So the Barristers Strike is off and all decent law breaking protestors can look forward to being sent down with the benefit of proper legal representation. There’s been a deal. But is the law book half open or half shut? “Result is in. The future of the criminal Bar now depends upon trusting this government.
Tag: London
London squatting opportunity of the week: no business, as usual
Kicking off a new series to commemorate 10 years since the criminalisation of squatting in residential buildings, George F spitefully presents housing opportunities for those who would wish to take them.
Mournful monarchists, media absurdity and mixed messages
As Mrs Windsor’s funeral is over and the national press wraps up its coverage it’s worth taking a look at the chaos (and order) imposed on us over the last few weeks and asking what lessons can be learned. What we have witnessed is an impressive coming together of the state, the media, and sections
Security staff at UCL to strike over pay as part of campaign against outsourcing
Yesterday, outsourced security staff at University College London (UCL) from the IWGB union voted unanimously to take strike action over pay and union recognition, part of a broader campaign to end exploitative outsourcing. Staff are demanding £15/hr, the same wage paid for their roles before outsourcing began 20 years ago, and union recognition. The IWGB
Fuck the Queen – here’s King Mob: autonomous London defies national obsession with dead lizard
On this most special day of the anarcho-calendar, we must say in unison: fuck the Queen.
You can bury your monarch but you can’t bury the crimes of monarchy
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor (known as Queen Elizabeth II outside of anarchist circles) has died at the age of 96. She will be remembered primarily for remaining quiet during the horrors committed in her name over her long reign. She came to the throne in 1952 at the age of 25. Educated by Eton’s Vice-Provost
Anarchist Bookfair today
Antiuniversity X Anarchist Bookfair in London 2022 Friends, comrades and co-conspirators, welcome to the 2022 Anarchist Bookfair in London. Once again, as part of Antiuniversity. The Bookfair is happening today, Saturday, 17th of September. It will be a day packed with Anarchist literature, books, zines, discussions, workshops, culture, mischief and shenanigans. The Bookfair itself will
Demo for Chris Kaba
Gather at 12 noon at New Scotland Yard for the demo.
Operation London Bridge
Whilst we rightly spend these days remembering how many people were brutally murdered under her sovereign command, spare a thought for those mourning the fact that they’ll never get to see Elizabeth’s head on top of a spike. This stupid island has basically been on a downward spiral ever since crocodiles inhabited Islington and now
Accountability demanded after police killing of Chris Kaba
Today there was a solemn, angry march for justice for Chris Kaba. Thousands of people marched from a fenced off Parliament Square following Kaba’s close friends and family, eventually gathering outside Scotland Yard. Sky News perversely reported these crowds as being there for the Queen. His family has called for the officer who shot Chris