UK Newswire Archive
South Wales Anarchists say NO to new counter-terrorism legislation
16-02-2009 08:24
From today, 16 February 2009, it is now illegal to take photos of police officers 'likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism'. We all know what that really means: FIT and others now have carte blanche to give protestors even more grief. Well, we're not having it. Post your favourite snaps now!!reclaim love 2009
16-02-2009 04:38
saturday saw the biggest gathering yet in london
New Fitwatch Spotter Card
16-02-2009 02:41
pflp salute british students occupying universities in solidarity with gaza
16-02-2009 01:43
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine commends the students of Britain for their movement of occupations in solidarity with the Palestinian people, and calls for the continuation and expansion of the movement, said the Front in a statement on February 12, 2009.A suspect police stunt
16-02-2009 01:18
The stunt, for it can only be described as such, of the police intercepting several vehicles on the M65 on their way to join the convoy, as a part of an operation under the much-abused anti-terror laws, was a clear and unprincipled attempt to discredit the convoy.Notts Students Die-In Protest Against Arms Trade
16-02-2009 00:28
Students ‘Die’ in protest against University’s investment in Arms
15-02-2009 23:16
Bailouts for Bunglers
15-02-2009 22:25
"When I read recent remarks ... by top Obama administration officials, I feel as if I’ve entered a time warp — as if it’s still 2005, Alan Greenspan is still the Maestro, and bankers are still heroes of capitalism.“We have a financial system that is run by private shareholders, managed by private institutions, and we’d like to do our best to preserve that system,” says Timothy Geithner ... as he prepares to put taxpayers on the hook for that system’s immense losses.
Meanwhile,... Mr. Geithner and Lawrence Summers ... “think governments make poor bank managers” — as opposed, presumably, to the private-sector geniuses who managed to lose more than a trillion dollars in the space of a few years."
Movimientos event - Films, Music and awareness
15-02-2009 21:36
Musica Mestiza. Documentary Films. Latin Culture.Social, political and cultural films on Latin America with speakers & discussion + Live music & DJs with Sonido Callejero - The UK’s most exciting Latin Hip Hop crew + Movimientos Soundsystem with DJs Clem George & Cal Jader, a revolutionary mix of Música Latina Clandestina & Tropical beats
Participatory Economics (Parecon) and Inclusive Democracy
15-02-2009 20:03
IntroductionAlthough Michael Albert , in his new book Parecon, Life After Capitalism,[1] follows the trouble-free path of comparing Parecon with the disastrous central planning system and the narrowly ecological bio-regionalism, (or, elsewhere[2], with social ecology’s libertarian municipalism, which, in fact, offers no mechanism at all for the allocation of resources as it is based on a utopian post-scarcity moral economy), a comparison of the two main systemic proposals for an alternative economic system recently advanced, i.e. Parecon and ID, would certainly help the advancement of the discussion ―urgently needed today― on alternative proposals of social organization, so that readers could make up their own minds about the pros and cons of each project.
Disrupt Miss University London Beauty Pageant NOW from your armchair!
15-02-2009 18:40
The Miss University London Cattle Market, is on the 10th March. Applications are still open! The audition day is on saturday 21st feb.February 11th 2009 - Eleventh of Every Month Until Justice - LONDON
15-02-2009 18:29
http://truthaction.org for more details on International Days of Truth Action and to see more pictures/reports from around the world.
Say No to Polythene said Balbir Singh Malik, DC - Karnal.
15-02-2009 17:11
This Week's SchNews
15-02-2009 14:28
THE WATCHTOWERNO NEW REVELATIONS FOR REGULAR SCHNEWS READERS AS WE LOOK AT THE LATEST CAMPAIGN FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES - THE CONVENTION FOR MODERN LIBERTY
London Mitie cleaners demo report
15-02-2009 12:21
On Thursday 12th February twenty workers demonstrated outside the Willis insurance broker’s building in the City of London in support of five union cleaners dismissed there by Mitie cleaning company.MPs fiddle while parliamentary democracy burns
15-02-2009 11:43
At the very least, you might expect Labour MPs to pay attention while they strip this country of its freedoms. But apparently we have gone beyond that stage. Of the eight or nine Labour members on the select committee discussing the Coroners and Justice Bill, three were using the opportunity to go through their correspondence.
Dresden, Germany: 15 000 counter-protest against 6 000 nazis
15-02-2009 11:21
All in all 15 000 people protested against the nazis. Thousands of police enabled the nazis`march through the city.
Lamb-like approach to greedy banks means Labour slaughter
15-02-2009 03:52
The masters of the universe - those of them who had the nerve to turn up - were mired in deep gloom at Davos in the Swiss Alps last week. Come April in the Watford Gap, representatives of the G20 group of nations may well feel suicidal as the social and economic consequences of the financial disaster deepens and widens.The free market vs protectionism
15-02-2009 03:48
It’s a bit rich that politicians and big business lined up to lecture us on the virtues of racial tolerance and international solidarity during the recent wildcat strikes.
One editorial in the Financial Times newspaper last week stated, “Our self interest requires us to show solidarity beyond national borders”.
Another issue carried a letter signed by nine heads of multinational companies pleading, “There is an urgency for all politicians to ensure there is no backlash against foreign workers”.
Waterford occupiers keep factory alive
15-02-2009 03:45
Noel is part of a group of workers who are keeping the Waterford Crystal flame burning.He is among a dozen who make sure that 18 tonnes of molten glass continue to be produced by the plant’s furnace every 24 hours.
The furnace must stay working for production at the factory to continue.
If the furnace stops, the glass will solidify and the repairs would cost 8 million euros.