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  • Anarchist bookshop comes under attack

    The anarchist bookshop “Freedom books” suffered a firebomb attack last night which caused severe damage to the shop, but left no one harmed. The bookshop put out a statement; No-one hurt, upstairs is okay but shop and electrics have been seriously damaged. Not much to be done today, but plan […]

     
  • Video: Lewisham protesters try to save NHS services

    Last night protesters took to the streets for the second time in a week to protest against the threat to Emergency services. Despite rumours to the contrary the national Minister has refused to listen to the demands of local residents and the fight is far from over.

     
  • Event: The Statues EP Launch Thurs. 20th Dec. 6.30 pm

    The haunting two piece The Statues are launching their new EP Through The Night on Thursday 20th December at Firebox, a truly amazing space in King’s Cross. It is the culmination some slow careful songwriting and a year’s worth of gigging around London. It’s free entry, but ticket’s can be booked here to guarantee […]

     
  • Review: A Wellcome Death

    Death: A Self portrait is a free exhibition on at the Wellcome collection until 24 February. I should start by saying that there are some and interesting pieces in this free exhibition. An eclectic, or  some might say haphazard, mix of items around the theme of death we see everything from […]

     
  • Camden UKUncut protest in pictures

    Today UKUncut protesters took part in a national action involving over forty Starbucks demanding that they end the practice of using front companies in Switzerland and Ireland to outsource their profits in order not to pay corporation tax despite making large amounts of money from UK outlets. In Camden Lock […]

     
  • Climate demo takes on fracking – in pictures

    Today’s climate demo took on the practice of fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, which extracts underground gas through blasting water at high pressure through rock. The BBC has a good report on today’s actions here. You can see videos of some of the speeches; Natalie Bennett, Green Party leader, http://youtu.be/grpTwNylFlw Maria Montinaro, […]

     
  • Video: S.P.Y. What The Future Holds

    This video is a real ode  to London, stunningly shot as a sumptuous complement to the music. <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/-X079aEWKlw” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>

     
  • Euston “Restrain the train” fun day against HS2 (in pictures)

    Saturday’s Restrain the Train event brought the local community and traders together in their opposition to High Speed Rail 2 which will see the lives of thousands of Camden citizens’ lives severely effected. As developments are halted, housing is blighted or businesses – like the fantastic Drummond Street curry houses […]

     
  • Economic green shoots are, well, Green

    It seems that while many industries are struggling and the economic recovery is a slow train coming the environmentally friendly sector has continued to grow and provide jobs since the 2008 crash. London’s green economy has grown by 13% since 2007/08, creating an extra 14,588 jobs and adding £1.3bn to […]

     
  • A thief would like your bike

    A blast from the past here with the wonderful Derek Griffiths.