Ritual apologies and promises of justice tomorrow offer no solutions to the underlying causes of Grenfell.
Grenfell: Avoidable deaths and the pursuit of profit
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Palestine Action targets Kent arms factory and Scotiabank offices in London
Activists invaded Instro Precision, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems, and blockaded a Canadian bank still investee in the Israeli arms company
Central London kicks off the year’s Palestine demos
Thousands of people attended the first Central London Palestinian demo of the year.
Take me down but I’m back up again
MADALDN writes on surviving gang violence in London, how she got out, and her later turn to music and activism.
Many arrested as JSO walks micro-demos through London and spray Exeter event
Police have been handing out Public Order Act notices and detaining people since 8.10am this Monday morning as around 180 activists, split into 14 groups, rallied in Lambeth, Victoria, Liverpool Street and other locations. The march marks 13 weeks since Just Stop Oil began its latest campaign pushing for Westminster to halt new licensing or
The 2023 Anarchist Bookfairs List
Freedom’s annual roundup of events from radical booksellers around Britain and Ireland.
Ian Bone and the people’s republic of Hackney
Rob Ray talks to Ian Bone of Class War and Anarchy in the UK fame about his experiences of Hackney during the anti-Poll Tax campaign.
General Strike to start in south London
South Norwood Tourist Board announces a general strike on Feb 6th at 12 noon. Meet at Norwood Junction Station. Bring banners and noise. Tories out! Labour out! General Strike! Let’s have a big anarchist turnout! Ian Bone Image: Guy Smallman
Fight against blocking of Scotland’s gender recognition reforms
Yesterday, history continued to repeat itself as the Scottish gender recognition reforms were blocked by Westminster. For Scotland this is a betrayal of agreements made after their last referendum. For Rishi Sunak this victimisation of the trans community is a way of appeasing the fringe on his backbenches. As with Clause 28 in the 80s
Fuel for thought: 1913’s taxi strike
The tech industry loves to present itself as “disrupting” industries with innovations such as online ordering of deliveries, or driver services. In fact however they are often just reproducing age-old forms of exploitation. Take this January 1913 article, ‘The Taxi-cab Strike’: “If 1913 is to continue as it has commenced, there will be a few
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Hate fascism, hate the spectacle: Far right wins Austrian elections
Instead of self-righteous identity politics, our practice should oppose fake empowerment narratives ~ Anon Grata ~ A right-wing populist party has won the elections in yet another European country—but as the international media reminds us, it’s not any country: it’s both the birthplace of the leader of historical Nazi-Fascism, and the cradle of modern post-fascist
Cowley Club Interview: “Every community can benefit from a social centre”
One of UK’s longest running social centres, the Cowley Club is Brighton is structured as a members-run co-operative ~ Interviewed by Zosia Brom ~ Can you tell us about who you are and how it all started and what are your activities?
Neighbours as lifelines: The power of mutual aid in Asheville
Activists in storm-ravaged communities talk about about solidarity and collective survival ~ Kelly Hayes ~ Last year, researchers at Tulane University ranked Asheville, North Carolina, as one of the most “climate-resilient cities” in the United States – municipalities whose geographies, economies, and preparedness appeared to offer some refuge from wildfires, rising temperatures and torrential storms.
Activists target ten Allianz offices over Elbit links
Red paint and “Drop Elbit” graffiti sprayed in coordinated actions against insurance firm ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Palestine Action says its activists have paint-targeted 10 offices of Allianz, the world’s largest insurance firm, to demand the company stop insuring and investing in Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems.
How valuable are “British values”?
A teacher and philosophical anarchist reflects on schools' imposed language~ Scott Lux ~I have two confessions to make; First, I am part of the state system: I am a teacher, inculcating society’s rules in this sociocultural context since the mid-1990s.
