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Mayday 01 corporate media coverage (12-13Apr)

indymedia | 13.04.2001 22:00 | May Day 2001

Mainstream coverage of Mayday 2001 (12-13 Apr articles).



13 Apr 2001

THE DAILY MAIL / 13 Apr 2001
May Day rioters to face zero tolerance policing
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THE DAILY TELEGRAPH / 13 Apr 2001
Zero tolerance for Monopoly protesters
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THE EXPRESS / 13 Apr 2001
MAY DAY RIOT WARNING: POLICE IN 'ZERO TOLERANCE' POLICY AS ANARCHISTS PREPARE A REPEAT OF LAST YEAR'S LONDON CHAOS
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THE GUARDIAN / Apr 13 2001
May Day protests face 'zero tolerance'
By Nick Hopkins, crime correspondent
"zero tolerance, in your face" approach from police - hard core of 1000 demonstrators strategy will involve injuring police officers and damaging up to 200 businesses and banks - rather than standing back to see if trouble starts, officers will be briefed to act immediately - "It will be a more robust approach this year," said Mike Todd, a Metropolitan police assistant commissioner - "We will be very, very positive." - Sir John Stevens, the Met commissioner is known to have been involved in reformulating the Met's strategy, and has decided to run the risk that a more aggressive approach could lead to claims of stifling peaceful protest and inciting violence - "We are going to do all we can to ensure that people working, living and shopping in London are safe. We don't want London closed." - Liberty said an aggressive stance could encourage overreaction from officers - a website and a glossy pamphlet produced to support anti-capitalist action on May 1 invite protesters to play "May Day Monopoly".

THE GUARDIAN (THE EDITOR) / Apr 13 2001
Did you miss: What we read in the May Day planner: Activists tip the board
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THE INDEPENDENT / Apr 13 2001
Police threaten 'zero tolerance' at May Day march
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THE INDEPENDENT (REVIEW) / Apr 13 2001
Letter: May Day protests
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THE MIRROR / 13 Apr 2001
May Day 'riots plot'
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THE TIMES / Apr 13 2001
Police May Day 'in your face' tactics
By Steward Tendler, crime correspondent
POLICE to use "in-your-face" tactics against May Day protesters openly filming and stopping them using masks. New public order powers allow police to arrest demonstrators wearing masks and hoods - 5000 police called up for "zero tolerance" crackdown - "Mayday Monopoly" ends in Oxford Street - police fear protesters will try to mount "spectacular" events by occupying buildings - last year the protesters planned to invade a government building in Whitehall - Mr Todd urged legitimate protesters to stay away - planned activities include mass cycle rallies, protests at the World Bank offices in the Haymarket and demonstrations against privatisation and Third World debts.



12 Apr 2001

MET HOLD MAYDAY PRESS CONFERENCE/ Apr 12 2001
MET police hold their own Mayday press conference pushing the messages that a hard core are planning violence against police and businesses, issuing warnings that protests will be met with an "in your face" "zero tolerance" "quick and robust" reaction and appealing for anyone who "cares about the issues" not to attend the Mayday protests...
This seems to stop some of the more wild and creative press reports but steps up the actual agenda of attrition.

THE EVENING STANDARD/ Apr 12 2001
'Anarchists plot May Day standstill' and May Day 'zero tolerance' on mayhem in London
By Justin Davenport, Crime Correspondent
Hard core of 1,000 anarchists is plotting to bring London to a standstill - violent demonstrators are planning to hijack Mayday - 5000 police will be on duty - foreign groups to join organisations like Reclaim the Streets in London - protesters plan to attack targets including City companies, government buildings, hotels, chains such as McDonalds, and privatised railway and utilities HQs - sizeable minority of protesters will use this opportunity to indulge in violent and criminal behaviour - Assistant Commissioner Mike Todd said"I appeal to anyone who really cares about these issues not to get involved in this protest because it is in danger of being hijacked by a violent minority." - police will "hold the line" at potential key targets such as government buildings and Whitehall.

THE INDEPENDENT / Apr 12 2001
Two Letters: May Day protest
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ITN NEWS VIDEO REPORT / Apr 12 2001
'Zero tolerance' over May Day protests
Police "zero tolerance" policy - violence and widespread criminal damage in the anti-capitalist riots planned for the capital's financial heartland - City of London Police Assistant Commissioner James Hart warned that "there is a clear intention, in our minds, for violence" within the groups planning the protests - he urged working people not stay away from the capital on the day - 30 to 40 autonomous campaign groups doing own actions that could include pickets, occupations and street theatre.

THE REGISTER / Apr 12 2001
BT and Dixons named as May Day protest targets
By John Leyden
Police are preparing to meet the threat posed by anti-capitalists by monitoring their evolving plans on the Internet - Tactics remain unclear police have open mind about whether hacking or Web site defacement attacks will be carried out as part of the protests - real possibility that technology and the Internet might become involved in protests - so far no serious discussions about hacktivism - but that didn't mean it wouldn't occur - Britain's recently-formed Hi-Tech Crime Unit which started opertations this month would monitor any attacks - unconfirmed reports of the posting of fake messages and use of encryption has frustrated police investigations - "the Monopoly Board mayhem" strategy - police preparing a "robust response" based in large part on intelligence obtained from the Internet.

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