The EDL had their first significant event outside of the capital since Tower Hamlets in early September right in the heart of the Midlands. They visited here a few years ago in the very early days and were subjected to… Read More ›
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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 ›
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 ›
Peaceful UKUncut protest in London marred by Police using pepper spray
On the day before last years tax is due for payment, the UKUncut organisation staged a series of protests to highlight to the general public that some of our largest enterprises are avoiding tax through sophisticated schemes. Previous articles on… 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 ›
My Photographic Year 2010
Alot of this year has been about photographing various protests and demonstrations, especially the English Defence League, and associated organisations ( 16 different events with the EDL). Most latterly this has been dominated by the 3 student fees protests that… Read More ›
One-Liner Week 12 December 2010
Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks is arrested on the grounds of sex charges brought by the Swedish authorities. He is in prison in the UK. Unlike the UK which is experiencing extremely low temperatures, Israel prays for rain after months… Read More ›
English Defence League – too Posh for Peterborough?
The EDL ventured to close their 2010 tour of England at the lovely cathedral city of Peterborough in the rural heartland of Cambridgeshire. It was news to me that this was a hotbed of radical Islam – although I was… 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 ›