UK Other Press Newswire Archive
British budget hits workers and poor
23-06-2010 17:45
The Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition’s emergency budget will hit the poorest members of society hardest. Chancellor George Osborne wrapped his measures in rhetoric about fairness and burden sharing, but this was a budget for the rich.Palestien Today 06 23 2010
23-06-2010 14:11
Blues Budget batters public
22-06-2010 22:19
Dangerous Tory axeman George Osborne went on the rampage against Britain's workers on Tuesday.The Green movement is not the future of Iran
22-06-2010 16:36
Palestine Today 06 22 2010
22-06-2010 14:42
Palestien Today 06 21 2010
21-06-2010 16:16
This Week in Palestine – Week 24 2010
18-06-2010 18:19
Saville Inquiry continues cover-up of Bloody Sunday massacre
18-06-2010 13:59
Even after the passage of 38 years, the truth—that the murder of 14 unarmed civil rights protesters was carried out under orders from the Conservative government of Edward Heath and the army top brass—is denied.
Palestine Today 06 17 2010
17-06-2010 14:48
Wikileak Case Echoes Pentagon Papers
16-06-2010 22:53
Almost four decades after Defense Department insider Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers – thus exposing the lies that led the United States into the Vietnam War – another courageous “national security leaker” has stepped forward and now is facing retaliation similar to what the U.S. government tried to inflict on Ellsberg.Street View snooping sparks new watchdog site
16-06-2010 22:33
The row over Google's Street View network sniffing, along with European proposals to keep browsing history, has led Privacy International to set up a new website which aims to harness technical knowledge and skills to push forward debate on these issues.Brothers-in-Arms: Capitalism and Corporate Journalism
16-06-2010 17:52
CRUSHING ECONOMICS, CHEERLEADING MEDIA AND A LOFTY DISMISSAL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMESAn essential role of corporate journalism is to shore up public confidence in an unjust, crisis-riven financial and economic system. Although plenty of gloom and doom is permitted, especially in the face of obvious crisis, the legitimacy of the system is rarely questioned.
The Digital Economy - state control of the internet
16-06-2010 17:10
The digital economy act is an important step in reining in the availability of information. A pivotal moment, just like the printing press was. The question is, will we defend what we have, or will we let it slip away into the never ending pit of commoditization?Palestine Today 06 16 2010
16-06-2010 16:56
Iceland passes "New Media Haven" Law
16-06-2010 15:10
Iceland has passed a law giving Iceland the world's strongestpress and whistleblower protection laws. This is a good move and assures greater press freedom - and sets a very nice example in contrast to the UK.
Palestine Today 06 15 2010
15-06-2010 17:32
Hereford Heckler 14 out now...
15-06-2010 10:19
The June/July issue of the Hereford Heckler is now out...Palestine Today 06 14 2010
14-06-2010 19:57
Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion and the Attack on the Gaza Peace Flotilla
12-06-2010 11:06
As discussed in Part 1,
http://sheffield.indymedia.org.uk/2010/06/453210.html media coverage of the non-violent Iranian capture of 15 British sailors (in Iranian waters) focused on the humiliating failure of the sailors to open fire in self-defence. Journalists took a very different view of the May 31 Israeli attack on the ship Mavi Marmara carrying human rights activists and supplies to the besieged population of Gaza.
