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The circled A at 60 part three: The true story

The circled A at 60 part three: The true story

August 28th: The circled A is a symbol so widespread, so widely recognized and disseminated that it has come to be taken as a traditional symbol of anarchism, seeming to have existed forever.
Mass pre-emptive arrest of Reclaim the Power activists in Yorkshire

Mass pre-emptive arrest of Reclaim the Power activists in Yorkshire

August 8th: 22 held as police foil plot to bring compost toilets and wheelchair track to Drax climate camp UPDATE 13.30: the climate camp has now been cancelled — Officers from the Metropolitan police this morning led local forces in a raid in Yorkshire, said eye witnesses.

Seasonal workers wildcat strike, take employer to tribunal

Seasonal workers wildcat strike, take employer to tribunal

November 23rd: "They think we are ignorant and don't have a say.

Palestine Action strikes Foreign Office and occupy Leonardo

Palestine Action strikes Foreign Office and occupy Leonardo

November 2nd: Today is the 106th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration

Beer punks and anarchist cafes: politics for profit

Beer punks and anarchist cafes: politics for profit

April 21st: Many could be forgiven for thinking it was a belated April Fools prank when, at the beginning of the month, Freedom Press released a statement reading that close to their premises in Whitechapel and out with their knowledge, the colossal Hilton hotel group had opened an upmarket cocktail bar bearing the name ‘Freedom Café’.

The “Ziegler” case: What does it mean for direct action?

The “Ziegler” case: What does it mean for direct action?

September 7th: As the Stop The Arms Fair week of action gets into full swing, Carl Spender and Kat Hobbs take a look the story of a 4 year legal battle over a classic activist charge: wilful obstruction of the public highway.

Don’t want to get arrested before a demo? Then don’t publicise a plan to break the law!

Don’t want to get arrested before a demo? Then don’t publicise a plan to break the law!

June 27th: The raid on Animal/Extinction Rebellion’s warehouse shows why you shouldn’t publicly broadcast plans to break the law.

Prisoners respond with cheers to protest surrounding HMP Full Sutton

Prisoners respond with cheers to protest surrounding HMP Full Sutton

June 8th: Around fifty people descended on HMP Full Sutton, East Yorkshire, in a historic demonstration on Saturday 5th June.

100 years on, Kropotkin remains strikingly modern

100 years on, Kropotkin remains strikingly modern

February 8th: The centenary of Kropotkin’s death is a good time to return to the question he asked in Freedom in 1886: what must we do?

Legal News Digest: Nov-Dec 2020

Legal News Digest: Nov-Dec 2020

December 10th: From the legislative war on sex workers to new rules governing criminal record disclosure, Carl Spender is here with a round-up of the last month’s legal news.