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Birmingham Anti-Election Campaign

12-05-2010 16:20

As is the tradition in Birmingham, every election is met with opposition. With all three main parties offering us cuts in services, privatisation, job losses and wage cuts the message that 'Voting Changes Nothing' was even more self evident. Along many of the arterial routes into Birmingham, anti-election boards were hoisted up lamp posts not only encouraging people not to vote but promoting ongoing resistance to our so-called 'leaders'. Responses from the public as they went up were all positive and with the exception of one set of boards they all stayed up....and might be left up ready for the next election after the Con-Lib pact falls to pieces.

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Palestine Today 05 12 2010

12-05-2010 15:51

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org for Wednesday May 12th, 2010.

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Who is the real David Cameron?

11-05-2010 20:16

As David Cameron becomes the UK's youngest prime minister since Lord Liverpool in 1812, the Tories' heir to Blair can honestly be said to have had a seamless rise to office, escaping any kind of serious scrutiny into his background except at the margins. Who is the real David Cameron?

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Palestine Today 05 11 2010

11-05-2010 16:40

Palestine Today 05 11 2010
Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org for Tuesday May 11th, 2010.

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Fifth in series of demonstrations outside settler company Ahava

08-05-2010 19:47

Palestine actvists return to Ahava in central London for fifth in series of demonstrations against the shope, which stocks good from illegal West Bank settlements.

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End the War in Afghanistan, Downing Street, London - Pictures

08-05-2010 17:46

As the British political system cartwheels into chaos after the return of a hung Parliament, Anti-war campaigner Maria Gallastegui manages to take the message of peace directly to the heart of the seat of Government, entirely on her own.

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People's Jury Condemns Arms Manufacturer

07-05-2010 17:14

Around 30 protesters, many dressed as Judges in wigs and gowns, carried a 12 foot high effigy of Dick Olver the chairman of BAE the world's second largest arms producer, to protest outside the BAE AGM taking place in the QEII Centre, London, UK. 05/05/2010 Photos Copyright (C) Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

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Democracy Camp on Election Day

07-05-2010 17:04

On Election Day, the Democracy Camp in Parliament Square turned out to be surprisingly controversial with bitter arguments with long-term peace protester Brian Haw and supporters.A march to the Westminster media village attracted police attention but the media didn't seem greatly interested. London, UK. 06/05/2010 Photos copyright (C) 2010 Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

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Black Cat Centre (Bath) Illegally Evicted

07-05-2010 14:55

The Black Cat, Bath, has sadly been evicted this morning from the Porter Butt building on London Road.

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You cannot represent us - election count picket in Mcr

07-05-2010 01:12

no borders and friends presented a 'petition' to election candidates in Manchester Central at the start of the election count on 6 May.

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Democrazy Village + Peace Festival at Westminster

06-05-2010 18:24

Almost a week now Parliament Square has been occupied by the Democracy Village, which today on election day is gearing up for the Peace Festival in much nicer weather than the last couple of days...

See reports [day 1 | day 3 | day 4] and pics [1 | 2]

Sunshine!

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Day by Day - The Story of a 13 year old Afghan boy's journey to Calais

06-05-2010 12:26

This is a typical story of a migrants journey from Afghanistan to Calais

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UK Coal plc: An Honourable Record of Site Restoration

06-05-2010 10:48

This statement and letter explains how a letter criticising UK Coal's claims to always honour restoration conditions at opencast sites came to be written before the letter goes on to explain what happen on two previous sites worked by this company where it's behaviour was at least questionable

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Missed Appointments: The Nigerian prince and the UK failed immigration system

06-05-2010 00:43

Last February The Independent ran a story about a Nigerian prince who had suffered prolonged mistreatment in UK detention centres to the extent that he allegedly "begged" the Home Office to return him back home, where he had suffered gunshot wounds and beatings at the hands of his torturers. The article by Robert Verkaik, however, omitted important details of the systematic failures of the UK Border Agency and G4S, despite swathes of evidence sent to the paper's Home Affairs editor by Prince Ademola Babatunde Bakare via his supporters. Without the details, the article almost rendered him “a fussy prince moaning about not being looked after,” as one of his visitors put it. The documents have since been passed to Corporate Watch and Mr Bakare has left the country with serious medical conditions resulting from the systematic negligence he received in detention. Here is the full story.

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Bristol Eco Village Evicted - One Villager With Potentially Serious Injuries

05-05-2010 21:22

Bailiffs acting for the High Court on behalf of the land owner today succeeded in evicting the Eco Village from their site in St Werberghs.

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Middlesex Students Occupy Entire Building

05-05-2010 20:56

Statement from the student occupation at Middlesex University, now extended to the entire building.

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Bristol Eco Villager hospitalised after tripod demolition

05-05-2010 20:14

Bailiffs succeed in evicting Bristol Eco Village

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European Court of Human Rights halts Bita Ghaedi deportation.

05-05-2010 18:14

Bita Ghaedi, a human rights campaigner, who has been detained at the infamous Yarls Wood Detention Centre for almost a month, has been released tonight after the attempt to deport her was overturned by the Strasbourg based European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

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Democracy Village Peace Festival – Pix & Call Out

05-05-2010 17:51

Dateline: Democracy Village, Parliament Square, London, UK, 12:00-Late, Thu 06 Mat 10 – As the boss class's 'Electoral Circus' grapples with performance anxiety, the participatory democratic will of the people gains expression through a collective Peace Festival at the ever-expanding Democracy Village, camped out on the very doorstep of the House of Conmens in Parliament Square.

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Our Dreams Don't Fit on Your Ballots

05-05-2010 13:18

The day before the 2010 General Election, some Londoners will have woken up to see a slightly different message on billboards around the city. The phrase coined in the 90's by the Argentinean co-operative movement reads "OUR DREAMS DON'T FIT ON YOUR BALLOTS"