“Stereotypes are devices for saving a biased person the trouble of learning” The EDL demonstration in Cambridge on 9th July 2011 was generally a very peaceful affair, and any commotion was no more than you would expect from a few… Read More ›
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English Defence League (EDL) in Blackburn
As a photojournalistic experience the following of the EDL is becoming photographically bland, albeit that the events always have some degree of surprise and interest. There is only so many times that one can photograph a crowd of people with… Read More ›
March 26th 2011 : Pointless violence in the name of protest?
Five months after the Coalition’s Comprehensive Spending Review, the student fees actions, and a plethora of minor cuts demos, came the much billed major one by the TUC. After the impact and opportunity of the violence transacted in the name… Read More ›
UKUncut – becoming a Rag Week Protest.
UKUncut is one of those groups that has previously touched the zeitgeist, and has highlighted and exploited a small piece of news about the methods of tax avoidance used by large organisations. There is never a hint here that anyone… Read More ›
The Revolution in Birmingham is postponed pending enthusiasm
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
The flame of student protest extinguished by light police touch
MORE HERE Following the 4 major protests in November and December last year in the lead up the vote in the House of Commons, a further 2 were organised for London and Manchester. This was always going to be a… Read More ›
UKUncut: Is the “black economy” worse than tax avoidance?
The UKUncut initiative continued with its protests again last Saturday (15th January 2011) with a sit down demonstration outside Vodafone on Oxford Street. This was followed by gatherings outside of British Home Stores, Boots and Top Shop. The numbers that… Read More ›
Student Tuition Fees Protest: Before the Violence.
Much has been written about the violence at Millbank Tower, in Parliament Square, the vandalism of government and public property, the dropping of the fire extinguisher, the destruction of a “fake” police van, the kettling, the thugs, youths, anarchists, the… Read More ›
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