UK UK Newswire Archive
Israeli Apartheid Profiteer Sodastream opens new store in Brighton
20-08-2012 10:36
Sodastream, a carbonated beverage manufacturer is based in the Mishor Adumim settlement industrial zone. Mishor Adumim is an industrial are attached to the residential settlement of Ma'ale Adumim, East of Jerusalem in the Israeli occupied West Bank.Rachel Corrie's family call for action against Caterpillar ahead of verdict in civil court case
20-08-2012 10:03
The family of a woman who was crushed to death by a Caterpillar D9 bulldozer in 2003 have called for divestment from companies complicit in Israels occupation. The family have asked supporters in the US to pressure investment firm TIAA-CREF to divest from Caterpillar and other companies.Sun 19 Aug: Julian Assange addresses his supporters from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London
20-08-2012 06:37
Hundreds of supporters of Julian Assange gathered outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for Julian's first public appearance since taking refuge there and seeking asylum in Ecuador exactly two months ago. Ecuador announced its decision to grant asylum on Thursday, but the British government is petulantly refusing to do what even the most repressive government would do in similar circumstances, namely grant Julian safe passage out of the country.
Kingsley Burrell March for Justice, Sat 18th
19-08-2012 23:36
A year after the death of Kingsley Burrell no one has been charged and his body has still not been released to his grieving family for burial and a full inquest has yet to be held.
Disabled Mum "too independent" claims Motability
19-08-2012 22:55
mcle and a severely disabled single mum from leeds is facing losing her children, job and even her home after government agency motability told her that the heavily adapted vehicle she relies on to get out and about makes her "too independent". kirsten battle, 38 who uses a specialist electric wheelchair qualified as the first disabled youth worker in yorkshire in 2009 has qualified for the scheme, the only one of its type in the uk, for over 20 years and was happily driving the van until this year when without warning the organisation, which is funded by disabled people who exchange their benefits for a vehicle on contract hire, suddenly wrote to her informing her that she would lose the vehicle. the organisation refuses to provide any evidence as to why this is the case. despite being asked to do so by her solicitor.
kirsten, who is recovering from major surgery, needs the vehicle to go anywhere due to the fact that she lives in a remote location which has no accessible "public" transport and no shops or services and, despite having grown up in the area is constantly abused by locals, attacks which have also been aimed at her car and home, causing major damage. these have been reported to the police and to leeds city council, both of whom have told her that "discriminative or hate orientated crime towards disabled people is perfectly legal under current legislation".
leeds city council have also told the mum of a 16 and 12 year old that the children will be taken into care if she loses the vehicle on the grounds that she would have no way to get them to school.
motability refused to comment.
disabled mum faces losing kids due to discrimination by government agency
Police arresting homeless in Birmingham
19-08-2012 19:39
Today activists from Birmingham Food not Bombs saw a dramatic decrease inthe number of homeless people attending the weekly food distribution
outside the Radision hotel on Holloway circus roundabout. Turnout dropping
from 30-40 people to less than 10 within an week.
Atos Games
19-08-2012 13:24
Disabled People Against Cuts and UK Uncut have called for a week of action against Atos. Calling for people to organise an event outside Atos Office at St AldatesDEMO @ South Africa embassy Monday 1pm
19-08-2012 11:52
The Lonmin Massacre: Statement from the Unemployed People's Movement
18-08-2012 14:01
Ayanda Kota, spokesperson for the Unemployed People's Movement, on the Lonmin Massacre.Emergency demo at Lonmin HQ 4pm today
18-08-2012 09:47
Neuroliberation - challenging the gambling act 2005
18-08-2012 00:35
Sun 19 Aug: Julian Assange to give public address from the Ecuadorian embassy
17-08-2012 21:42
Nearest tube Knightsbridge. The Embassy is round the back of Harrods.
Julian Assange will give a public address to his supporters.
Solidarity and support are now needed more than ever.
Support Rahim, a hunger strike asylum seeker, who sewed his lips
17-08-2012 16:03
Lonmin massacre: statement from Abahlali baseMjondolo
17-08-2012 13:52
Open letter to Ecotricity regarding its meter reading contract with G4S
17-08-2012 13:45
Dear Ecotricity,
We are writing to you regarding your contract with G4S Utility Services, which provides you with meter reading services.
LOCOG Olympic/ Paralympic Ticketing Fails Again
17-08-2012 12:55
Using the Olympic ticketing website run by monopolistic Ticketmaster (owned by Live Nation Entertainments in California) has been described as USABILITY HELL.
Article is a work in progress
Once again the Olympic / Paralympic tickedting system has FAILED to world-wide condemnation.
As remaining tickets for the Paralympics are released for sale intending purchasers have experienced a whole gamut of frustrations with what should have been a Rolls Royce - all signing - all dancing - user friendly system.
After all Live Nation / Ticketmaster / LOCOG has had SEVEN years to build the system. Instead it appears that the Olympics system has been cobbled together by amateurs without any real appreciaiton of the basic concepts of good online selling practices. And it is obvious that no-one 'stress tested' it. Actually did anyone test it at all? It appears not.
Indeed it has been opined by many web professionals and hapless users around the world that the Olympics ticketing system is not and never was: FIT FOR PURPOSE.
Despite international condemnation when the Olympics tickets were on sale, there was two weeks between the Olympics and Paralympics. Yet even during this time NOTHING WAS DONE TO IMPROVE THE SYSTEM.
Links below are only a few of the websites describing the deficiencies of the system.
Also Google search Wiki using search terms "ticketmaster wiki" and "ticketmaster wiki talk" - the Olympics are not the only issues with this monopolistic organisation.
BTW Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. is an American ticket sales and distribution company based in West Hollywood, California, USA, with operations in many countries around the world. In 2010 it merged with Live Nation to become Live Nation Entertainment. Live Nation was the organisation accused of dumping food and water at the Olympic BTLive Events in London. See separate Indymedia London article.
[In 2008] Ticketmaster has also been criticized from those who claim its fees are excessive, with forty British MPs signing an early day motion criticizing the company for overcharging and for the lack of transparency in its pricing structure - see link below.
How on earth did this company get the Olympic / Paralympic contract from LOCOG?
Solidarity With The Lonmin Miners
17-08-2012 12:02
Stop Lonmin’s massacre of striking workers at Marikana, South AfricaFor a general strike to end the Marikana massacre
Free Pussy riot flash mob in brighton - (Russian Punk band who sang anti Putin s
17-08-2012 11:50
Free Pussy riot flash mob in brighton - (Russian Punk band who sang anti Putin song) )SMASH HLS! AstraZeneca Knock Out - diary of actions revealed
17-08-2012 10:45
::Week of Action::
Mon, 27th - Fri, 31st August