Outside Europe House in Whitehall up to two dozen people gathered to show their solidarity to those suffering in Greece and not sell left-wing newspapers to each other. There have been a number of these protests over the last couple of months and there are some more coming up too. […]
Last night the iconic occupation at the steps of St Paul’s cathedral was finally evicted. Along with a second occupation, the “Bank of Ideas”, the small tent city was removed piece by piece. The eviction was largely peaceful but did see protesters create a small fort of palettes (that had […]
Bikes Alive, Kings Cross / York Way junction Monday 20th Feb. 6.30pm For those of you who haven’t kept an eye on the latest postings on the Bikes Alive website (at bikesalive.wordpress.com), remember that there’s another Kings Cross go-slow on Monday 20th … and that it starts half an […]
There’s a major trade union march to defend the NHS against government reforms. There is a further lobby of Simon Hughes later in the month on Saturday 25 February from 10-12 noon at his Constituency Office, 4 Market Place, SE16 3UQ (Bermondsey Tube).
The Coalition government is having a hard time of it lately (queue a loud “ahhh” from everyone). If the Lords aren’t beating them up over their disgraceful Welfare Reform Bill then they are getting all awkward over the disgraceful NHS “reforms”. Due to a rather inactive opposition the weak link […]
King’s Cross Station, Monday 6 February, 6pm-7pm Dear friends of Bikes Alive, If you’ve been keeping an eye on the Bikes Alive website (bikesalive.wordpress.com), or if you follow Bikes Alive on Twitter (@BikesAlive), or if you’ve been picking up on Bikes Alive coverage on other websites, then you’ll know about the […]
The next few weeks are very important ones for the NHS with the Health Bill making its final way through the Lords. As we have seen with the Welfare Reform Bill protest and campaigning can make a significant difference. For more information on why we should oppose the Health Bill […]
Parents, teachers and anti-cuts protesters came together on Saturday to stop four Haringey schools being forcibly turned into academies. Hundreds of campaigners marched in support of Downhills Primary School, Nightingale Primary School, Noel Park Primary School, and Coleraine Park Primary School supporting ‘community schools’ status rather than academies. Wembley Matters, who have […]
Disability campaigners today took peaceful direct action on Oxford Circus to highlight the dangers of the controversial Welfare Reform Bill. Members of UKUncut and Disabled People Against the Cuts took part in the action blocking traffic including a chain of wheel-chair users locking themselves in place – chaining themselves together […]
12pm on January 28th Keston Road, opposite Downhills Primary School (Phillip Lane, Haringey). Following extremely well attended meetings against the plans to force four Haringey schools to become academies. The four schools are Downhills Primary School, Nightingale Primary School, Noel Park Primary School, and Coleraine Park Primary School The protest […]
Never noticed this before. As strolling past Trafalgar Square I saw the statue of Charles the first....
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