UK UK Newswire Archive
'Secret' Badger Cull Organisers Exposed
17-08-2012 10:36
In US, Centers For Disease Control Calls Mad Cow and Mad Pig West Nile Virus
16-08-2012 23:24
The US government conspiracy of silence about Mad Cow and Mad Pig Disease in the United States continues.Anarchists Detained by Counter-Terrorist Police
16-08-2012 17:13
For the past week, thousands of anarchists from across the world have been converging in St.Imier, Switzerland to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the founding of the Anarchist international.On returning from the St Imier gathering, two anarchists, one a member of the UK Anarchist Federation, were detained for nearly two hours at Heathrow by SO15 (counter-terrorist) intelligence
Live Nation Dumping Food at Olympics / Paralympics
16-08-2012 16:55
FOOD AND WATER BANNED FROM BTLIVE EVENTS FOR OLYMPICS / PARALYMPICS
Live Nation's profile on Twitter states:
"Live Nation is the future of the music business" - GHU!!
Live Nation Entertainments (based in California, USA) was given the contract to arrange the entertainment events at the London Olympics. They also own Ticketmaster which handled the ticket sales with a system that has been described by professional web designers as 'not fit for purpose.'
Over the last few weeks Live Nation have reportedly upset numerous members of the public with its draconian rules for attendance at events especially BTLive with the banning of ALL home-produced or shop-bought food, and ALSO water.
The photos of the signs surrounding the Live Nation compounds in Victoria Park and Hyde Park leave visitors in no doubt as to how welcome they will NOT be, and the numerous draconian rules that they will be subject to.
The many large bins can be clearly seen in the phots into which perfectly good food has to be dumped, and water bottles emptied. This is at a time when there are raging famines and starvation throughout the world in Africa, the USA and elsewhere.
The security staff have also been reported as abusing festival goers in bodily searching for prohibited items, and rifling though bags. In many cases non-professional DSLR cameras were prohibited, however owners were told that they could leave them at the entrance but that they would not get them returned. In one case on Twitter a woman was told to delete images from her camera.
Here are some tweets from Twitter that are circulating around the web:
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R... T...@rt...
Not sure I'm @ best place 2b - #BTLive #London2012 site at Hyde Park; like a festival; raucous, popular & scuzzy rather than nice & boutique
A... L...@al...
#BTlive should be ashamed of themselves allowing vendors to charge such outrageous found & drink prices
A... B...@ab...
#BTLive fuming after encounter with heavy handed security n marketing scam. Been frisked, searched for water n food, asked to delete photos
n... k...@nl...
#btlive. Biggest scam ever. Security gone mad and shameless commercialism. I thought we are celebrating the Olympics. Thanks Boris.
Ö... Ö...@oo...
How come btlive is not allowing people to bring in food at Victoria park when you can take anything into the Olympic park?
J... H...@TopTVCameraman
#BTLive Your morons barred my wife from entry at Hyde Park as she had a DSLR. No measurement, just a thicko's guess, stopped her seeing it.
C... M@cm...
Can somebody explain why you aren't allowed liquids over 100ml into #BTlive?! It's not a bloody plane!
S... B...@SB...
Live Nation bans food & drink at BTLive events yet LOCOG allows reasonable amounts to be taken into Olmpic venues. Why the difference?
S... B...@SB...
@TopTVCameraman#BTLive - HydePark - banned from entering w. DSLR. Could leave @ entrance, but no I wouldn't get it back.
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Assange and Asylum: What's next?
16-08-2012 16:13
The struggle between the authorities in Sweden and the US to arrest Julian Assange, the figurehead of WikiLeaks, has taken yet another turn. What are the real motives behind this pursuit and what are the possibilities for further developments?Julian Assange granted asylum by Ecuador
16-08-2012 14:00
Craig Murray: America's Vassal Acts Decisively And Illegally
16-08-2012 12:02
From Craig Murray, on the possibility of the UK seizing Julian Assange from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London.Stop G8 Planning Meeting - Birmingham 22nd September
16-08-2012 11:51
In 2013 the UK is once again host to the G8 Summit for the first time since 2005, eight world leaders from the most powerful capitalist nations are meeting here on our home turf.Crowds set to Flock to Huge Vegan Extravaganza
16-08-2012 10:25
http://www.midlandsveganfestival.org.uk/
Learn about community shares from record-breaking solar farm
16-08-2012 10:20
16 Aug: Timeline from Ecuadorian Embassy vigil for Julian Assange
16-08-2012 10:17
Current livestreams from Ecuadorian Embassy: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/occupynewsnetwork http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution The Ecuadorian Foreign Minister has said in a press conference that a decision regarding Julian Assange’s asylum application will be announced on Thursday 16 August 2012 at around 1pm UK time. There was an increased police presence including TSG at the Embassy from yesterday evening.
Following threats from the UK government to storm the embassy, WikiLeaks issued this statement:
http://wikileaks.org/Statement-on-UK-threat-to-storm.html and a spokesperson for the Ecuadorian government said:
http://www.ecuadorembassyuk.org.uk/announcements/ecuador-shock-at-threats-from-british-government A call has gone out for people to come to the Embassy now:
3 Hans Crescent, London SW1X 0LS
Nearest tube: Knightsbridge
For more information, call Ben at Veterans for Peace 07866 559 312
Twitter hashtags: #assange #stand4ja
See also:
https://indymedia.org.uk/en/2012/08/499028.html http://wiseupaction.info/2012/08/16/breaking-news-urgent-support-julian-at-the-ecuadorian-embassy/ Breaking News : Support needed at Ecuadorian Embassy for Julian Assange
16-08-2012 02:17
The Ecuadorian Foreign Minister has said in a press conference that a decision regarding Julian Assange’s asylum application will be announced on Thursday 16 August 2012.There is an increased police presence outside the embassy overnight and support would be appreciated if people can get there now. Otherwise, as soon as you can.
Bristol Company Profits From Syrian Violence
15-08-2012 21:19
4,000 Oct 20 leaflets handed-out at Durham Miners Gala
15-08-2012 21:15
4,000 Oct 20 leaflets handed-out at the Durham Miners GalaU.S. Republicans Own The "Voting Machine" Count Falsifiers
15-08-2012 20:39
As more and more countries are going back to paper ballots because of electronic machine vote fraud, the US continues to allow the plutocratic political party tocontrol virtually every easily hacked 'voting machine'.
A Scandal on the Moors
15-08-2012 15:51
A campaign recently launched - Ban the Burn! - highlights the degradation of peat bogs due to draining and burning on moors used for grouse shooting. As peat is burnt, a carbon sink becomes a carbon source. As mosses dry out and die, the moors stop acting as a sponge in heavy rainfall and localised flooding occurs. Taxpayers' money is being used to fund large estates who claim to be stewarding the land but are actually damaging it.Disabled mother 'banned' from sitting with family
15-08-2012 12:55
Due to a draconian anti-disabled policy LOCOG is BANNING families with wheelchair users from sitting together in Paralympic venues.
Beth says:
"Like millions across the UK, I was inspired by the London 2012 Olympic Games. I decided I wanted to take family to the Paralympics to sample the once in a lifetime showcase of disabled sport in London.
"I am a wheelchair user, with a four-year-old autistic son and a nineteen-month-old baby. Naturally we wanted to sit together and, particularly as it’s the Paralympics, I assumed there would be adequate provision for this to happen.
"I was stunned to hear that there was no way that this could happen as there is a [LOCOG] policy that wheelchair users can only be accompanied by one other person. I cannot believe that this event, designed to inspire a new generation of athletes, has a discriminatory ticketing policy.
"It’s essential that my husband sits with me as he helps me with things I need to do and clearly my kids can’t sit separately. Quite apart from these practical considerations, I want to share this special occasion with my family, but I’m being prevented from doing so just because I am in a wheelchair.
"Please join my campaign to get the organisers of the Paralympics to change this ticketing policy for these and future Games - so every family may share the Paralympics together."
Twisted Progeny Of Babylon
15-08-2012 11:45
"Private Corporations Feeding On The Nations, People On The Street Eating Chicken And Meat"Corporate collaboration lets Mugabe continue abuses
15-08-2012 09:29
Zimbabwe’s political-economic crisis continues because dislodging decades of malgovernance has not been achieved by either a Government of National Unity that began in early 2009, civil society activism, or international pressure, including this week’s Maputo summit of the main body charged with sorting out democratisation