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G20: PS Smellie due in Court

18-03-2010 13:56

The police officer charged with assaulting a protester at the G20 demonstrations in London, is due in court on Monday 22nd March.

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Space Hijackers G20 charges dropped

29-01-2010 23:16

All charges have been dropped against the Space Hijackers for our G20 RIOT SQUAD action.

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06 feb 2010 - Make Capitalism History through revolution

25-01-2010 19:39

In every city around the world, make capitalism history through revolution !

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06/02/2010 - Worldwide Revolution

11-01-2010 02:45

Time to show the Banks and Governments who is in charge ... There will be NO New World Order ...

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Thursday April 1 2010

05-12-2009 10:29

WITH public outrage still bubbling away over the bankers' bail-out and bonuses, and the recession far from over, it would definitely be worth doing another Financial Fools' Day in the spring.

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Solidarity with Mindaugus Lenartavicius - Smash RBS

04-12-2009 10:31

URGENT - If anyone comes across or knows Mindaugus' prison details could they forward them to ABC Brighton. Thanks.

brightonabc@yahoo.co.uk

http://www.brightonabc.org.uk

This article below includes a re-post of a mainstream media article for the purpose of spreading what little info is known about the situation of Mindaugus.

Solidarity with all those under repression and fighting back.

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Riot police on tour: The Times runs sick TSG PR as Tomlinson family attend vigil

02-12-2009 04:41

Last night, with phenomenally insensitive timing The Times newspaper published a puff piece aimed at rehabilitating the Metropolitan Police's Territorial Support Group, at exactly the same time as Ian Tomlinson's family were attending a candlelit vigil to remember him at Royal Exchange Buildings, near to the spot were he was attacked by a TSG officer on April 1st. The article was later pulled from The Times website, but not before copies were cached by other online news services.

In the article Chris Allison, the Met's kettler-in-chief, explained that the TSG are just misunderstood and do a lot of great work for charity...

The Times piece was published here:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6939597.ece

See traces here:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22G20+riot+police+to+go+on+good+will+tour%22

The Ian Tomlinson Family Campaign website:

http://www.iantomlinsonfamilycampaign.org.uk/

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Climate Camp G20 Policing - Judicial Review Hearing Granted

25-11-2009 11:26

Climate Camp Protestors win battle for High Court scrutiny of G20 Policing

Protestors who were ‘kettled' and beaten during the Fossil Fool's day protest outside the Climate Exchange on 1st April 2009 have won the first round of a battle to hold the senior Metropolitan Police officers involved accountable. Granting permission for their judicial review to proceed to a full hearing, Administrative Court Lead Judge Sir Andrew Collins commented that the claim concerned, "issues that can properly be regarded as suitable for the Administrative Court", including the decision to deploy force which was made minutes after officers had noted a "party like atmosphere" at the demonstration.

http://www.bindmans.com/index.php?id=662

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HMIC Policing Protest Report Published - Police Tactics Condemned

25-11-2009 11:08

From:

http://london.indymedia.org/articles/3186

The long awaited second report by Denis O'Connor, the chief inspector of constabulary, is critical of many aspects of public order policing which alienate the public and infringe the right to protest.

The report "Adapting to Protest – Nurturing the British Model of Policing" looked at the now infamous policing of the G20 protests in london as well as the Climate Camp protest at Kingsnorth and other mass demonstrations.

See Full Report:

http://inspectorates.homeoffice.gov.uk/hmic/special/adapting-to-protest/

In related news, campaigners from Climate Camp have won their legal battle to secure a full hearing for a Judicial Review around the brutal policing of the G20.

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CANDLELIT VIGIL to remember Ian Tomlinson

10-11-2009 11:50

With guest speakers

Tuesday 1st December
from 6pm - 7.15pm
At: Royal Exchange by Threadneedle Street, London, EC3V 3LL
Nearest tube: Bank

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Help, we need witnesses!

04-10-2009 21:46

We need witnesses who saw us and/or our armoured vehicle at the G20 protests on 1st April this year.

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UK Taxpayer subsidises out-sourcing to autocracies

04-10-2009 15:27

A government agency called Creative Connexions has been set-up to subsidise out-sourcing of production to autocratic states.

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G20 cop assault charge

28-09-2009 14:55

G20 cop charged with assault

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violent Smellie cop faces G20 assault charge

28-09-2009 14:54

finally, bad cops are being hung out to dry?

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G20 protester remanded

24-09-2009 14:13

Sorry to rip this from the BBC, just thought it should be of interest - hopefully someone will supply more info soon.

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an invitation from the police

18-09-2009 17:54

Not sure what to do when your mates are beaten up by the cops?
Help is at hand!

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Another Financial Crisis

09-09-2009 04:19

Governments around the world who were able put large amounts of money into the financial system to avoid a meltdown. This money has mostly ended up being used to pay of banks debts, who have begun to lend money again, and lately some of this money has been used to boost the stock exchange.
As a result Governements now have even larger debts, which is sure to produce another economic collapse in a year or so. Personal debt and bankcruptcies are still at an all time high.

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G20 April Fools Prosecution - Space Hijackers

04-09-2009 23:14

The decision has been made to prosecute peaceful activist artists the Space Hijackers for impersonating police on 1st April 2009 at the G20 Summit demonstrations.

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Climate Camp: New Met Police online propaganda war and '6 consulting'

24-08-2009 20:00

The Metropolitan Police has hired a firm of consultants (6 consulting) to help it monitor social networking sites, especially around social protest and police public image..
A few different articles cut n pasted and discussed below, plus some publicity info on Radian 6 monitoring software.

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Report from Last Week's Meeting Between Police and the Camp for Climate Action

24-08-2009 09:36

Last Thursday, the Camp for Climate Action Police Liaison Team spoke at a "briefing afternoon", at the Metropolitan Police's Training Centre in Gravesend. Why did they do this, and what on Earth could they possibly say to the police? Simon Stanley was at the scene...