London Newswire Archive

05-02-2013 18:38

UKBA raid disrupted by Anti Raids Network

February 2nd: UKBA raid West African Restaurant, Old Kent Road, near Elephant and Castle.

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05-02-2013 09:58

Does the UK Need nealy 50 New Opencast Mines?

The 20th LAON press release highlights a recent estimate that 47 new sites for opencast or the surface mining of coal are in the planning pipeline, 15 in England, 25 in Scotland and 7 in Wales. At the same time UK Coal Mining acknowledges that the demand for coal is going to drop significantly - hence the title of the press release Read more >>

04-02-2013 15:48

The Drone King!

Print & Post Everywhere. Read more >>

02-02-2013 23:04

pro-UKBA band playing south London

Welsh pro-UKBA punk band "No Choice" are playing at the Grosvenor next week:

http://eroding.org.uk/event/no-choice-the-kadt-low-rollers-faintest-idea-noise-complaint-on-sat-9th-feb-at-the-grosvenor-sw9/ Read more >>

01-02-2013 15:44

Freedom Bookshop Firebombed

from twitter Read more >>

31-01-2013 14:50

The Tax & Cut Time Bomb: April Showers Pain on the Poor

"A cabinet of millionaires rains hell on the poor. April 1st is doomsday for UK Sick, Poor & Disabled" Read more >>

31-01-2013 13:06

Protest Today! Lewisham A and E closure announcement.

Hunt has announced that Lewisham A and E will be closed. Protest today at 5.30 pm outside Lewisham hospital Read more >>

31-01-2013 12:33

Action called for after last tree dweller removed from Combe Haven valley:

Action against the Facilitators of Combe Haven Valley.

http://bristol.indymedia.org/article/712633 Read more >>

29-01-2013 13:11

How Far in the Future is the Ban of Psychotronic Weapons

Psychotronic weapons are a definitive threat to democracy. They are in the arsenals of NATO and many other states. Though there are no legislatures around the world prohibiting the governments the use of those weapons against their citizens. Read more >>

28-01-2013 15:36

We are Taxing The Bedrooms of Dead Children

It was reported today that when seven year old Becky Bell died of Cancer, her council sent her family a £672 bill for her newly empty bedroom due to the new Spare Bedroom Tax on the poor.
Britain is a colder place since the passing of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, which seeks to radically change the concept of social security. The social contract is being replaced with a Victorian welfare system. Today we look at the creeping impacts of the Welfare Reform Act and how it is making the poorest in the land suffer the consequences of the crimes of the wealthiest. Read more >>

27-01-2013 19:50

first protest on london shard viewing platform

in what was probably the first protest to be held 72 floors above london on the newly opened viewing floor of the shard, local housing activists and occupy protestors were questioned by security after holding up small placards and donning an anonymous mask. Read more >>

25-01-2013 22:23

90% Of World's Countries, 82% Of US States Did Not Execute Prisoners In 2012

Only 20 countries and only 9 US states commited government murder of prisoners in 2012. Read more >>

25-01-2013 12:36

Coming on a neighbourhood near you the first POVERTY REPORT 2013

Clegg has been making sideways appearances again. Thanks to the BBC and the Guardian. But Clegg is up to here in collusion with the Big Looters robbing the ordinary, the little people and then making us feel morally stigmatised “because” we have been robbed! Read more >>

23-01-2013 21:48

Out Of The Rubble Fundraiser

Open Stage Fundraiser Music Night Read more >>

23-01-2013 14:27

The Davos Delusion: What You Need to Know

Today, British Prime Minister David Cameron joins the great and the good at the annual World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland. Today’s article pulls back the curtain on this secretive hub of neoliberalism. Read more >>

20-01-2013 13:57

Solidarity with Villa Amalias and all squats

Solidarity with Villa Amalias and all squats from London, UK Read more >>

20-01-2013 00:32

Hunger Strike in Parliament Square - day 25

Long term Parliament Square peace campaigner Barbara Tucker has lived round the clock opposite the Houses of Parliament for over 7 years. She has slept in the open for over a year now without a tent and has been treated for exposure. She is on a hunger strike in the hope of getting her confiscated tent back. Read more >>

19-01-2013 15:12

Portraits of Brit Nazis - approx 12 support Golden Dawn today - can you ID them?

On the global day in support of Greek antifascism and against Greek fascist party Golden Dawn, a small group of British fascists showed their support of Nazism in a tiny police pen alongside.
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17-01-2013 17:57

Disney Owned Feld Entertainment And Ringling Brothers Continue Reign Of Terror

Disney owns Feld Entertainment which through Disney's hundreds of billions of dollars has
squeezed a 9.3 million dollar settlement from the ASPCA Read more >>