So the war continues . . . some US pundits (including New York Times correspondent Thomas Friedman) claim that the "War on Terror" will last one hundred years. A hundred years of bombing, mayhem and slaughter. The Stop the War Coalition, ARROW, and the SWP have all been organising to hold vigils and protests across the UK. The trouble is, no-one in the corridors of power is listening. Just to slap us in the face, the capitalist press (spearheaded by the Torygraph and the FT) have announced the "death" of anti-corporate activism. Up here in Lapland, we think this is a bit of a joke. So where can we hurt the capitalist war-mongers where it hurts?

The answer is - Christmas. I have just taken a stroll up Oxford Street. It is packed with bored, tired, stressed-out shoppers thronging the department stores. The system wants us to consume to fuel "global economic recovery" - in other words, consumption is good for bombing, maiming and killing. SO DON'T!!! Every X-mas card that you refuse to send, every present that you refuse to buy, is one less bullet, one less bomb for the capitalist war machine. Pass this message onto your friends and family. Let's make the high street the new front line in Bush's criminal war.

Just in case ol' Santa is accused of being a scrooge, you can still do all the other things that Christmas is meant for, like laughing, singing and having a good times with your mates (this is free). And if you're really desperate to blow some cash this December, for God's sake give it to a homeless person instead.

Ho ho ho, war & capitalism have got to go!