Compared to the USA, there are very few local IMCs in this country, if fact there is only one (Bristol), which is a very good one. Even our capital city and the largest urban area in the British Isles, London, does not yet have an IMC. I can think of many places in this country this need a voice, and an IMC would provide such a voice. One such area is my home town of Plymouth, which has one of the poorest area in the country (the St Peter ward), and has a escalating drugs problem, one of the worst in the country relative to its population. Many of Bristol Indymedia's articles could apply to Plymouth, just substitute Bristol for Plymouth, and Easton for Devonport, Stonehouse, Stoke, Efford or Swilly/North Prospect.

Plymouth is not the only area in this country that I feel would benefit from having its own IMC. Northern towns such as Burnley, Oldham, and Bradford, which are extremely ecomomically disadvantaged, and are also facing the problems of racial tension (not helped by groups such as the BNP, especially in Burnley's case). Also large urban areas such as Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, and not forgetting London should also have their own IMC.

There are many local IMCs in the USA, in this one instance I believe that the UK should follow their example.