Tomorrow clause 144 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act kicks in, which will make squatting in residential buildings punishable by up to 6 months’ jail and/or fines of up to £5,000. Given that there are now nearly 5 million households on Council (including ALMO) and Housing Association waiting lists, together with […]
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It is immoral to stop squatting unless alternative housing is available
Sep 2nd, 2012 by Michael Meacher.
Neither men nor mice need a bigger Heathrow
Aug 29th, 2012 by David Osler.Let’s not be hypocritical here; like most Londoners who go on holiday, take weekend breaks, and travel for work, I use Heathrow several times a year. But not when I can possibly avoid it, though. I vastly prefer Eurostar for meetings in Brussels and Paris, and as I live only a bus ride from Euston, […]
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Trinidad and Tobago shows us how to celebrate
Aug 8th, 2012 by Conrad Landin.It’s not every cultural event for which the main purpose seems to be jubilance and enjoyment. But this was the spirit of the night at Kilburn’s Tricycle theatre on last Thursday night, in just one episode of a month-long celebration of two islands celebrating 50 years of independence: Trinidad and Tobago.
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Pay day lending: Unite’s new video
Aug 1st, 2012 by Newsdesk.Excellent new video on loan sharks from Unite, also promoting #Oct30. Nice one.
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Devolution max for the North?
Jul 28th, 2012 by Robbie Scott.The population of England and Wales has increased by 3.7 million since 2002 which represents a huge logistical challenge not just in terms of planning local services but also in terms of addressing the widening democratic deficit in England which host the lions share of the increase. We ought to forget talk of an English […]
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For an economic car crash like this Dr. Osborne should be struck off
Jul 27th, 2012 by Michael Meacher.It is difficult to exaggerate the magnitude of Britain’s current economic disaster. The latest figures issued yesterday showing a 0.7% contraction in the second quarter are nothing less than momentous. The UK economy is now 4.5% below its pre-crash peak in March 2008. This is stunning for 3 reasons. First it indicates that in the […]
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The stark choice facing the Greek people
Jun 14th, 2012 by Ben Folley.It is difficult to imagine the impact of austerity in Greecefrom here in the UK. Aside from the stark imagery of pensioners eating from bins, students forced into prostitution and children being abandoned in increasing numbers, the statistics make for uncomfortable reading. In February The Guardian reported that planned 15% wage cuts – on top of 30% already […]
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Greece: Answering the critics of a united front against austerity
May 31st, 2012 by Kate Hudson and Andrew Burgin.Greece stands on a precipice. There can be no return to the old politics there and a revolutionary situation is emerging amid the chaos of everyday life. The classic conditions for revolution are present: a working class no longer prepared to live in the old way and a ruling class no longer able to rule […]
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What’s the point of Nick Clegg
Jan 5th, 2012 by Jon Lansman.OK, so this is prompted by a new Captain Ska video but it is a valid question as we approach the end of the second year of coalition. When the Tories, in a rampage of ideologically-motivated opportunism, are using the context of the biggest economic crisis in 80 years to roll back the frontiers of […]
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Where do activists go to be active?
Jan 1st, 2012 by Will Howley.In 1996 at the Labour Party Annual Conference I asked a well known Political Editor from TV what he thought of the Blairite administration? His reply was coy. Political Editor: Same as you I expect. Me: No really, what do you think of them? Or what do you think the Blairites are in size? Political […]
