February 26th was surely going to be the day that the Birmingham people stood up against the draconian spending cuts heralded by the Birmingham City Council. Inspired by the revolutionaries in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya – pens were poised in… Read More ›
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DAYX – A New Era of Violent Protest (Now available)
Tuition fees set to triple Four protest marches Four riots Thousands of police Mass arrests Serious injuries A new era of violent protest dayX DAY X is a new independently produced book showing the complete story of the student protests… Read More ›
One-Liner Week 20th Feb 2010
The success of the revolution in Egypt spreads to Bahrain and Libya. The authorities in Bahrain have reportedly attacked the people resulting in a number of deaths. Colonel Gadaffi’s response in Libya is more contemptuous of the protestors. It is… Read More ›
Bahrain : Revolution on St Valentine’s day
The revolution in Bahrain is less than a week old, and seems to be running on the heels of the Egyptian protests. St Valentine’s Day in the UK – referred to, now, as Bahrain’s Day of Rage against a monarchy… Read More ›
Muse at 53rd Grammy Awards – photograph
The producers of the Grammy Awards kindly asked to use one of my photographs from the student riots for the montage behind the set by Muse on 13th February 2011. This is the original photograph from my portfolio More photographs… Read More ›
One-Liner Week 13th Feb 2011
18 days of protest ends in the resignation of President Mubarak of Egypt on Friday 11th February – the day after he went on TV to confirm that he would remain in office for months to come. Much celebration in… Read More ›
Cameron’s views on multiculturalism too subtle for the EDL
David Cameron’s speech at the Munich Security Conference last week was jumped upon by the EDL as somehow supporting their point of view, and celebrated the fact that the Prime Minister was now on-board. Typical of the EDL is their… Read More ›
One-Liner Week 6th Feb 2011
Major event continues to be the revolution in Egypt as the crowds stay out on the streets for days on end. Tahrir Square will become the iconic centre of the occasion. Mubarak clings on to power albeit a few concessions…. Read More ›
EDL in Luton: It’s all a grand day out?
The “homecoming” of the EDL “back to where it all started” was the subject of much anticipation, and hype and depending on the angle you come from will have been a disappointment or a roaring success. There is not much… Read More ›
One-liner week 30 January 2011
Protests break out in Egypt as a follow-on to the action in Tunisia – is this the start of the decline of the Western looking African countries? Protests escalate throughout the week, and law and order deteriorates as vigilante squads… Read More ›