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We walk in silence
July 3rd: This text, reposted with permission from Final Hours, was penned by Steve White: a London based FBU activist.
Is Antifa going in the hinterlands?
June 27th: Note: for anyone who hasn’t yet encountered it, “the hinterland” is a term used by American writer Phil Neel to refer to places outside the big metropolitan centres of the global economy – see this interview for more on the concept.
We live under a box set regime
June 22nd: “Do you remember a few months ago when the government losing a vote was a really big deal?” That’s what a close friend said to me after the latest “unprecedented” parliamentary shenanigans.
Some thoughts on Bristol University disciplinary action against trans student
May 18th: CW: Transphobia The Univeristy of Bristol continue their prolonged harassment of trans student Nic Aaron, deciding to postpone – yet again – disciplinary proceedings that have already stretched on for over a year.
Brexit and Migrant Women: What Does the Future Hold?
May 16th: With Brexit still a very much undecided concept, and a second referendum, no-deal and Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement still very much on the table, it remains an uncertain time for many communities in the UK.
Green and Black Cross: Extinction Rebellion’s legal support is inadequate
May 14th: In a statement released today the longstanding activist court support group is expressing serious concerns about how senior organisers with Extinction Rebellion (XR) are approaching legal observation and policing — and explains why GBC is withdrawing backing for the group.
A world in waiting
March 25th: “…the weakening of the state, the progressive development of its imperfections, is a social necessity.
Tommy Robinson’s rally showed one thing: He doesn’t care about free speech
February 24th: When two thousand people turned out yesterday to support the far-right media personality’s big show against a State/BBC conspiracy to destroy him he talked about his wedding, his campaign against muslims and much more – but actual threats to free speech?
The day I slept in a puddle on Old Compton Street
February 14th: Continuing on from the memories charted in his book Invisible: A Diary of Rough Sleeping in Britain, Andrew Fraser writes a personal note on the lengths people will sometimes go to in tormenting the homeless.
Manchester homeless open letter to Andy Burnham: ‘You’re setting us up to fail’
February 12th: Having very efficiently attacked political squatting in the early days of its tenure in 2017-18, Andy Burnham’s administration is currently in the process of fulfilling his “ending rough sleeping” pledge by potentially banning it in the city centre — and offering unsuitable accommodation.
