UK UK Newswire Archive
No Fracking in Farndon: Photo report 1 - on the verge.
16-03-2014 20:27
Over 200 people converged today on the site of Dart Energy's exploratory drilling for coal bed methane (CBM)at Kingsmarsh near the village of Farndon on the English/Welsh border. Some have stayed (see camp requirements below). As well as locals from Farndon and neighbouring villages, people came from all over including Wrexham, Chester, Deeside, Wirral, Liverpool, Fylde and a large contingent from Manchester and the Barton Moss Protection Camp where a stay of eviction pending an appeal hearing has just been secured until at least 26 March. More on the Farndon site here and here.
These first photos show a few of us converging on the verge on our way to the event, billed as Fight the Frack, and doing a bit of outreach to passing motorists on the A534. More pictures of the main event to follow.
Blackmail3 Court Case Update
16-03-2014 13:06
Here's a brief update on the court case for one of the 'Blackmail3' defendents potentially due to come to a conclusion on Monday. More info and background at www.blackmail3.orgFr Martin Newell jailed for unpaid peace protest fines
16-03-2014 12:14
Martin Newell
HMP Wandsworth
PO Box 757
Heathfield Road
London SW18 3HS
Why is Poland a Nazi Client State?
15-03-2014 15:48
When the fever curve of the European regime crisis peaked this week with North American military provocations in Poland, it was a remarkable sign to all who care about the dying empire and its deluded followers. At the same time, France announced its campaign to proliferate atomic reactors of the MOX type which leave bomb-grade waste, North American military provocations in East Asia were stomping up a black hole of propaganda detracting the region just as much as the European propaganda war against Ukraine did there, and the state of Israel committed suicide by sacrificing the last remnants of Theodore Herzl´s „Separate Houses“ Doctrine to an assumed primacy of the casern over the temple. What happened in Poland was the high water mark of a worldwide imperialist death surge by which the collapse-prone system is desperately attempting to include all these who have declared independence of it into its demise. Seen from Britain, where this analysis is published with a bow to the grave of Karl Marx, it also is the explanation why the „Little Hitler of London“ has proven to be even more stupid than the German Motorists Association.Ash Wednesday peace liturgy and End Hunger Fast Campaign
15-03-2014 11:12
As a Lenten observance Scott has also shaved his head and is attempting to do a 40 day fast. This is to highlight food poverty in Britain. Keith Hebden who is also fasting said that Scott has a unique perspective on hunger in Britain.
When Chavez died, Washington celebrated
15-03-2014 10:20
Venezuela Also Is Being Overthrown By The Criminal Regime In Washington — Dear Readers, now that US Secretary of State John Kerry has issued an ultimatum to Russia, telling Putin that he has until Monday to follow Washington’s orders or else, hopefully everyone can see the repeat of the March of Folly that produced World War 1. In my last column, “Merkel Whores For Washington,” I mistakenly attributed to Khrushchev all transfers of Russian territory to Ukraine.Chester & Wrexham Frack Off News: Today at Dart Energy's Drilling Rig in Farndon
14-03-2014 20:10
I thought I'd take a trip to Rowley Hill, Kingsmarsh, Farndon today, to check out and take a few photos of the site where Dart Energy is now drilling with a view to exploiting coal bed methane reserves, one of three sites in the immediate local area. Dart is experiencing fierce resistance to its extreme energy operations across the globe and is not doing well, reporting a loss of $32.7 million in the six months to December 2013, compared with a loss of $11.4 million for 2012.
This Sunday, 16 March from 1-5pm, there's a national demonstration at the site so I thought it might be useful to get an idea of how the land lies beforehand.
Ashton Must Go !
14-03-2014 19:44
Rising Tide blockaded Shell garage last night in memory of fellow activist
14-03-2014 17:45
They were joined by Rhythms of Resistance samba band, with whom Val played for many years, even in a wheelchair just a few months before she passed away.
56 Oil Billionaires
13-03-2014 22:39
The US and Britain’s Paedophile Colony
13-03-2014 21:01
Less than a month before the 11th anniversary of the illegal US-led invasion of Iraq, the near destruction of much of the country, heritage, culture, secularism, education, health services and all State institutions, the country is poised to revert “two thousand years” say campaigners.CURO Housing issues 10% of its tenants with notices seeking repossession.
13-03-2014 13:54
A recent report from landlord The Curo Group to B&NES Council reveals “…there are no fewer than 800 families which have been issued with notices seeking repossession. Some 124 of these are in breach of a court order to pay money they owe.”The Battle For Britain's Children And Their Justice
13-03-2014 08:59
video - chemical weapons mediterranean
12-03-2014 17:32
video - chemical weapons mediterraneanFight the Frack: Protest this Sunday at Farndon, near Wrexham & Chester
12-03-2014 17:10
FIGHT THE FRACK! is an opportunity to head Dart Energy of at the pass. They are drilling in Farndon (Mill House Lane - CH3 6NF) and have 3 additional sites ready to be drilled in the Cheshire/Wrexham area and one in Nottinghamshire. This is a chance to make it clear to Dart that they are unwanted here or anywhere. The time to act is now.
New Unionism 2014: a conference for activists, 29 March, London
12-03-2014 16:40
How do we defend ourselves against the bosses' attacks, rebuild working-class power and transform the labour movement to change the world?A one day activist conference, sponsored by organisations including Workers' Liberty, IWGB University of London, Lambeth Activists, PCS Independent Left and Ruskin College UCU
Remember Fukushima London demo, Saturday 15 March 2014
12-03-2014 14:31
Remember Fukushima Demo, London, Sat. 15 March 2014Injustice against the women of Iraq
12-03-2014 12:54
The Iraqi women protesting in Baghdad over the Jaafari personal status draft law, which the cabinet approved, are linked to our situation as individuals in general and women in particular.Half-Crimean single mum in Bristol discusses Ukraine crisis
12-03-2014 00:26
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