UK Globalisation Newswire Archive
US - UK free trade area in the pipeline ???
16-11-2003 12:48
A report from today's Observer newspaper about the possibility of a UK - US freetrade/investment area. This would be scary stuff indeed; near-complete freedom for
capital and goods between the US and UK. Ties in with the Bush visit too.
The Recruiters of 9/11
16-11-2003 08:59
In this latest excerpt from Chaim Kupferberg's landmark article, Kupferberg looks at the murky background surrounding the 9/11 recruiters, and sets out the following bold hypothesis: if one were to posit the presence of a covert intelligence service behind the actions of the 9/11 hijackers, the most logical place to look would be in the vicinity of al-Qaida's key recruiting agents. Does Kupferberg make his case? You be the judge.A list of all the Bush Protests is now available.
16-11-2003 07:56
Bush is visiting, and there are a lot of London events to keep track of. This page has all the events (mainstream, radical, strange, boring) on one page in time/date order.The page only has events for London, but there are plenty of them. The events are accurate as of the Sunday the 16th of November 2003.
ESF demo in Paris
15-11-2003 23:47
Sheffield Against Bush March
15-11-2003 23:43
Sheffield played host today to a march of 150-1000 people. And guess what, Sheffield Samba Band joined in! A quick chat with a Sunday Times photographer suggestions national coverage tomorrow...ESF Demonstration
15-11-2003 21:31
Mumbai Resistance 04 - Alternative to WSF
15-11-2003 18:36
The MR-2004 is a four day international event, scheduled for January 17-20, 2004. It is independent of and will run parallel to the World Social Forum (WSF), Mumbai.Moblogging Bush - SMS Text Tracking System for State Visit >>
15-11-2003 17:06
OK, folks - here's the nuts and bolts of the Bush-stalking moblog...Bush State Visit: Corporate Media Coverage
15-11-2003 16:45
Page for collecting together a list of corporate media articles about the Bush State Visit to britain - 19-21st November 2003:Daily Mail - Anarchist Thugs Plot a Bush Demo BLOODBATH!
15-11-2003 16:35
More madness from The Daily Mail... "Bloodbath"? well maybe if the US secret service shoot a few people! Also includes a nice paragraph to try and split people by suggesting mainstream organisers have been informing police about those with more radical plans...Social movements of europe meet in Paris
15-11-2003 12:16
Translation of the german special about the Eurpeen Social Forum taking place in Paris, nov 11th 03.About 100.000 people from all over europe are expected. Highlights are a mass demonstration on saturday, and the meeting of the social movemennt on sunday. ...
Halliburton Huddle Happening in Glasgow Nov 17
14-11-2003 21:07
Picket of Iraq business contract lecture.Even better: try & get in and disturb these fuckers.
Bush Up North
14-11-2003 19:06
The FTAA country by country (2nd part)
14-11-2003 15:51
We continue our tour by Latin America, checking each country’s situation respect to the Free Trade Area of the America’s agreement.
Two Minutes Action for Worldpeace
14-11-2003 11:16
You might not be able to stop wars, but you can surely do something.Education: protests in Europe
14-11-2003 09:07
Since last week universities in the state of Hessen (Frankfurt), the Technical University of Berlin are on strike against the introduction of Tuition fees. In the state of Bayern strikes are planned as well. In other European countries resistance is growing...Sponsorship Opportunity: City of London Police Mounted Unit!
14-11-2003 05:04
FYI from the City of London Police website
http://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/crime_reduction/mounted/mounted_main.htm#sponsorship
Interesting article in The Spectator on Bush visit
14-11-2003 04:54
Hail to the ChiefGeorge Bush needs to be pictured with the Queen to impress voters in the forthcoming presidential election, but, says Peter Oborne, next week’s state visit by the Commander-in-Chief is causing chaos
An action for peace initiative
13-11-2003 22:28
You might not be able to stop wars, but you surely can do something.CALL FOR ACTION - THE EAGLE IS LANDING LETS GIVE BUSH A WALM RECEPTION
13-11-2003 22:10
The invader is preparing to fly in on Wednesday 19th November: LIGHT A BEACON ON TUESDAY 18th NOVEMBER AND ILLUMINATE THE NATION’S DISTASTE AT THE SUPREME WAR PIG