UK Newswire Archive
MP Dennis Skinner lambasting ATOS in House of Commons last Wednesday
22-10-2013 18:54
The Labour party backbencher Dennis Skinner MP asked the Prime Minister David Cameron a question in Prime Ministers’ Questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday 16th October 2013 about ATOS - the French multinational IT services corporation who are the Department for Work & Pension's contractor carrying out the benefit system's Work Capability Assessment, raising a tragic case of one of his constituents, to a largely respectful and silent House-of-Commons, as the gravity of Skinner's sad and tragic story about this particular constituent hit home...London property market explodes (again): London as world financial hub
22-10-2013 15:23
On the day after it is announced that London House prices have risen an incredible 10% in just 1 month
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-20/london-home-prices-rise-an-unsustainable-10-on-foreign-demand.html just thought I'd share this with you - something I wrote in TLIO's name back in 2006/7 (updated):
Anti Fascist Action for Greece
22-10-2013 13:57
Sunday 27 Octomber 2013 at 02:00 p.m
Join AAfG - discuss the rise of fascism in Greece and what actions we should take as a collective.
Meeting point: Behine Queen Anne's statue, towards the shops and roads, and away from the Cathedral steps, to ensure we are not trespassing on Cathedral property.
Liverpool Book Launch - Behind the Myths at News From Nowhere
22-10-2013 13:31
LIVERPOOL BOOK LAUNCH: "Behind the Myths - The Foundations of Judaism, Christianity and Islam" by John Pickard (Marxist and Atheist)Saturday 26th October - 12 noon.
Venue: News From Nowhere - Radical and Community Bookshop, 96, Bold Street, L1 4HY.
Sat 2 Nov in Liverpool & Sun 3 Nov in Wrexham: Solidarity gigs/events for US prisoner of conscience Private Manning
22-10-2013 10:48
PACK A SCRUM OF SOLIDARITY WITH US PRISONER & WHISTLEBLOWER PVT CHELSEA MANNING (FORMERLY BRADLEY MANNING)
Join us in Liverpool and Wrexham as the Rugby League World Cup gets underway
SAT 2 NOV 6pm - 11pm
Live music, films and speakers at The Casa, 29 Hope St, Liverpool
Entry by donation
SUN 3 NOV from 11.30am
Vigil outside the Wales vs USA match at Wrexham Racecourse, Mold Rd, followed by Social nearby in the afternoon.
MON 4 NOV from 9.30am
Join us at Bristol Crown Court where a police prosecution over display of FREE MANNING banners continues.
Anti-Fascist Football zine
22-10-2013 10:39
Call out for submissons for a new anti-fascist football zineBanner on Parkinson Building (Leeds) steps in solidarity with Brazil's protests
22-10-2013 08:56
Anniversary of Tower Hamlets Council being changed for the worse
22-10-2013 01:45
Dated 16 October 2010, the London 'satirical fortnightly magazine' 'Private Eye' carried a 'Rotten Boroughs' entry that summed up the problem that the Labour Party in Tower Hamlets, East London, faced.Life After Prison Evening at Hydra, Bristol - Sun 27th Oct
21-10-2013 17:56
Homeless to live in shipping containers
21-10-2013 16:15
Homeless to live in shipping containers for up to five years in bid to tackle housing shortageReminder: Two demos against the UKBA in London
21-10-2013 12:58
Join us to demonstrate against immigration raids and the UKBA poster campaignFinding The Best School For Your Child in UK with EduInfo
21-10-2013 11:18
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Catholic among the Pigeons
20-10-2013 10:18
Ciaron O Reilly, Assange and Anarcha-Feminism at yesterday's bookfair and beyond.Syria Peace Vigil this Tuesday as foreign ministers meet in London
20-10-2013 08:44
This Tuesday (22 October 2013), 11 foreign ministers and representatives of some Syrian opposition groups will meet in London to discuss the ongoing conflict in Syria and the upcoming Geneva peace talks: http://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-announces-syria-ministerial-meeting-in-london http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/17/syrian-opposition-pressure-geneva-peace-conference All peace-loving people are warmly invited to join an all day peace vigil (non-partisan) outside the Foreign Office, to put forward the following demands:
I Have A Confession to Make
20-10-2013 00:40
Emerging threats analyst and author Robert Marston Fanney on new frontiers of climate change. Plus Dr. Alex Rogers of Oxford: State of the Oceans 2013.Walk a mile in the shoes of a nation crying to end cyanide mining and political
19-10-2013 23:30
What’s worth more than gold? People? Water? Mountains? 10th protest called in London this Sunday, 20th of October, to stop Europe’s biggest gold mine poisoning Romania. Rosia Montana campaigners join global Fracking protest in Trafalgar Square on Sunday 20 Oct 2013 at 3pm. The protest will include a barefoot art performance with painter Teodora CzentyeCan't Pay, Won't Pay: Callout for Bedroom Tax Non-Payers to Go Public
19-10-2013 20:45
Merseyside Federation of Anti-Bedroom Tax Groups is looking for a group of tenants to publicly declare their non-payment.LaDIYfest Sheffield 2013 - Saturday 30th November
19-10-2013 19:37
Abused Childrens Concert
19-10-2013 09:33
Celebrity Concert at the o2 Arena 2014 to raise funds for he safe houses.Speech (in English) by S'bu Zikode of Abahali baseMjondolo
19-10-2013 07:03
In this talk S'bu Zikode of Abahlali baseMjondolo gives a clear outline of the recent repression that has seen 3 activists murdered, three shot and many evicted, arrested and beaten in Durban, South Africa.