The land that now constitutes the Commune, has been inhabited by humans since the Iron Age, when hill forts and Roman villas had been built in the area surrounding the junction of the River Frome with the River Avon. The area became known as Brycgstow in Old English during the 11th century, recieving a Royal Charter from the Kingdom of England in 1155 which gave it recognition as a city. From the 13th to the 18th century, it ranked among the top three English cities after London, along with York and Norwich, on the basis of tax receipts, until the rapid rise of Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham in the Industrial Revolution, which led to the city become impoverished for much of the 20th century and lead to rise in popularity of Socialist movements.
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| - The land that now constitutes the Commune, has been inhabited by humans since the Iron Age, when hill forts and Roman villas had been built in the area surrounding the junction of the River Frome with the River Avon. The area became known as Brycgstow in Old English during the 11th century, recieving a Royal Charter from the Kingdom of England in 1155 which gave it recognition as a city. From the 13th to the 18th century, it ranked among the top three English cities after London, along with York and Norwich, on the basis of tax receipts, until the rapid rise of Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham in the Industrial Revolution, which led to the city become impoverished for much of the 20th century and lead to rise in popularity of Socialist movements.
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| - The land that now constitutes the Commune, has been inhabited by humans since the Iron Age, when hill forts and Roman villas had been built in the area surrounding the junction of the River Frome with the River Avon. The area became known as Brycgstow in Old English during the 11th century, recieving a Royal Charter from the Kingdom of England in 1155 which gave it recognition as a city. From the 13th to the 18th century, it ranked among the top three English cities after London, along with York and Norwich, on the basis of tax receipts, until the rapid rise of Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham in the Industrial Revolution, which led to the city become impoverished for much of the 20th century and lead to rise in popularity of Socialist movements. Bristol as a Commune was declared in 1981 following a year of civil unrest in the city, relating to the Afro-Caribbean population rising up against racism in the police. The Commune was not officially recognised by the United Kingdom until 1988, the Commune was established by the People's Resistance of Bristol in the Eight Week Revolution led by the Bristol Commune Militia among other groups, which involved a popular uprising of Bristolians and the Working Class against the government of Margaret Thatcher. However the revolution did not spread across the rest of the United Kingdom as was the endeavor of the revolutionary organisations. The Eight Week Revolution ended with a stalemate in February 1981, and the de facto sovereignty of the Commune, however without the recognition of the United Kingdom. This changed in 1988, when the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed an Act which officially recognised the Commune, despite earlier decrees by the United Nations of the Commune's sovereignty. Bristol is a direct democracy and collective rule without political parties, characterised as the rule of the people through grass roots participatory democracy. The Commune is governed by its populace through the national Communal Assembly, the Communal Committee and the Communal Associations. The Communal Assembly is the highest political institution in the Commune, and consists of the entireity of the Commune's population who are above the age of majority of 18. The Assembly meets five times every year to debate and vote on laws and express interests and the highest political institution in the Commune. The commune is divided further into Communal Associations, which function in a similar way to administrative divisions. Communal Associations consists of all the people over the age of 18 in a given area who work together to collectively manage their local area. The Communal Assembly elects the Communal Committee, which acts in a similar way to the Cabinet however acts as the collective Head of State. The Committee manages the day to day runnings of the Commune between meetings of the Assembly and follows policies and directives set out by the Assembly. The Commune follows the principles of workers' self-management and 'self government of the economy.' The economy is managed under the leadership of the Communal Assembly who direct the economic policy, while it is managed day-to-day by the Communal Committee. The economy is highly collectivised with the eradication of wages and profit achieved. However currency is still in circulation and is used for the purchase of non-necessary goods. Workers and Employees under the leadership of the Communal Associations organise businesses and institutions in production and trade, as well as the various services of service. The Bristolian economy is described as a 'people's capture of the means of production' and a form of elimination of private ownership of the economy, business or production. Bristol has a vibrant, colourful and unique culture. Bristolian people have a strong sense of community reinforced through the Commune's collective rule, which is enforced by the teachings of the Commune from early years in education. Bristolian cultural values incorporate Socialist, Humanist, Egalitarian, Collectivist and Liberal viewpoints on life. Bristol has one of the youngest populations in Europe, with an average age of 32, however has the second longest expectancy in the world, at 85.
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