Richard Rowley Francis, Our Leading Citizen and Beloved Leader, Father of The Peoples Republic of Tamba- Tamba.
Dick Francis was educated in public schools in England and studied Law at Oxford.
He was always fascinated by the stories that his mother told him about Tamba- Tamba, and as a youth he would visit the island every summer, staying as a guest of George Wilmslow Kakoy and studying the genealogy of the Rowleys.
During the 1960's Dick Francis travelled widely- San Francisco, Australia, Nepal, India, Morocco, Swinging London,Paris (1968), Cuba. His political conciousness evolved and he made contact with many revolutionary thinkers.
He continued to visit Tamba- Tamba on a regular basis, and in 1968 he saw the opportunity of establishing a libertarian commune on the island.
Coincidentally or from some historical necessity, Dick Francis' settlement was evolving as the same time as things were starting to go wrong on Tamba- Tamba.
Melvin Marylebone was abandoning his libertarian principles and overseeing the development/ exploitation of the island, its people and natural resources. Major Ambrose's paranoid cold war militarism was a rising force. It seemed like the traditional ideals of the island were in danger of being swept away.
The 'Big Three' of our Glorious Revolution now came together at Dick Francis' 'Camp'- The Cocktown Collective, as they called themselves: Dick Francis,Nicholas Howard and Georgie Hooper.
Anarchists know that a long period of education must precede any great fundamental change in society, hence they do not believe in vote begging, nor political campaigns, but rather in the development of self-thinking individuals.
Dick Francis' book 'What is Right?' was circulated widely.
The book placed an emphasis on the doctrines being nothing more than a return to traditional values that the islanders had held dear for almost 200 years.
We are not talking about some vague political theory, we are not using words that are hard to understand. We want everybody to understand the message. The message is freedom. In Tamba- Tamba we had our freedom for years, our forefathers built a society built on decency and mutual aid, in which everybody shared the work and the wealth. Not even the influence of the British Empire was able to erode those values. And we must not give them up now.
from 'What is Right?'
In 1972 Dick Francis went into self imposed exile, accompanied by Nicholas Howard. They both felt that their safety was in jeopardy, and that as the revolution was still in its infancy there was little benefit in their remaining on the island.
Georgie Hooper remained on the island, courageously keeping the revolutionary spirit alive, a constant thorn in the side of the authorities and a great mentor to many young revolutionary minds.
Whilst in exile Dick Francis worked tirelessly for the cause of restoring liberty to Tamba- Tamba.
When, towards the end of 1978 Revolution became an inevitability, he returned to the island.
The success of the Revolution was founded on Dick Francis' great leadership skills, and is was fitting that he and his two greatest backers, Howard and Hooper, should form the first Peoples' Council of The Revolutionary Era.
Dick Francis has now guided Tamba- Tamba for 31 years.
Critics of the Revolution have accused the people of Tamba-Tamba of creating a Cult of Personality around Dick Francis. This simply reflects the failure of outsiders to grasp the gratitude and genuine affection that the people of Tamba- Tamba feel towards the Father of The Peoples Republic.
