London Newswire Archive

09-06-2006 17:07 | 1 comment

Greg Palast speaks on his new book in London

Campaigning journalist Greg Palast will be in London at the start of July to discuss his new book, "Armed Madhouse". Read more >>

09-06-2006 10:30

Crossrail - The Mayor's Millennium Dome for taxpayers

The Mayor has given no guarantee for his recent claim that the City will put 3 per cent on business rates for Crossrail. Previously the Mayor and Crossrail chairman waited until the Government brought the Crossrail Bill to Parliament to back out paying for the scheme leaving taxpayers to pay for the next 30 years. Crossrail will be the millennium dome of public transport projects. Read on to find out more... Read more >>

09-06-2006 08:43 | 1 comment

Why the UK press are mistaken about Blair's cronyist act for Minister's wife

UK Home Office minister Tony McNulty's wife Christine Gilbert is controversially in the news today [Friday 9 June 2006] over her appointment to head OFSTED, the English schools 'inspectorate' quango. There is more to that appointment than just the Blairing cronyism. Christine Gilbert has been ‘chief executive’ in the East London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council. She has really messed things up for the people in that role. Christine needed salvaging for two reasons - one her wrongful role in promoting the Crossrail hole Bill attacks on the East End and her utterly incompetent or pro-corruption role in allowing the massive votes theft, fraud and abuses at the recent Coucnil elections held 4 May 2006 and at the general election held on 5 May 2005. Read more >>

09-06-2006 08:36 | 1 comment

Europe’s Biggest Corporate Responsibility Summit London: A Family's Plea For Help

One week ago Ethical Corporation’s* 5th annual flagship European event, held at the Hammersmith Novohotel came to an end. During the two days summit, 31st May -1st June 2006, one Family-man also candidly petitioned Ethical Corporations for help, both at the summit and elsewhere, at the very heart of the City of London. Read more >>

09-06-2006 08:11 | 1 comment

Blair's Quick-Fix Nuclear mistake

Mr Blair is finally starting to realise and admit that Global Warming is rapidly damaging our environment; some scientists have startling estimations on how quickly the polar ice caps could disappear if the right things aren’t done. Fast. I have spent a lot of time researching the possible problems and benefits of nuclear and renewable energy. This article will shoot Mr Blair’s reasoning down in wood-burning flames, and expose it to be (self-confessed) foolishness. Read more >>

09-06-2006 06:18

Death of a Glacier: Valle de San Felix, Chile.

An email doing the rounds of millions of internet users is upsetting the planet pillaging, and earth trashing 'Barrick' mining corporation.

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09-06-2006 06:02 | 5 comments

pointless picnics

Autonomous Local Picnics Every Sunday
Lie Down Against Slavery
Share your food and ideas Read more >>

09-06-2006 02:21

The Class of the New by Richard Barbrook event Friday 6-9pm 16 June 2006

Friday 6-9pm 16 June 2006
The Class of the New by Richard Barbrook

Netizens, elancers, cognitarians, swarm-capitalists, hackers, produsumers, knowledge workers, pro-ams... these are just a few of the monikers that have been applied to the new social class emerging from the networked workplace.
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09-06-2006 00:29 | 4 comments

Al-Zarqawi, Tiny Children Killed by US in Iraq

In a PR coup for the Coalition forces in Iraq, an air strike on a building on the outskirts of Baqouba, the provincial capital of Diyala, has reportedly killed al Qa'eda lieutenant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Several of al-Zarqawi's aides were killed in the sortie, including Sheik Abdul Rahman, the al Qa'eda leader's spiritual advisor. The discovery of women and children's clothing in the wreckage of the multi-storey building in the aftermath of the attack suggests carnage resulting from the Americans' 500-pound bombs was not limited to al Qa'eda militants. Read more >>

08-06-2006 22:36 | 4 comments

RESPECT URGES MUSLIMS TO END POLICE CO-OPERATION

Muslims in east London should withdraw co-operation with the police in the wake of last week's terror raid in which a man was shot, a Respect party activist has said. Yvonne Ridley said the community was being "terrorised" by the Metropolitan Police and should end all contact with the force. Read more >>

08-06-2006 21:14 | 1 comment

Google IS political...

Google want you to join the fight for net neutrality. Meanwhile, Windows PC found to be phoning base every day...
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08-06-2006 18:21 | 1 comment

US "UN Ambassador" Bolton trip to London excites comment

. . . . a full-spectrum screw up of near biblical proportions, putting him in charge of "UN relations" is akin to putting Herod in charge of the "creche", or - to use a diff. example, letting the nasty railroad barons'n'rancher that're throwin th'farmers off the land do without a deputy OR a sherriff. . . . Read more >>

08-06-2006 18:04

London mayor Ken Livingstone's Crossrail stunt is misguided

London mayor Ken Livingstone staged his latest Crossrail stunt on Tuesday 6 June 2006 as we [Khoodeelaar! No to Crossrail hole Bill campaign] were advising Blair, in a letter delivered at No 10 Downing street, of a still dignified retreat on the very unwise Crossrail adventure that has already wasted nearly half a £Billion of public money. Read more >>

08-06-2006 16:21

Palestine Today

Palestine Today a service of the international Middle East media centre www.imemc.org for Thursday June 8th, 2006

Army invades Kofer Ra'e and Fahma villages west of Jenin, Army arrests one resident from Tulkarem, and invades Balata Al Balad village near Nablus also arresting one . The Israeli Army hands out military order to demolish four houses in Al Kader village near Bethlehem

Those stores and more coming up stay tuned.

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08-06-2006 15:38

Rewarding failure

Cocked up? Don't worry New Labour looks after its own Read more >>

08-06-2006 13:39

Benefit Reggae Dance for ‘Save the Spirit of Broadway Market’ Campaign

Friday 16th June 2006 8pm – til Late
@ The Square Occupied Social Centre, Russell Square, London WC1
Music by ‘Jah Youth Roots Ambassador’
Food prepared by Jah SPIRIT Read more >>

08-06-2006 04:50 | 7 comments

This is absolutely ...UNFORGIVABLE

Now, this is absolutely UNFORGIVABLE, And yet, how many more innocent lives have been taken this way? What about tomorrow? Read more >>

08-06-2006 01:09

Bilateral Free Trade and Investment Agreements and the US C B A

This Special Release on “Bilateral Free Trade and Investment Agreements and the US Corporate Biotech Agenda” is researched and written by Aziz Choudry, a New Zealand activist who has been following the negotiations of bilateral free trade and investment agreements between the US and the countries in the South. Read more >>

08-06-2006 00:29

Haiti: The ICFTU, AFL-CIO, ILO, and ORIT in Haiti

The most prominent international labor organizations active in Haiti, the ICFTU, AFL-CIO, ILO, and ORIT, working to support and strengthen labor unions that agitated for the ousting of Haiti’s democratically elected government, have simultaneously refused to condemn the massive layoffs and persecution of public sector workers and trade unionists committed by its illegally-imposed successor. Read more >>