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Will the ban on Palestine Action terrify enough people into silence?

Will the ban on Palestine Action terrify enough people into silence?

The proscription is part of a wider push to stifle dissent in an increasingly authoritarian Britain ~ Kevin Blowe ~ The repression of political dissent in Britain has been escalating for years: first against Black Lives Matter and environmental campaigners and now the Palestine solidarity movement. Throughout the last 20 months, campaigners have been demonised,

Palestine Action proscription: Criminalising effectiveness

Palestine Action proscription: Criminalising effectiveness

The proposed ban, rooted in colonial counter-insurgency law, could end up demystifying direct action and increasing public resolve ~ Blade Runner ~ This week, the UK Parliament is expected to approve the proscription of Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000. This follows the group’s recent breach of RAF Brize Norton, where activists sprayed red

Labour’s authoritarian urge

Labour’s authoritarian urge

Labour’s desire for authority comes from an instinct to prove they can manage the workers best ~ Jon Bigger ~ Two themes have been ever-present in Labour Party history. The first is an elitist view of the working class, in which the best voices, the most intelligent and responsible voices, will be found at the

Anarchist News Review: Israel-Iran war, Kneecap and attacks on Amazon

Anarchist News Review: Israel-Iran war, Kneecap and attacks on Amazon

The slippage from containing WMDs to calls for regime change rings all too familiar — but wars’ main function is still to preserve regimes ~ Simon, Andy and Uri discuss this weeks headlines, including the scorching weather, the mountain-to-molehill cheapening of terrorism charges, direct action in Germany, and ruling-class realignment in Britain and the USA

Starmer’s Big Idea: A militarised, impoverished Britain

Starmer’s Big Idea: A militarised, impoverished Britain

The UK Strategic Defence Review will only deliver security for arms companies—not anyone using a food bank ~ Tabitha Troughton ~ Sometimes you do have to love people in Britain—consider the almost universal reaction to the current prime minister announcing that we’re all now on a war footing: fuck off. These are the people who

In pictures: Thousands march for trans rights

In pictures: Thousands march for trans rights

Protesters across the UK were a diverse crowd, with slogans ranging from plaintive to militant ~ Kell w Farshéa ~ Mass demonstrations took place across the UK yesterday (19 April) protesting the Supreme Court decision on the interpretation of transgender people’s rights under the Equalities Act. A march in London drew between ten and twenty

Harrods workers balloting for Xmas strike

Harrods workers balloting for Xmas strike

Luxury department store woes mount as workers oppose relentless overwork, stagnant wages and stripped-back benefits ~ Francis Kingston ~ With the luxury department store facing serious questions about its handling of Mohamed Al Fayed’s sexual abuse, Harrods workers are preparing to strike over Christmas. Hundreds of retail, restaurant, kitchen and cleaning staff are balloting for

Book review: Zerox Machine

Book review: Zerox Machine

An absolute triumph of punk scholarship and alternative historiography ~ Jim Donaghey ~ Reading through this richly detailed overview of punk zines from the late 1970s and the 1980s, you can feel the effort that Matt Worley has poured into this. I imagine him elbow deep in piles of fading black-and-white missives, delving into their