UK Newswire Archive
critique of UNISON London by retiring long time UNISON activist
05-02-2010 10:11
The following letter was circulated among UNISON activists in London. It is a good-bye letter, critique and call to arms from a retiring UNISON officer.American Trespasser Interviewed
05-02-2010 09:46
Pyongyang, February 5 (KCNA) -- As already reported, American national Robert Park was detained for trespassing on the northern border of the DPRK in December last year.Not convinced cps will do anything against criminal behaviour
05-02-2010 09:11
BBC has all morning been saying the Crown Prosecution Service will make an announcement about the six MPs and peersBradford Uni Day of Action - 10th Feb
05-02-2010 03:08
"[Bradford] University cannot tolerate any disruptive activity during Open Days which are organised to allow prospective students and their families to visit the facilities." - Jeff Lucas, Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Bradford pleaing with us not to hold a demo at university events.
BNP @ Durham University
04-02-2010 23:48
Keep Durham University fascist-free: protest on Friday 12 February against the Nazi BNPStage available to use for free in Hackney
04-02-2010 19:50
The back bit of the building contains an amazing stage, where we already had the famous pantomime of "the three little squatter pigs" last month :)
We thought this part of the building would get demolished soon but its still there.
Demonstration Against Noah's Ark Zoo Farm
04-02-2010 19:09
The following was revealed in an undercover investigation of Noah's Ark Zoo Farm in 2009:• Inadequate vet care
• Killing of excess animals over the winter months
• Display of young tiger cub when he was very unwell, shortly before his death
• Illegal disposal of a tiger carcus
• Borrowing animals from the Great British Circus, one of the few circuses still to use animals
• Inadequate access to tranquiliser, in the event that a large cat escapes
The trade body, BIAZA has withdrawn the zoo's membership after the zoo brought the organsiation into disrepute by withholding information about the origin of their tigers, and despite this, they took in some new lion cubs in February 2010.
Peter Mandelson to Attend Conference In Nottingham
04-02-2010 18:38
On Thursday 11 February 2010 the University of Nottingham will be hosting the free Lord Dearing Memorial Conference, on the Future of Higher Education. Speakers will include Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, and Sir Langlands, Chief of the HEFCE.Athens: Major anti-fascist gathering on Saturday, 6.2
04-02-2010 18:16
#179 | Yet another youth in pre-trial detention for the “conspiracy of cells of fire” case; Athens gears up for anti-fascist gatheringSave Bita Ghaedi from deportation and certain execution.
04-02-2010 17:00
59 MPs call for a rethink on train fares
04-02-2010 16:37
MPs of all parties joined together to call for rail fares to be reviewed. A review would look at bringing down the cost to make it easier for people to take the train instead of driving or flying.Full article | 1 addition | 2 comments
The Stockholm Programme: 1984 is Here
04-02-2010 15:14
"1984 is here, no really, this time we're not lying , honest. "
Activists sent details of child & threatening letters from government/MI5/DWP
04-02-2010 15:07
An activist with a child was sent strange letters from the Department of Work & Pensions detailing his child benefit & details of his parents pension. He was then telephoned with the warning "We know everything about you & if we want we can get your parents pension money interfered with at any time". The activist said the person phoning was a woman & that she had " an Australian or New Zealand accent. What's scary is that he did not any time given the DWP his mobile phone number.Blackstones police manual defines "extremism"
04-02-2010 14:20
Well.....Blackstones police handbook 2009 and Blackstone's 2009 Counter-Terrorism handbook both Oxford University Press, make interesting reading. It appears that we are all far too extreme for our own good. Read page 131-137 for laughs or groans of frustration.The Tortoise Protection Group are not an Animal Rights group...it is a con
04-02-2010 14:02
US 'cover blown' in Pakistan
04-02-2010 12:26
THE USA is in serious trouble in Pakistan, with a resistance attack revealing the presence of its special operations forces in the country.6 February:12-2pm:Downing Street:Demo:Shaker Aamer:8 Yrs in GTMO
04-02-2010 10:37
BNP's Mark Collett To Canvas Brightside Feb 6th
04-02-2010 03:20
Try and make it down and show the fash they are not wanted in SheffieldFalklands War - the real reason for 1000 dead
04-02-2010 00:47
28 years after the Falklands War the real reason for the war is emerging: OIL