Freedom News

Green groups unite against Aberthaw power station

January 26th: Following a recent direct action campaign against Aberthaw coal-fired power station, Europe’s most heavily-polluting utility, campaigners are heading back again this weekend for a major demonstration calling for its closure.

Bristol Council and Camelot on back foot as property guardians fight for rights

January 24th: Bristol Council’s decision to dive into the property guardianship game seems to be coming a cropper as several “guardians” have launched legal and direct action challenges demanding something be done about rat-infested and dangerous tenancies in its buildings.

Frack the system: The UK’s hydrocarbon threat

January 21st: With the fracking industry poised to attempt its largest assault on communities across the country to date, and what would be its most significant advance in this country since 2011 if not resisted, it seems an appropriate time to take a look back at what has led to this threat we are facing and examine

Harrods union workers win tips fight!

January 20th: After a month-long campaign, the 483 porters, waiters and chefs who work in Harrods’ restaurants and catering services have been told they will be getting 100% of the tips given by customers — potentially adding to up to £5,000 per person per year.

Striking cleaners picket in Paddington over rail dispute

January 19th: Outsourced cleaners on First Great Western Railway (GWR) mounted a rowdy picket at 7am this morning to push for the firm to bring them in-house with parity of conditions with their colleagues.

Jan 22: Prison demos in Doncaster and London will mark International Day of Solidarity With Trans Prisoners

January 16th: This Sunday will see the International Day of Solidarity With Trans Prisoners, a day to highlight the struggles of trans people behind bars and fight for a world without prisons.

Rallies kick off fortnight of action against mass deportations

January 14th: A march through Brixton, South London today following on from Wednesday’s demonstration at the Nigerian High Commimssion has kicked off a two-week campaign by the Movement For Justice By Any Means Necessary against British charter flight deportations, used to forcibly expel migrants en masse.

Campaign squats hit Leicester and Oxford as Apollo House resists eviction

January 12th: Campaigners against homelessness in Leicester have shifted from the city’s Jubilee Square to the grounds of its oldest medieval house as the weather gets more damp and cold, calling for the government to end its deadly cuts to support services.

Protests as Irish Housing Minister betrays squat deal

January 11th: Protests were held across Ireland against Housing Minister Simon Coveney today after he backed out of pledges to provide accommodation for Dublin’s homeless population in exchange for the ending of a popular occupation of Apollo House.

Your guide to 2017 anarchist bookfairs in the British Isles

January 9th: Every year the anarchist movement has its biggest get-together at the London Anarchist Bookfair at the end of October.