London Newswire Archive

06-12-2007 02:48

Is clubbing in Camden Town finished as we know and love it? 28 Days On....

Is clubbing in Camden Town finished as we know and love it? Is the future of Camden hanging in the balnce as the World's largest ever, highest level virus containment facility threatens to bring a 28 Days Later style apocalypse to Camden Town? Read more >>

06-12-2007 02:33

The Future of Camden Enterntainment Industry Threat by Virus Containment Lab

After it wa sreported on tonights ITN news, Camden Town's nightclubs, bars and pubs, galleries and restaurants etc were tonight outraged by news that the go ahead was today given for the world's largest ever, highest level virus containment facility to be built in Camden which could see many businesses close - there are fears that people will avoid Camden Town, Kings Cross, Euston and the Angel area of London. Read more >>

06-12-2007 01:07

LSE Students Funded By Arms Companies, Report Reveals

A report published by Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) has revealed that arms companies have paid for the fees and living expenses of seven students at the London School of Economics (LSE) to the tune of £83,706 since 2001. The report also reveals that between 1998 and 2004, the School received funding totalling at least £861,653 from several arms companies for research projects that it has carried out during the period. Read more >>

05-12-2007 22:49

Solidarity with the Harmondsworth 4 - Public Meeting Dec 11th

A Public Meeting
called by No Borders London.

7pm, Tuesday 11th December,
at the Institute of Race Relations,
2-6 Leeke Street, London WC1X 9HS
(near Kings Cross)

In November 2006 detainees at Harmondsworth immigration detention centre
protested against conditions inside the centre and their treatment by
the guards. The centre was damaged and the detainees were moved to
other detention centres and prisons. Read more >>

05-12-2007 21:23

Meeting to discuss NUS democracy and way forward for the student left - Sunday

A meeting open to all left student activists to discuss the way forward. Read more >>

05-12-2007 20:11

Daily Mail is 'afraid' of Ken Livingstone 'lawyers'! - AADHIKARonline exclusive

The London Daily Mail's web site has removed an item it has posted earlier today [Wednesday 5 December 2007] about 'Undone mayor' Ken Livingstone’s 'ethnicity and equalities' 'aide' Lee Jasper Read more >>

05-12-2007 02:00

Herbiyar Marri detained by British authorities

Exiled Baluch Patriot Herbiyar Marri has been arrested by British authorities, his house and the entire neigbourhood in London has been cordoned off. The property is being searched and his family has been evacuated. This incident has been prompted by the Pakistani authorities to pressurise and curb Baluch human rights workers Read more >>

05-12-2007 00:16

Brian Haw Reunited With His Original Display

On the 9th November Brian was granted access to his original display to take inventory of the items being held by the police. Short film on You Tube... Read more >>

04-12-2007 22:36

Total in Burma

A LEAFLET HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY TOTAL AND HAS BEEN SENT TO ALL OF THEIR PETROL STATIONS IN THE UK FOR THE STAFF. THE LEAFLET TEXT IS BELOW -=(A)=- Read more >>

04-12-2007 19:48

DJ Wright used to be Tony's whore - now she Gordo's

Miss "because I can..."

Miss I don't need to abide by the law

THe truth is coming to light reagrding your courtroom antics

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04-12-2007 16:44

Sussex students visit Occupied Paris Universities

On Sunday 25th November, four Sussex University students travelled south to Paris to meet with the University students in Paris and to express their solidarity with those students occupying their Universities in the fight against the CPE laws and the threat of privatisation of their University education. Read more >>

04-12-2007 12:32

Heathrow expansion - Harlington's "army of ordinary people"

Hard on the heels of Sipson's meeting came last night's in Harlington. In a packed church locals heard HACAN's John Stewart explain the deceits contained within the government's "consultation" process, followed by a precise analysis from NoTRAG's Geraldine Nicholson on what Harlington could really expect to suffer.

Sipson has always been considered to be the ultimate victim of this particular expansion, not least because the whole village is set to disappear under Terminal Six. The biggest displacement of people in the UK since - as local MP John McDonnell pointed out - the Scottish clearances.
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04-12-2007 03:18

South London Solidarity Federation Presents:CLASS ACTS! Pan's Labyrinth

n Guillermo Del Toro's Oscar-winning fairytale for adults, fascism struggles to trample an innocent's imagination
Pan's Labyrinth is a sister film to The Devil's Backbone, and similarly blends historical realism with more genre-bound fantasy elements to create an expansive, visionary and moving examination of Spain's darkest chapter of the last century. Read more >>

03-12-2007 19:15

Trial of DSEi arms fair protester - case thrown out

The case of pensioner Gwyn Gwyntopher, who was being maliciously prosecuted for alleged 'trespass' at Custom House DLR station during the DSEi arms fair in September, was today thrown out of court by magistrates in east London on a legal technicality.
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03-12-2007 18:37 | 2 additions

"Taking Liberties" now available on youtube

TAKING LIBERTIES reveals how the six central pillars of liberty have been systematically destroyed by New Labour, and the freedoms of the British people stolen from under their noses amidst a climate of fear created by the media and government itself. Read more >>

03-12-2007 18:17

Veg*n Climate March update

Be part of history in London this Saturday! Be part of the biggest ever mobilisation of vegetarians and vegans on environmental grounds!! Veg*nism is the solution to many of the catastrophies facing the planet - it`s time to tell the world!! Read more >>

03-12-2007 17:46

Photoshop the FIT!

The London FIT team have been considering designs for their corporate Christmas cards with an emphasis on that personal touch. Read more >>

03-12-2007 10:31

'Bad Karaoke' outside Brighton Town Hall to protest against Council Byelaws

FREEDOM TO PROTEST CALL TO ACTION - Thursday 6th - 'Bad Karaoke' outside Brighton Town Hall to protest Council Byelaws being used against Legitimate protest Read more >>

02-12-2007 17:04

250+ march against fur in London

Many thanks and well done to everyone who made the anti-fur march and rally in London such a big success yesterday, Saturday December 1st. At least 250 anti-fur protesters took the anti-fur message right to the heart of the UK's fur retail trade. Protesters came from as far afield as Manchester, Leeds, York, Newcastle, Cambridge, Oxford, Norhampton, Devon, Wales and Gloucester to support the march. Read more >>