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- ↑ "The Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh". 29 April 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ↑ "Brougton Spurtle Issue 203" (PDF).
- ↑ "Broughton Spurtle Issue 202" (PDF).
- ↑ "History of ACE - The Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh". The Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ↑ "Counterinfo Lab – Kiss ma hole: autonomous struggles in Scottish politics and culture | Scottish Radical Library". srl.autonomous.org.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ↑ Kelman, James (10 August 2012). And the Judges Said&…: Essays. Birlinn. ISBN 9780857901415.
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