30 days after the original, almost now iconic, student protest at Millbank Tory HQ, was the 4th protest which coincided with the day of the vote in the House of Commons. The lead up to this day has seen much… Read More ›
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Nick Clegg: The Perils of Power
The heady days of Cleggmania must feel like a different world back in April when the British public discovered Nick Clegg. He shone above the weary politics of the well-polished Tory David Cameron and the dour and depressing Gordon Brown…. Read More ›
One-Liner Week 5 December 2010
Wikileaks website goes public with millions of cables and documents revealing diplomatic, or otherwise, information. England fails to secure the 2018 World Cup – receving only 2 votes – allegations of vote rigging or sour grapes? Spain’s financial crisis begins… Read More ›
UK Uncut protest: Careful with that Tax regime.
The UK Uncut (#ukuncut) organisation is gathering momentum throughtout the country and is being fuelled through the benefits of social networking, principally through Twitter and Facebook. This is clearly going to be a fascinating development in how democracy can be… Read More ›
Climate Change – science definitely not settled!
The whole issue of climate change, or global warming, ( the terms seem to be used interchangeably without much sense), has now reached a fundamentalist level. Either one believes in the single model, and all of the consequences that brings,… Read More ›
Heavy-handed Police tactics at EDL demo in Preston
For me the EDL demonstration in Preston was less an event about the EDL, and what they were demonstrating about, more about the Police tactics and actions on the day. I have no issues with the Police, and have always… Read More ›
Students protest in London for 2nd time over University Fees
For the second time this month, students were on the streets demonstrating against the proposed increase in University tuition fees. The event a few weeks ago was focussed on London- this week there were protests throughout the country so the… Read More ›
Stop the War:more hugging than protesting.
Yesterday’s march by the Stop the War Coalition, CND and the British Muslim Initiative was a very civilised affair with a whole array of the usual suspects that turn up for this type of demonstration. It is very tempting to… Read More ›
Pope’s Paradigm shift?
So the Pope has declared that condoms can be used “In certain cases, where the intention is to reduce the risk of infection, it can nevertheless be a first step on the way to another, more humane sexuality,” which can… Read More ›
Bob Crow: Answer to the Tory Cuts?
At the end of October I was at a March against the Tory spending cuts which started from the RMT ( Rail and Maritime Union) HQ near Euston station. With Bob Crow being the leader of this Union he was… Read More ›
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