Jeffrey Addison Nuttall (8 July 1933 – 4 January 2004[1]) was an English poet, performer, author, actor, teacher, painter, sculptor, jazz musician, anarchist[2] and social commentator who was a key part of the British 1960s counter-culture.

[3] He was active with the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) until 1962, then inspired by Alexander Trocchi and Peter Currell Brown, he committed to making art to change society.

[7] During 1967 he contributed regularly to International Times, and wrote Bomb Culture,[8] his personal account and critical analysis of the birth of the alternative society.

These included novels (Snipe's Spinster (1975)); poetry (Objects (1976)); cultural commentary (Common Factors/Vulgar Factions, with Rodick Carmichael (1977)); and biography (King Twist: A Portrait of Frank Randle (1978)).

[1] Appointed Head of Fine Art at Liverpool Polytechnic in 1981, his tenure was marked by controversial teaching initiatives, residencies at Deakin University, Australia, and increasing alcoholic consumption, all of which contributed to his early departure in 1984.