UK Indymedia - UK Public sector cuts Newswire Archive

Sheffield workfare protest, Saturday May 4th

27-04-2013 15:18

On Saturday May 4th, starting at 1pm, Unite Community members will be protesting outside Poundland on the Moor as part of the ongoing national campaign against the government's workfare schemes. We hope you can make it. For more information, see the facebook event:

https://www.facebook.com/events/226383464152953/

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The Thatcher Legacy, the Legacy of Dependency.

21-04-2013 22:36

The freedom's we have enjoyed in our modern period are not the freedoms given to us by the gentrification and systemisation of our economy, but by the might of an empire. The Thatcher legacy is not derived from what we know to be true, but by what we don't know at all.

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Council Tax Refusal Campaign Begins

20-04-2013 17:24

In the Nottingham area a Don't Pay Council Tax Campaign has been launched as a protest against the continuing cuts in spending on public services which particularly impact on poor and disadvantaged people.

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Wrexham Waves Goodbye to Thatcher

17-04-2013 19:08

Around 60 people gathered at the Arc Statue in the centre of Wrexham at 5pm today to mark Maggie Thatcher's demise with a vigil for 'the workers and unwaged who are still living with Thatcher's legacy.' There was a silent vigil and then speeches.

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Bifurcated Britain

17-04-2013 14:27

The funeral arrangements accorded to Margaret Thatcher by the poitical elite reveal the divided nature of British Society and the continuance of 'two-nation' Toryism.

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Margaret Thatcher Funeral & Trafalgar Square Party Compared

17-04-2013 08:12

In contrast to the 2-3,000 that the BBC confirmed attended the Margaret Thatcher Death Party in Trafalgar Square, 9am 17 April the BBC are reporting "one or two" members of the public gathering to pay their respects to Margaret Thatcher on Fleet Street, and "well over a thousand" gathered around St Paul's...

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Margaret Thatcher owned £6m house linked to THREE tax havens

15-04-2013 19:26

Margaret Thatcher owned £6m house linked to THREE tax havens -

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/margaret-thatcher-tax-snatcher-mystery-1828441

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Global Day of Action on Military Spending. Solidarity in Wrexham

15-04-2013 16:49

Half a dozen members and supporters of Wrexham Peace & Justice Forum were out on the streets this morning as part of the Global Day of Action on Military Spending in solidarity with friends past and present who have the perseverance to continue to protest the wars in the face of widespread apathy. There have been actions today at Faslane (47 arrests), in Brighton, London and all over the place.

http://demilitarize.org.uk/

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Stop making a killing from war: #demilitarize now

15-04-2013 15:17

The international peace network, War Resisters' International (WRI) supports the Day of Action on Military Spending taking place worldwide on 15 April.

WRI strives against all causes of war, as affirmed in its foundation declaration: “War is a crime against humanity”. The military-industrial complex is as strong as ever - war profiteers continue to make a killing from war. They do this with support from governments who see military strength as the most useful tool for imposing their influence. The stronger your military power, the more influence you have. This means that governments spend millions to arm themselves. The latests figures from the 2013 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) annual report show a slight decrease in military spending of 0.5 percent, but in 2012 worldwide, we still spent $1.75 trillion on weapons to kill each other. It's hard to imagine what this money could do if spent more productively. A graphic produced by WRI member AA-MOC will give you some ideas.

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Direct Action at EDO, Brighton, on Global Day of Action on Military Spending

15-04-2013 12:25

Workers at EDO in Brighton arrived to work today to find the front gates drenched with red paint, symbolising the blood of the victims of the weapons manufacturer.

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ukuncut london millionaire eviction - report and pics

14-04-2013 21:04

a couple of hundred activists joined the ukuncut action in london, and found themselves outside the north london pad of the architect of bedroom tax, multi-millionaire welfare minister lord freud. they picnicked and heard speeches for a few hours before packing up.

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trafalgar square thatcher death party - report and pics

14-04-2013 17:45

despite continuous rain, thousands attended the trafalgar square celebration the weekend after the death of margaret thatcher was announced. although police provocatively enforced the square bye-laws, this took the form of sporadic shows of force rather than a general intent to kick-off the crowd, and the evening was mostly peaceful and celebratory.

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Margaret Thatcher death party - Trafalgar Square, London, 13 April 2013

14-04-2013 01:16

Margaret Thatcher death party - Trafalgar Square, London, 13 April 2013

An Analysis...

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Ding Dong, BBC make history as music downloads become news!

12-04-2013 20:56

The BBC have decided not to play the "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead" track on its flagship Radio 1's Official Chart Show.

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Buckingham Palace, Church & Whitehall getting cold feet over Thatcher funeral

12-04-2013 17:34

Margaret Thatcher worship FAIL - the carnage continues...

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MEETING PLACE FOR UK Uncut ACTION SATURDAY – EVICT A MILLIONAIRRE

12-04-2013 11:33

CALL OUT! London – Sat 13th April – Who Wants To Evict A Millionaire?

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Margaret Thatcher - The Daily Mail miscalculate badly!

10-04-2013 22:00

Daily Mail website - 10,000 thumbs-up for "Best Rated" comment that points out Margaret Thatcher "destroyed our society" plus 3,500 thumbs-up for "Best Rated" comment that demands "NO STATE FUNERAL"

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Vigil for Thatcher's Many Victims - Wed 17 April in Wrexham

10-04-2013 07:36

North Wales Against Cuts has called for a silent vigil in Wrexham at 5pm on the day of Maggie Thatcher's funeral: Wed 17 April. The vigil will be held at the Arc Statue on Lord Street.

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Baroness Thatcher - have a word with the Daily Mail

09-04-2013 09:25

The same newspaper that famously cried "Hurrah for the Blackshirts", and whose website praised the Nazi slogan "Arbeit Macht Frei", are advertising a form through which readers can request a state funeral for Margaret Thatcher. Have a word...

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State Funeral for Margaret Thatcher?

08-04-2013 12:20

State funeral for the friend and ally of mass-murderer, torturer and war-criminal Margaret Thatcher?
Should tax-payers be forced to pay for such an insult?