UK Technology Newswire Archive
Convention on Modern Liberty in Manchester, 28th February
09-02-2009 23:28
ELF website hacked?
08-02-2009 22:58
Has the website of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) been hacked with Viagra ads?Climate change So what legacy will we leave behind?
08-02-2009 16:43
I wrote the following article and I would like to have it get a little more exposure than just a letter to the editor in the local newspaper. The problem with the global warming theory is that it can cloud one's vision from a real threat, global cooling. And in so doing can cause great harm to this country.Another Study Exposes Bio-Fuel Scam - Corn Dog Update
08-02-2009 15:20
A couple days ago, I published a piece listing 14 studies that have exposed the high costs of the ethanol scam. But I overlooked two points: A new study by Cornell University’s David Pimentel, and the latest numbers showing the amount of corn ethanol distilling capacity that has been idled due to negative margins.Why the Innocent Are Punished More Harshly Than the Guilty
07-02-2009 17:15
A man who died in prison while serving time for a rape he didn't commit was cleared Friday by a judge who called the state's first posthumous DNA exoneration "the saddest case" he'd ever seen. . . .Supporting terrorism on the net
07-02-2009 13:19
Last November, blogger Mohamed Adel, or General Mait (dead), was detained because of a photograph taken of him, with a Palestinian Hamas official. The damning evidence was clicked when Adel participated in a humanitarian caravan to the Gaza Strip.Full article | 1 addition | 8 comments
Support IMC UK!
06-02-2009 18:24
You have probably already heard this, but just in case here it is again:
"The Independent Media Center UK is a grassroots network of individuals, groups, and independent and alternative media activists committed to using media production and distribution as a tool for promoting social, economic justice. Unlike the corporate media, Indymedia UK is not owned by anyone, or funded by big commercial conglomorates and advertisers."
Manchester airport: emissions cleared for take-off
05-02-2009 19:26
Manchester City Council announced their 'Call to Action' on climate change last month, which plans to reduce the City's emissions by one third by 2020. Great! we thought: the Council owns 55% of Manchester Airport Group (MAG), so surely this 'Call to Action' would see the Airport's emissions reduce as well? Alas no: the Council simply washed their hands of this issue.Internet hosting prosecuted in Italy
05-02-2009 16:29
In the light of the excuses given for the recent Indymedia server seizer in Manchester, this story is highly relevant. In Italy, a rather disturbing prosecution is taking place. Google officials, including Chief Privacy Counsel Peter Fleischer, are being criminally prosecuted for a video somebody else uploaded to YouTube.Gggollum Sues Tolkien for Cyber Libel
05-02-2009 12:33
Sir David Eady, possibly the most famous high court judge in the UK, was brought in to rule on the case of Christopher Carrie, who claims he was abused as a child by John Tolkien, a priest and scoutmaster, and son of the Lord of the Rings author. Mr Carrie was trying to sue Royd Tolkien, one of the writer’s great-grandsons and a bit-part actor in one of the massively successful Lord of the Rings films, over comments made on a website. The fact that Mr Carrie was behind the website only came out in the build-up to the court case. He had previously posted entries on the website under the name ``gggollum''.logic bombs against the city
05-02-2009 08:56
A logic bomb allegedly planted by a former engineer at mortgage finance company Fannie Mae last fall would have decimated all 4,000 servers at the company, causing millions of dollars in damage and shutting down Fannie Mae for a least a week.Philippines: Don’t revive the “Monster of Morong, Bataan”
04-02-2009 04:08
Let's send an E-mail to EDO MBM and feel alright (Yeah Mon!):
01-02-2009 11:56
PLEASE SEND THIS SONG TO THIS ADDRESS AS A PROTEST AGAINST THE COMPANY'S ARMS MANUFACTURING!
German supreme court strengthens nuclear opponents’ rights
31-01-2009 06:43
Germany's supreme court has handed down a ruling that nuclear opponents welcome as strengthening their rights. It allows nuclear opponents to challenge nucear waste transports in court.Manchester tipped for ID 'beacon area'
29-01-2009 12:36
The Home Office has said today that Manchester is being considered as a 'beacon area' for the introduction of ID cards, ie. it is to be one of the first places where mandatory ID cards will be introduced for British citizens.Press Release #1: IMC Server Seized by UK Police
26-01-2009 00:10
Press Release #1 on the seizure of an Indymedia server in Manchester, issued on 26.01.2009 by the IMC UK Press Group for immediate release.
Manchester's MPs Must Oppose Government Data-Sharing Powers
25-01-2009 23:43
These would allow Government ministers to take any private information about Manchester's residents, collected by any organisation for any purpose, and share it with anybody of their choosing, with no debate in Parliament. For example, the Minister for Health could access Tesco's club card database and see who's buying more wine than average.
Info Page: Indymedia UK server seizure 2009
25-01-2009 16:30
On 22 January 2009, an Indymedia server was seized by the Police in Manchester (UK). This was related to postings about the Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) trial in the UK [IMC UK feature].
This page provides a timeline of the events, statements of support, media reports, and further information.
No CCTV Meeting 27th Jan
25-01-2009 10:31
No CCTV on the Cowley Road next steps Meeting 27/1/09Coroners and Justice Bill - Urgent Action Required
25-01-2009 02:48
This is one of the most serious threats to our liberty and privacy we've yet seen. Please read this message from Phil Booth (NO2ID national co-ordinator) carefully, and act now.