'Fill the jails' : identity, structure and method in the Committee of 100, 1960 – 1968
The Committee of 100 (C100) (1960 – 68) were a British anti-nuclear protest group 
who campaigned for mass non-violent direct action (NVDA) in an effort to force the 
government to revise its defence policy. The formation of C100 created tensions with 
the already-established Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), whose leaders 
objected to C100's commitment to civil disobedience. The two anti-nuclear campaigns 
had some membership overlap but always remained separate. Until now, any 
investigation of C100 has been incorporated within wider studies of CND or has been 
quantitative in method. This thesis therefore addresses a historical gap by employing a 
life history approach to examine C100 as a distinct group. Drawing upon oral history 
interviews with twenty-four C100 members the resulting analysis reveals new aspects of 
C100's innovative structure and method, and identifies the particular nature of those 
who joined the campaign. 
A new image of first wave anti-nuclear activists emerges when focusing on C100 
protestors. The respondents reveal motivations for campaign engagement that contrast 
with those of earlier representations of CND supporters. They were inspired by a 
common interest in global civil rights concerning human health and survival and a need 
to actively challenge rather than merely petition the authorities. Significantly, many 
C100 members came from left-wing, progressive or anarchist backgrounds. They were 
an erudite group with regard for knowledge, despite many putting conventional 
education on hold to fully engage in the campaign. 
This thesis examines C100's libertarian nature, and the extent to which its membership 
managed to be anti-hierarchical in structure, ethos and policy. It explores tensions 
within C100 concerning limits and definitions of NVDA that changed over time and 
came to radicalise the campaign. A biographical approach also reveals significant 
factors around C100 prison experience concerning issues of class and gender. This 
thesis serves to situate C100 for the first time in its own right on the socio-political map, 
both historically and globally.
Granny Made Me an Anarchist
Stuart Christie, Britain's most famous anarchist, was at the centre of two events that define a forgotten, radical period of British history - a period when people thought they could change the world.
Health services utilization in adult acquired major upper-limb amputees: a population-based survey.
OBJECTIVE
To increase knowledge of health services utilization and related factors in adult acquired major upper-limb amputees.


DESIGN
Population-based cross-sectional study conducted in Norway.


SUBJECTS
Two hundred and twenty four adult acquired major upper-limb amputees (57.4% response rate). Mean age was 53.7 years, 83.5% were men and mean post-amputation time was 24.0 years.


METHODS
Data were collected by postal questionnaires. Amputation-related health services utilization, perceived benefit and unmet needs were reported and associations between these factors and background factors were estimated by multivariate logistic regression analyses.


RESULTS
Reported health services utilization was relatively low. The reported benefit of utilized services was generally high. For several non-utilized services, considerable unmet needs for utilization were reported. Several background factors were significantly associated with different aspects of the services examined. A considerable discrepancy between reported pain and utilization of specified pain treatments was noted.


CONCLUSION
The findings of this study suggest that several health services available to acquired major upper-limb amputees should be strengthened. Establishing routines to ensure access to optimal, individualized rehabilitation may prevent disability. We recommend additional, longitudinal studies to further assess the need for mental health care and pain treatment in acquired major upper-limb amputees.