Saturday’s anti-EDL demonstration in Bolton has attracted a great deal of comment around the blogosphere and in the media. Much of it nasty, outright lies and smears, some of it genuine debate about the kind of tactics we need in the future. I’m not going to comment much on the discussion of tactics right now [...]
As I got off at Hatton Cross station, I saw a few flags. Billowing in the wind, I thought the bright red Unite emblems were a bit uniform, and bland, but that this might be where I’d find some socialist pals I’d arranged to meet up with in order to offer support and solidarity. As [...]
Reports emerged yesterday that a heavily bleeding woman was prevented from leaving April’s G20 protests after being violently pushed back by police officers with shields. It is the latest in a string of reports of serious police misconduct and brutality on the demonstration which saw newspaper vendor Ian Tomlinson die after he was struck by [...]
20 years ago today 96 Liverpool football fans were crushed to death in Sheffield’s Hillsborough stadium, during an FA Cup Semi-Final game with Nottingham Forest. The disaster had a huge impact on modern football, transforming the nature of football grounds, and consigning terraces to history. It has also had a profound and lasting impact on [...]
Merseyside Police have ruined the academic career of a young muslim student. This has totally changed what I have learned about this country and my time here,” he said. “They are clearly identifying Muslim students. It’s a big insult … The first thing I will do is leave this country as soon as possible. The [...]
This report by the Guardian on police surveillance tactics during last August’s climate camp makes for chilling reading for protesters and journalists alike…
