dissenters

Allende Chile 11.09.73

11 September 1973, Salvador Allende, Chile's democratically elected president, was deposed in a violent coup. Early that morning the phone lines to Allende's office were cut, army officers loyal to…

Pablo Neruda T-shirt

"They can cut all the flowers, but they cannot stop the coming of spring"

Dissident and exile, the poet of Allende's Chile, the Chilean Spring cut down by the murderous regime of Pinochet but the hopes never extinguished, to rise again. Unisex sizes small (36inch chest/9…

Pablo Neruda hoodie

"They can cut all the flowers, but they cannot stop the coming of spring"

Dissident and exile, the poet of Allende's Chile, the Chilean Spring cut down by the murderous regime of Pinochet but the hopes never extinguished, to rise again. Unisex sizes medium (40inch/100cms…

Pablo Neruda tote bag

Salvador Allende, Chile's  democratically elected President, and leader of the Popular Unity coalition, was killed in the coup and replaced by Pinochet's murderous dictatorship. Pablo Neruda's…

Frida Kahlo hoodie

“Feet, what do I need them for If I have wings to fly.” - Frida Kahlo Unrepentant communist, as passionate in her politics as her art, describing herself as a craftswoman in the service of …

Ukraine Solidarity hoodie

It is the most hellish situation for Ukraine, the resistance to Putin's invasion has been heroic, the fallout horrific.  In such a situation what can we do?  Wear our solidarity and provide wh…

Badger Resistance hoodie

Our incredibly popular 'Badger Resistance' design now reproduced on a top quality hooded sweatshirt. Designed by renowned illustrator Dan Murrell to aid the widespread campaign against the misconceive…

QR Code Don't Think Consume hoodie

Our original 'Don't think, consume'  design now produced as a QR code, scan it with your phone, you'll be delighted to find where it takes you. 'Don't think, consume' wear your ironic res…

Guardian-reading Tofu-eating Wokerati tote bag

How could we resist Suella Braverman's perfect combo of five words for a Philosophy Football T-shirt.     And fits perfedctly for picking up the Guardian in or carrying home the tofu. Ch…

Ukraine Solidarity tote bag

It is the most hellish situation for Ukraine, the resistance to Putin's invasion has been heroic, the fallout horrific.  In such a situation what can we do?  Wear our solidarity and provide wh…

Badger Resistance tote bag

Our incredibly popular 'Badger Resistance' design now reproduced on a top quality hooded sweatshirt. Designed by renowned illustrator Dan Murrell to aid the widespread campaign against the misconceive…

Don't Think Consume tote bag

Consume in ever-increasing quantities and commodify everything that is sacred, and plenty more that isn't.  'Don't think, consume' carry your shopping in ironic resistance. Gift-wrappin…

QR Code Don't Think Consume tote bag

Our original 'Don' think, consume'  design now produced as a QR code, scan it with your phone, you'll be delighted to find where it takes you. 'Don't think, consume' carry your shopping i…

Communard tote bag

 21st March 1871, the start of the Communard uprising and the establishment of the  Paris Commune. For 72 days Parisian workers became revolutionaries, their commune a laboratory of political i…

Frida Kahlo T-shirt

“Feet, what do I need them for If I have wings to fly.” - Frida Kahlo Unrepentant communist, as passionate in her politics as her art, describing herself as a craftswoman in the service of …

Revolucion Cubana

"LONG LIVE THE CUBAN REVOLUTION"

Sleeveprint: Hasta la Victoria Siempre Revolucion Cubana 1959-2009 / Forever until victory Cuban Revolution 1959-2009 On New Year's Day 1959 the dictator Batista fled Havana, the next day Che and F…

Fidel 1926-2016

"Sleeveprint : Hasta La Victoria Siempre Fidel Castro 1926-2016"

   Fidel, with his compañero Che, was the architect of the '59 Cuban revolution. He saw off the Bay of Pigs invasion, hundreds of CIA assassination attempts - including the infamous explodin…

Muhammad Ali

"I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be." Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali's personal manifesto sums up the man as both athlete and activist. No other sportsman or sportswoman comes close to matching Ali's achievements in both these roles. 1960 Olympic Gold med…

Angela Davis T-shirt

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Adrian Mitchell

"Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people." Adrian Mitchell

The 'shadow poet laureate' Adrian Mitchell was a lyrical dissenter from '68 and the anti-Vietnam War to Stop the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Adrian sadly passed away in December '08, a month earlier…

Guardian-reading, tofu-eating, wokerati T-shirt

How could we resist Suella Braverman's perfect combo of five words for a Philosophy Football T-shirt.     Unisex sizes small (36 inch chest/ 90cms), medium (40inch 100cms), large (44inch/110cm…

Steve Bell NHS 75th Anniversary Mug

5 July 1948 The National Health Service founded with the principle 'free at the point of delivery' treatment provided according to need not ability to pay.    5 July 2023 Much to celebrat…

Bertolt Brecht

"Art is not a mirror to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it." Bertolt Brecht Playwright and poet, dissident communist and committed anti-fascist, no fan of art for art's sake, Bert…

Ukraine Solidarity T-shirt

It is the most hellish situation for Ukraine, the resistance to Putin's invasion has been heroic, the fallout horrific.  In such a situation what can we do?  Wear our solidarity and provide wh…

Ukraine aid and solidarity badge pack

While Billy Bragg did once famously sing 'wearing badges is not enough' today wearing the Ukraine flag, national symbol -  a sunflower, solidarity, 'not Russia' and Zelenskyy is the kind of every…

Ukraine Not Russia

Ukraine became an independent state in 1991 following the fall of the Berlin Wall and the break up of the USSR. For 600 years prior to this, its existence was contested, over-ruled and divide…

I am Gary Lineker

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Road to Nowhere shirt

It's 1985 and Talking Heads release Road to Nowhere. It's 2022 and Liz Truss at the helm, energy price rises out of control,  Putin's warpath and the climate emergency. 'We're on a road to…

75th Anniversary 1984

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the completion of George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece 1984. An opportunity to reflect on how just how far we've descended towards Orwell's totalitarian n…

Greta Thunberg T-shirt

Millions of schoolchildren worldwide, led by Greta Thunberg, have walked out of lessons on Fridays to demand older generations act to ensure they have a planet worth living on in their adulthood.  …

No Extra Time for the Climate Emergency

The Rapid Transition Alliance estimate that by the 2049-50 season 23 of the  92 league clubs in England, almost a quarter, can expect partial or even total flooding of their grounds on an annual bas…

No Fracking Way

The dash for oil at the cost of the environment and locals' health. For further info on anti-fracking see Frack Off. Unisex sizes small (36inch chest/90cms)and XL (48inch/120cms). Available as li…

The Hill We Climb T-shirt

' For there is always light,  if only we’re brave enough to see it.  If only we’re brave enough to be it.' Amanda Gorman's reading of her poem The Hill We Climb electrified not simply…

Mark Fisher

"All that is solid melts into PR"  From his blogging as k-punk to his most influential work Capitalist Realism and the unfinished 'Acid Communism' which was to be developed by other think…

Bevan

"We have been the dreamers. We have been the sufferers. And now we are the builders." Aneurin Bevan, 1945

Reintroduced for the grim times of 2020. From dreamers, and sufferers to builders was Bevan's 1945 vision following another global crisis. Bevan's three line philosophy summed up what was about to…

Badger Resistance T-shirt

Designed by Philosophy Football, and drawn by artist Dan Murrell, this shirt was first launched in 2013 as a tribute to our badgers as they faced the first cull, of over 100,000 of their kin, based on…

Badger Resistance sweatshirt

Our incredibly popular 'Badger Resistance' design now reproduced on a top quality crew neck sweatshirt. Designed by renowned illustrator Dan Murrell to aid the widespread campaign against the misconc…

Badger Resistance tea towel

Designed by Philosophy Football, and drawn by artist Dan Murrell, as a tribute to our badgers as they face a lethal cull, killing tens of thousands based on evidence that is rejected by most of t…

Don't Think Consume T-shirt

Consume in ever-increasing quantities and commodify everything that is sacred, and plenty more that isn't. The modern meaning of Christmas, bah Humbug! ' Don't think, consume' wear your ironi…

Don't Think Consume hoodie

Consume in ever-increasing quantities and commodify everything that is sacred, and plenty more that isn't. The modern meaning of life?  ' Don't think, consume' wear your ironic resistance. …

Don't Think Consume sweatshirt

Consume in ever-increasing quantities and commodify everything that is sacred, and plenty more that isn't. The modern meaning of life?  ' Don't think, consume' wear your ironic resistance. …

QR Code Don't Think Consume T-shirt

Our original 'Don't think, consume' design now produced as a QR code, scan it with your phone, you'll be delighted to find where it takes you. 'Don't think, consume' wear your ironic resis…

Communard T-shirt

21st March 2021 marks the 150th anniversary of the  21st March 1871 Communard uprising and the commencement of the  Paris Commune. For 72 days Parisian workers became revolutionaries, their com…

International Brigade British Battalion Banner tea towel

In 1937 the British Battalion of the International Brigade fought in its first battle at Jarama against Franco's fascists. Our tea towel is based on the Battalion's banner from the period, which was…

Spanish Civil War La Pasionaria

"It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees"

Sleeveprint : Viva La Pasionaria One of the iconic figures of the Spanish Republic's battle for land and freedom against Franco's fascists, Communist MP Dolores Ibarruri, known popularly as La Pasi…

Catalan Republican Left

The 1936-39 Spanish Civil War pitted the democratially elected Republican government against the fascist Franco backed by the overwhelming military firepower military firepower provided by Hitler and …

CNT/FAI

The 1936-39 Spanish Civil War pitted the democratially elected Republican government against the fascist Franco backed by the overwhelming military firepower military firepower provided by Hitler and …

POUM

The 1936-39 Spanish Civil War pitted the democratially elected Republican government against the fascist Franco backed by the overwhelming military firepower provided by Hitler and Mussolini. The P…

Gobbledegook

A niche lifestyle product for the turbo-charged era of multidimensionall linguistic propositions produced via  a quantitative alignment towards self-declared absurdism . No, not us either. Th…

I Love Clichés

“While many clichés are awesome, and growing numbers are iconic, all too many are not fit for purpose, a substantial number are broken, and an increasing proportion are even toxic.” Available …

I Love Sweatshop Labour

Taking the ' I heart wotsit' to an ironic level, just who, where and under what working conditions produce those knockdown price tourist T-shirts the world over. There is such thing as a cheap T-shirt…

ByeDon

Inspired by US Presidential campaign T-shirts, the Philosophy Football version of 'Bye Don' .  Bye Don as Georgia votes to reject Trump's hate politics. Bye Don as Trump's Capitol coup fails…

Nelson Mandela

From protest leader and architect of the African National Congress to the long years of imprisonment then eventual release and democraric eleciin to become Prssident of the new South Africa. Mandela's…

This is What A Suffragette Looks Like

On 6 February 1918 some, but not all, women were given what most men had, the vote. It took several morre years before all women were given the vote but this partial victory began the process. However…

06.08.45 Hiroshima

"06.08.1945 Protest and Survive"

For a decade or so Philosophy Football has been proud to mark a wide variety of WW2 anniversaries in the cause of the defeat of nazism and fascism. We don't 'celebrate war' we commemorate the sacrific…

Born in the NHS

When Coronavirus struck our Born in the NHS tee became a a fundraiser.  We raised £6150 to provide PPE, free meals,care packages for NHS staff. But despite all this  Matt Hancock banned the s…

Born in the NHS baby sizes

When Coronavirus struck our Born in the NHS tee became a a fundraiser.  We raised £6150 to provide PPE, free meals,care packages for NHS staff. But despite all this  Matt Hancock banned the s…

£5 Emily Roundel Pink

Sleeveprint: Emily Wilding Davison Centenary Derby Day 4 June 1913 4 June 1913, Emily Wilding Davison stepped on to the Epsom Racecourse to stop the Derby. An heroic, yet fatal, action, this was th…

£4 COR8YN (B/W)

Our design is based on a personalised number plate. A classic symbol of conspicuous consumption fixed to a car, but in our design it becomes a symbol of all who shared Jeremy Corbyn Labour's hopes …

The Hill We Climb hoodie

' For there is always light,  if only we’re brave enough to see it.  If only we’re brave enough to be it.' Amanda Gorman's reading of her poem  The Hill We Climb electrified not simpl…