Lucas Plan Archive
Thanks to generous support from the Trust for Research and Education on the Arms Trade, former members of the Lucas Aerospace Combine Committee are digitising the Lucas Plan archive. This work is ongoing.
- 53 page summary of the Lucas Plan
- More archive materials coming soon.
films and video recordings
- Trailer for the forthcoming documentary ‘The Plan’
[Directed by Steve Sprung, 4 min 19 sec, 2016]
- The Story of the Lucas Aerospace Shop Stewards Alternative Corporate Plan
[Open University, 24 mins, 1978]
- Architect or Bee? A discussion about the Lucas Aerospace Workers’ Plan
[Discussion with Phil Asquith (TASS, Burnley Joint Shop Stewards’ Committee) and Tony Simpson (Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation) at Nottingham Contemporary, 1hr 51min, 14/4/16]
Other Resources
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- “The Lucas Plan: What can it tell us about democratising technology today?”
[Adrian Smith , The Guardian, 22/1/2014] - “Architect or Bee? The Human Price of Technology”
[Orlando Hill, Counterfire, 21/4/16] - Of Cakes and Bakeries: the Lucas Plan and the Politics of Technology
[Dave King, Breaking the Frame, 9/10/16] - Report of recent Internation Peace Bureau discussions on socially useful production
[Thomas Unterrainer, International Peace Bureau website, 12/10/16] - Converting swords into….
[Dave King, Oct-Nov 2016 issue of Peace News] - The Lucas plan revisited- ahead of the curve
[Dave Elliott, from http://delliott6.blogspot.co.uk, 1/10/16] - What if the workers were in control?
[Hilary Wainwright, Red Pepper, November 2016] - The Lucas Plan, then and now
[Brian Salisbury and Phil Asquith, The Morning Star, November 2016] - A new Lucas Plan for the future
[Dave King, The Morning Star, November 2016]
- “The Lucas Plan: What can it tell us about democratising technology today?”
More links coming soon