [[communists]] in the early 20th century.<ref>Andrew Rothstein, ''A House on Clerkenwell Green'', London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1966. A history of 37a Clerkenwell Green and activism in the area.</ref> In 1902, [[Vladimir Lenin]] moved the publication of the ''[[Iskra]]'' (Spark) to the British [[Social Democratic Federation]] at 37a Clerkenwell Green, and issues 22 to 38 were indeed edited there. At that time [[Vladimir Lenin]] resided on Percy Circus, less than half a mile north of Clerkenwell Green. In 1903, the newspaper was moved to [[Geneva]]. It is said that Lenin and a young [[Joseph Stalin]] met in the Crown and Anchor pub (now The Crown Tavern)<ref name=crowntavernloc>{{NHLE|num=1195546 |desc=The Crown Tavern Public House |access-date= 12 November 2016}} Has address 43 and 44, Clerkenwell Green</ref> when the latter was visiting London in 1903. In the 1920s and 1930s, 37a Clerkenwell Green was a venue for Communist Party meetings, and the [[Marx Memorial Library]] was founded on the same site in 1933. In 1942 the [[Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury|local borough council]] erected a controversial bust of [[Vladimir Lenin]] at the site of a [[Bevin Court|new block of flats]] in Holford Square (the bust was removed in the 1950s).

Clerkenwell's tradition of left-leaning publication continued until late 2008 with ''[[The Guardian]]'' and ''[[The Observer]]'' having their headquarters on Farringdon Road, a short walk from the Green. Their new offices are a short distance away in [[King's Cross, London|King's Cross]]. In 2011, an [[2011 anti-cuts protest in London|anti-cuts protest]] march departed from Clerkenwell and ended with a rally at [[Trafalgar Square]] demanding trade union rights, human rights and international solidarity.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-13254761 | work=BBC News | title=May Day: Thousands participate in rally | date=1 May 2011}}</ref>