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Fracking will help America take down OPEC
08-01-2013 19:06
The most recent US National Intelligence Council Global Trends report predicts the possibility by 2030 of 'a major impact on oil-export economies' as a result of US energy independence through fracking.
Universal Jobmatch leafletting
08-01-2013 08:55
Notts Unemployed Workers Club were out leafletting both the Station Street and the Lower Parliment job centre this morning.. Getting positive reactions from both those signing on and job centre workers as we handed out information relating to Universal Jobmatch.
Nottingham Unemployed Workers Club JSA claimants are being told that they 'must' use the Universal Jobmatch to look for jobs and create an account in it. However, there are increasing worries about this system. Monstrous confidentiality problems... The Jobcentre reassures you that your details and CV, if put on the UJM, can be only accessed by 'authorised employers'. This sounds safe, but is it? Anyone who is an ‘authorised employer' can access your details: they may include neighbours, present or future landlords, abusive ex-partners etc. And how are those who sign up as 'employers' authorised before they are allowed to see your details? This is a good question. We tried registering ourselves as employers and were authorised automatically! In fact, Jobcentre Plus does not even claim to be able to guarantee security: 'We... cannot guarantee that people or organisations without permission will not gain access to this database'. Will it happen? Probably yes: the business which runs the UJM is none other than Monster Worldwide, an online recruitment company with a long record of scandals for monstrous data losses! In 2009 hackers snatched personal details of 4.5 million jobseekers who had put their CVs and other information in Monster’s hands, and was reported in the Guardian: 'Hackers steal jobseekers' details from Monster recruitment website' Channel 4 news online revealed that a fake job ad posted by a group of hackers seeking to draw attention to the security flaws was able to harvest the personal details of over 70 jobseekers, including passwords and scanned passport details! Techno surveillance... Besides issues of confidentiality, you may be worried about potential IT surveillance. With the government's new smart idea that job seekers should be job seeking for 35 hours a week, your activity within the Universal Jobmatch could in principle (and in the future) be monitored, plunging you into an Orwellian nightmare. Cuts to services and staff... Last but not least, the Universal Jobmatch is the government's latest attempt to make the service 'leaner' through the inconsiderate use of IT, and is an attack on both claimants and Jobcentre workers. The service will have less staff you can speak to face to face, and, at the same time, more workers will themselves end up on the dole. If you are a keen Jobcentre adviser, and do your best to convince (or force) people into joining the UJM, please think twice: the UJM can eventually make you redundant! What to do? Worried about confidentiality? We have received reassurances that joining the Universal Jobmatch is not mandatory and that you can discuss alternative and effective forms of job search with your adviser. Only if you are obliged through a formal order called ‘Direction’ can you be sanctioned for not joining the UJM. Do you want a job and don't want to miss out on something? You can always use the Universal Jobmatch anonymously as a job search engine. You can type a list of skills and the machine will match them with jobs: you do NOT need to create an account for this service. You do NOT need to use the UJM to store or circulate your CV. You can apply for any job by contacting employers directly. However, we have tried out the UJM and found out that its job selection is not great. Other job search engines may give you more of a chance! Who are we? Nottingham Unemployed Workers Club meets every thursday afternoon between 11 and 2 for cups of tea and coffee, some lunch and sharing of ideas. We meet at 245 Gladstone Street, Forest Fields.
Burning the Future
08-01-2013 07:03
Fires in Tasmania, extreme heat Australia, typhoons in the Philippines, Mexican coal criminals - another work week for Radio Ecoshock. Environmental journalist for the Nation, Mark Hertsgaard on book "Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth". Robert M. Hirsch of U.S. Geological Survey on real cause of floods.Can of Worms Opened: The EDL Conspiracy Theories Start Here
08-01-2013 05:04
Plea of imprisoned youth sentenced to death by Islamic regime
07-01-2013 23:34
Is this world so cruel, to watch both my cousin and I be hanged in public from a crane on the street? and say nothing? Or not to do anything?
SchNEWS: Bexhill Street Blues
07-01-2013 22:16
http://www.schnews.org.uk/stories/BEXHILL-STREET-BLUES/ As predicted, contractors were back at work today on the Bexhill-Hastings Link Rd being built smack through the middle of tranquil Combe Haven. Despite the fact that the funding for the road isn't yet in place East Sussex County Council seem determined to fell all the trees along the route. But now activists are better prepared and this morning (Monday 7th) issued forth from their makeshift tree camps and managed to significantly disrupt work.
Inspector Stuart Bill of West Midlands Police wants to meet Brum's Critical Mass
07-01-2013 20:03
The latest in the 'cops sniffing around Birmingham Critical Mass' saga http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2013/01/505274.html is that PC 2585 Dominic McGrath's boss wants to meet representatives from Brum's Critical Mass. Inspector Stuart Bill, or Stu Bill as he wants to be affectionately known as, has introduced himself on the Birmingham Cyclist Forum http://www.birminghamcyclist.com/forum/topics/cycling-prohibited-in-birmingham-cathedral-churchyard?commentId=3004025%3AComment%3A89469
Fuck Off Golden Dawn
07-01-2013 19:48
Anyone reading this will already be aware of the situation in Greece with the classic fascist party ‘Golden Dawn’ getting around 10% of the vote, whilst antifascists are being repressed by the police (40% of cops admitted voting for Golden Dawn). There have been instances of militant antifascism with Golden Dawn offices being burnt down and gangs of antifa on motorbikes patrolling Athens in the evenings.
Doris Banham dog Rescue Benefit Gig - Sheffield - Sat 12th Jan
07-01-2013 14:41
This charity works tirelessly to save abandoned dogs awaiting death at council pounds each day in the UK.
Come and help raise funds for the Doris Banham dogs!
Justice for the Halesowen 4
07-01-2013 14:35
Mr Tommy Guilty (Again).
07-01-2013 14:13
Tommy Robinson's been a right muggy mushroom hasn't he!No Borders anarchist Joke Kaviaar comes out fighting against incitement trial
07-01-2013 00:10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcTGdfVAkCM&feature=youtu.be. This is her story.
Battersea Park Adventure Playground Occupied
06-01-2013 21:09
With the expected demolition of Battersea Park Adventure Playground due to begin early tomorrow morning (Monday 7 January), local anti-cuts activists Wandsworth Against Cuts and Occupy London supporters have occupied the playground in protest at Wandsworth Council’s decision to destroy the unique children’s facility and replace it with a staff less ‘safe’ facility.
Tower Hamlets Community for a new Council
06-01-2013 20:54
This week sees new central Govt measures in Tower Hamlets. Why so? Isn't there an elecetd mayor in place there already?11 Years of Guantánamo: Where is the world?
06-01-2013 20:36
Radical Anthropology Talks in London
06-01-2013 19:31
Anti-fascists of Kazan, Russia need solidarity!
06-01-2013 17:10
Stop G8. Let's get moving: London meetings this month.
06-01-2013 12:19
Sussex police: “If you intend to quit protesting, then tonight’s the night to do it.”
06-01-2013 12:06
A tweet sent by Sussex Police Liaison on New Years Eve has angered campaigners, as it appears to show a less than positive attitude towards the right to protest. Police Liaison Officers say their role is to support protest rights by developing dialogue and communication, but they have faced attack previously by activists and monitoring groups who have accused them of harassing activists and exploiting trust to gather intelligence on protest groups
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19Jan-Antifascist demos at the Greek embassies everywhere!
06-01-2013 12:00
