grim protest at shell-sponsored southbank festival

17 Apr 2012
activists from london rising tide (helped by 'rhythms of resistance' samba players), staged a noisy and theatrical protest at the royal festival hall yesterday evening, highlighting the greenwashing of shell's image through cultural sponsorship in... more

Veterans for Peace UK Officially Launched

17 Apr 2012
Veterans for Peace UK held its inaugural meeting on Easter Sunday. 11 veterans attended the meeting. The meeting was started with the reading of The Statement of Purpose. We then had an extended check in where there was a good exchange of exper... more

Afflecks Fringe Festival Reviews – Week One

17 Apr 2012
Author:  culture Sunday 1 April saw the launch of the very first Afflecks Fringe Festival. Hosted mainly by the purpose-built Three Minute Theatre, the extensive programme of even... more

Millions spent on PFI “white elephants” as fire service staff face sack

17 Apr 2012
Author:  richard Hundreds of local frontline fire service staff face the sack despite millions of pounds of public money used to bailout a national initiative undertaken by the pr... more

Shaker Aamer: 10 Years on, Still no Answers

17 Apr 2012
Human rights activists welcomed MPs back to work on Monday 16 April with a colourful protest outside Parliament. Ten years on, Shaker Aamer is still held without charge or trial at Guantánamo Bay: why is he still there and why has the gover... more

Were the Liberal Democrats responsible for the Stoke Croft Riot?

17 Apr 2012
Author:  frombristolwithlove Location:  read more more

Even My Dreams These Days Have Work-Related Scenes

17 Apr 2012
Author:  Recomposition Flickr-Dolarz-Paris-Cafe-Waiter-BW1.jpg Location:  read more more

Second Day of Picketing Holland & Barrett in Brighton

16 Apr 2012
Author:  Brighton On Saturday members of Brighto Location:  read more more

Yemen: journalist attacked in Sana’a

16 Apr 2012
Prominent Yemeni journalist Muhammad al-Maqaleh was assaulted by armed men affiliated with a tribal group while visiting a government official’s house Al-Maqaleh, editor of the news website Aleshteraki for the Yemeni Socialist Party, visite... more

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