London Newswire Archive

31-10-2005 17:18 | 0 comment(s)

29th November. Protest + critical mass against airport expansion

From November 28th - 30th, over 300 airline executives from all over the world will gather in London to discuss how to expand the aviation industry. Meanwhile, aviation is now the fastest growing cause of climate change, and transport is the only area of energy use in which greenhouse emissions are increasing rather than falling. Read more >>

31-10-2005 14:32 | 2 comment(s)

Weekend flights to double at Farnborough Airport?

TAG Aviation have applied to double the number of weekend and bank holiday flights at Farnborough Airport from 2,500 per annum to 5,000 per annum. Read more >>

31-10-2005 14:22 | 0 comment(s)

Halloween Anti-Arms Trade Actions - London & Brighton

The ghouls are having a party in London tonight, and taking Brighton protesters are in court tomorrow so let's give them a fright to remember. Read more >>

30-10-2005 22:18 | 0 comment(s)

Heathrow's Third Runway challenged by villagers.

Picture a typical activist protest - DSEI, G8 or Critical Mass.
Blend in a movie with villagers, flaming torches and pitchforks.

Welcome to NOTRAG, No to the Third Runway Action Group,

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30-10-2005 21:21 | 3 comment(s)

Sincere thanks to superintendent Gomm of the Met. Police

Credit where credit is due! Read more >>

30-10-2005 15:40 | 2 comment(s)

SOS Allington Road - Residents made homeless next weekend

The office Of The Deputy Prime Minister (ODMP) laid down the Decent Homes Standards to improve social housing by 2010, therefore directly benefiting communities. The flip side to this is the destruction of communities in Co-op run social housing. Council’s are repossessing all their properties, effectively making Co-op tenants homeless. Traditional social housing stock is disappearing, Co-ops are facing critical times. Read more >>

30-10-2005 15:28 | 2 comment(s)

Critical Massive

The police tried to ban Critical Mass

We showed them who runs London Read more >>

30-10-2005 12:16 | 9 comment(s)

Fasting in London in the last week of Ramadaan

The month of Ramadaan is about to end... marked by Eid al Fitr .. not meant to be an excuse for excess or indulgence but for sharing the wealth and the means with others for an equitable and humane community and world.... while the BBC continues to neglect the victims of the Pakistan quake and undermines attempted ties between India and Pakistan..... Read more >>

30-10-2005 11:19 | 0 comment(s)

Luxury airline with a Sting in the tail.

Be one of the first 48 passengers to book a round trip to New York on Eos Airline's new luxury service, "and receive complimentary tickets to attend a private performance by Sting in New York City", says Eos Air's company's website.

30-10-2005 00:09 | 0 comment(s)

Critical Mass 28 Oct video

Short film of the Critical Mass cycle ride, 28 October, 2005. Read more >>

29-10-2005 21:01 | 8 comment(s)

Familys of Police victims march in London.

The wives, husbands, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, children,
cousins, grandparents and friends of those who have died at the hands of
the British Police and legal system gathered in London today to remember
the dead.’
I have not bothered to caption the pics below as they speak for themselves. Read more >>

29-10-2005 19:55 | 2 comment(s)

Titnore protesters defy police - but one arrest

A PROTEST against the destruction of Titnore Woods in Durrington, Worthing, went ahead this afternoon (Saturday October 29), despite police attempts to crush it.
One man was arrested but at the time of writing is not known to have been charged with any offence. Read more >>

29-10-2005 19:13 | 4 comment(s)

Press Release: Class War Bonfire Night at London Fields, E8

Burn Thatcher & Blair in effigy on 5 November in Hackney's London Fields Read more >>

29-10-2005 17:43 | 1 comment(s)

Protest against airport expansion

29-10-2005 16:27 | 2 comment(s)

Ministers back GM maize...

Gov ministers have approved the use of GM maize in the UK
sneaked it thru the arrogant b*****d's... Read more >>

29-10-2005 11:12 | 4 comment(s)

critical mass (12 small pics and report)

report on last night's historic critical mass cycle ride in central london Read more >>

29-10-2005 09:48 | 8 comment(s)

VIDEO OF LONDON CRITICAL MASS.

The video starts beside the IMAX cinema and ends outside Downing Street. Read more >>

29-10-2005 02:26 | 3 comment(s)

MOINFO RE: PM Blair Served Subpoena by US Embassy Official in Valerie Plame Case

On July 13th, England's Prime Minister Tony Blair was served a subpoena by US Embassy Officials in London, to answer questions in the Deaths of CIA Valerie Plame Agents Network & 1700 American Soldiers who have died in the Iraq War. US Attorney and Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald had the Subpoena served. Read more >>

29-10-2005 00:36 | 1 comment(s)

Critical Mass pics 2

the evening was warm and the costumes were cool
and the bikes were ridden Read more >>

29-10-2005 00:33 | 3 comment(s)

Party at Parliament as Critical Mass has record turnout.

More than a thousand cyclists rode into Parliament Square tonight, sang, danced and stayed free in the first mass challenge to the SOCAT laws curbing the right to free protest. Read more >>