UK Analysis Newswire Archive
Only an excuse?
10-07-2005 14:02
So the phone companies will be legally obliged to store communication data and the gprs location of individuals for the Civil Service to review. That's handy, given that GCHQ already do this quietly without drawing attention to themselves.Bombs that Silence Dissent
10-07-2005 12:25
The London bombers may have provided the kind of PR Blair and Bush were praying for.A G8 protestor reacts to London attacks
09-07-2005 20:34
Here's something I jotted down on the Resist G8 train from Scotland to London. It's basically sets out my feelings at this stage about the political situation, and these may change while I'm actually in London. It's weak on many points, but please see it as a starting point for discussion.Bomb scare in Sheffield 48hr before London?
09-07-2005 18:49
The weblink attached suggests there was a bomb scare in Sheffield 48 hours before London bombs, it was supposedly not reported in the local press/media, is this true?Can this be confirmed by anyone in Sheffield on Tuesday???
G8, Africa and climate change: a good time to bury bad news
09-07-2005 18:26
When the news of the bombs hitting London broke on our campsite in Craigmillar, we all immediately reached for our mobile phones in the hope that friends were ok. In that moment, the G8, Africa, the protests and the police all became irrelevant. As good news filtered through, political minds inevitably began to drift back to the wider political implications. "This will definitely mean ID cards,” one sighed. "Iran will be next for the neo-cons," said another. "And Muslims are going to be hammered." Debates and disagreements broke out but on one thing everyone was agreed: this was “a good time to bury bad news”. And yesterday's announcement of the G8 deal on Africa and climate change contained a lot of bad news, whatever those idiots Geldof and Bono say.War on Want: G8 turn their backs on the world’s poor
09-07-2005 18:11
The G8 have today betrayed the 1.1 billion people living in poverty across the world, and the millions who supported the Make Poverty History (MPH) campaign, says UK development NGO, War on Want.Campaigners distance themselves from Geldof praise for G8
09-07-2005 17:58
Having released their own separate media statements in response to the disappointing G8 communique, War on Want and the World Development - 2 UK based development NGOs who have been uneasy about the way in which Make Poverty History has been co-opted by the government and its celebrities - were so disgusted by the Bono and Geldof press conference that they issued a joint statement in condemnation. The question is: why it is only these 2 NGOs who have the guts to come out and speak truth to power?Launch of The Scottish Jacobite Party
09-07-2005 11:52
Describes the launch of the new Scottish Jacobite Party, the aims and objectives of the Party and presents some of the Party Policies.Don't follow US down the dark road of terrifying political deception and war!
09-07-2005 04:26
A message from the post-9/11 US to citizens of the UK who DON'T want their country to go down this same dark catastrophic road! TRUTH and JUSTICE are needed--and it's up to YOU to make up your mind.SEARCHLIGHT: No to fascist Muslim terror
09-07-2005 04:25
It seems likely that the bombings were the responsibility of Islamist terrorists – religious fanatics who are nothing more than clerical fascists.The London Bombings. Make up your own mind.
08-07-2005 22:36
London has been rocked by the events of Thursday July 7th, day two of the G8 summit, the day after the capital won the right to host the 2012 Olympic games. A day that saw ordinary innocent people become victims of the inevitable.What a great time for a "Terrorist Attack."
08-07-2005 22:33
The timing of the "Terrorist Attacks" in London is curious indeed.Opinion about London bombs
08-07-2005 22:05
"Across this space I want to give the innocent civil victims of London my condolence, without forgetting those that die daily in Iraq and other countries..."Tonight on Italian TV
08-07-2005 20:40
Berlusconi said today Italy would start withdrawing some of its troops from Iraq in September. What's the deal? Fear of a terrorist attack on Rome? The media lobbyists - er, journalists - argued that point on Italian TV tonightObvious Class Divide at 'Make Poverty History' Live8?
08-07-2005 20:21
London bombs, the G8 and an end to dictatorship
08-07-2005 16:56
The London bombs were the act of a small group attempting to change global policies. The images seen across the world are a marked contrast to those of the Make Poverty History campaign and the Live8 concert, which both attempted to influence the small group that is the G8.The G8 and Africa's unreported famine conditions
08-07-2005 14:00
To close off the final day of the G8 summit, a special report I was saving for the end, and perhaps take my cue from the media to spread some wild rumours and maybe scare some people. Behind the scenes at Live 8 and the G8.The terrorist plot to destroy democracy from within
08-07-2005 14:00
People Power"Claim of responsibility" unsubstantiated
08-07-2005 13:56
PARTYING FOR POVERTY – Article and pictures from Edinburgh
08-07-2005 13:43
