London Analysis Newswire Archive

15-04-2008 23:32

Iraq - The beam in our eye

Iraq is big and under USUK occupation. Palestine is small and under Israeli occupation. Hmm. Which one shall we protest against... the one that our country is not occupying of course! Read more >>

15-04-2008 12:12

Days Of Action Follow Up for London's Autonomous Spaces

Coinciding with the Europe-wide days of action in defence of free spaces a new squatted social centre was opened in Shoreditch and a series of events took place in autonomous spaces around London starting on Friday evening with a social meetup and info night at the rampART and acoustic bands and performances at the NOID gallery. On saturday, the newly opened social centre opened it's doors with an art-exhibition, free shop, films and a squatters estate agency. On saturday there was also a demo outside a homeless hostel in Hackney. In the evening around 300 ppeople turned up a the Hackney Social Centre for a gig raising money for the Advisory Service for Squatters and another benefit took place at the Wominspace. On the Mall, there was a banner drop from squatted crown property.

After the Space Is The Place and other contributions to the call out for decentralised actions in support of squats and autonomous spaces, what next?

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14-04-2008 19:23

Peter Hallward's "Damming the Flood" - Part I

A superb history of recent Haitian history. Read more >>

14-04-2008 10:03

China and America: The Tibet Human Rights PsyOp

The human rights issue has become the centerfold of media disinformation.

China is no model of human rights but neither are the US and its
indefectible British ally, responsible for extensive war crimes and human
rights violations in Iraq and around the World. The US and its allies, which
uphold the practice of torture, political assassinations and the
establishment of secret detention camps, continue to be presented to public
opinion as a model of Western democracy to be emulated by developing
countries, in contrast to Russia, Iran, North Korea and the People's
Republic of China. Read more >>

11-04-2008 15:58

BBC: Imperial Tool

People confuse what BBC reports with news. Read more >>

08-04-2008 14:23

Scientology vs Wikileaks

Wikileaks.org describes itself as "an uncensorable Wikipedia for untraceable mass document leaking and analysis. Our primary interest is in exposing oppressive regimes in Asia, the former Soviet bloc, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, but we also expect to be of assistance to people of all regions who wish to reveal unethical behavior in their governments and corporation". In recent years it has stood up against the US government, Swiss bankers, African dictators, and more. Most recently, it has faced a new enemy: the money-hungry cult known as the Church of Scientology. Read more >>

07-04-2008 15:42

Diana Inquest: Expect a spate of attacks in media against the jury 'system'!

The INQUEST:

The Diana 'death' was 'unlawful killing', the jury in the High Court in London has decided! Read more >>

07-04-2008 09:33

Tibet Protest Great, But . . . .

Are there lessons to be learned for the wider activist scene in London?
or questions to be asked about these Free Tibet Protests that seemed so successful in saturating the media? Read more >>

04-04-2008 08:38

MP hurts cyclist whilst driving out of parliament - was he breathalised?

A crazed war monger, who had probably just left the commons bar, mows down a cyclist trying to save the planet he is intent on destroying.

Whilst it is standard procedure to breathalise drivers involved in accidents no mention has been made of whether this was done. Read more >>

02-04-2008 10:56

Today: Internet Forum by Cuban Students about the Cuban Five

The main purpose of the forum will be to discuss what Cuban university students and those in the rest of the world could do to help the release of the Five Cuban men, who were arrested for having infiltrated Miami- based anti-Cuba groups and trying to prevent criminal actions against the island. Read more >>

23-03-2008 03:06

Brian Haw on the fifth anniversary of the criminal invasion of Iraq

Brian wishes more people recognised the suffering and would turn out to protest against the war. Read more >>

19-03-2008 23:53

Peace movement enters a New Phase

A 15 minute video documenting the demonstration in London on Saturday 15th March. This is a video of what the people had to say... Read more >>

18-03-2008 10:15

After Yet Another March - What is Relevant Anti-War Activity 5 Years In?

..and why no mention of the Raytheon 9 by the Stop the War Coalition? Read more >>

12-03-2008 21:54

Lexus Hybrids : A Load Of Green B******s

Having been banned from saying their new hybrid is 100% Guilt Free, Lexus are now claiming you can live a Lexus Life, and still be green. This has to be seen to be believed.
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12-03-2008 11:59

An Open Letter To The Stop The War Coalition

This Saturday sees a large anti-war march in central London, with the Stop The War Coalition marking five years since the largest demonstration in British history - against invading Iraq. Read more >>

10-03-2008 13:44

Scientology's Gulags: inside the Rehabilitation Project Force

The Church of Scientology is an authoritarian cult whose parallels with authoritarian regimes around the world are well-documented. Most members are kept under control through misinformation and brainwashing. However, like any totalitarian institution, the Church of Scientology has its way of dealing with problematic members. Welcome to the Rehabilitation Project Force. Read more >>

09-03-2008 16:11

Sea Shepherd rebuked by IWC as Rumours emerge of Compromise on Whaling

Reports from the International Whaling Commission 3 day intercessional meeting in London say that commercial whaling may be allowed but the scientific loophole which has allowed Japan to whale in the Antarctic may be closed. This would allow Japan to whale commercially in the north Pacific regulated by the IWC. The meeting also rebuked Sea Shepherd over "Safety at Sea".
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08-03-2008 17:37

New 'Turbulence: Ideas for movement' eNewsletter

'Turbulence: Ideas for movement' now has a new low-traffic e-newsletter. Subscribe now to be kept up to date! Read more >>

25-02-2008 18:58

Scientology as Sci-Fi Fascism (corrected)

(if an administrator could remove the previous version of this article it would be much appreciated)

Today I was reading Ur-Fascism (

http://www.pegc.us/archive/Articles/eco_ur-fascism.pdf) by Umberto Eco. In it he addresses a common political problem: how to define fascism. The problem is the incoherence in fascism either as a philosophy or a movement. Anti-capitalist or pro-business, conservative yet revolutionary, contradictory both within and between movements which take the name. Eco identifies a number of characteristics which are common to fascist movements, while acknowledging that not all will be present in any one movement or philosophy, and that a number of perceived contradictions do not prevent movements being categorised together. These characteristics are described as Ur-Fascism, or Eternal Fascism, the base on which fascist traditions may be built. Read more >>

23-02-2008 14:29

Poles Apart: Capitalism and Socialism As The Planet Heats Up

We are pleased to inform you that the Socialist Party will be holding a half-day school on the politics of Climate Change at the Conway Hall, Holborn on Saturday the 5th of April (1-5 pm

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