Why I hate samba
A shorter version of this piece first appeared in the Occupied Times of London I have a confession. I don’t like samba. OK, that’s not quite true. I often enjoy it. It’s cheering. But I have a political objection. But that’s probably not where I should start. Perhaps more to the point, I don’t like [...]
Privatisation and the SNP
While Alex Salmond received a hero’s welcome at the SNP conference in Inverness last weekend, controversy has been brewing back in Edinburgh. On Thursday, the City of Edinburgh Council – led by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats and SNP – will be taking the first of a series of votes on whether council services [...]
Caring about Care
This post is published as a series of blogs about privatisation and in support of the ‘Week of Auctions organised by an alliance of anti-cuts groups across the UK. The following is a personal perspective on care work. By Jess Stanton After his health worsened last Christmas, my Grandad Jack had to leave his bungalow [...]
Occupy Toronto
By Juliette Daigre & Tom Malleson Occupy Toronto began on Saturday 15 October, with a 2,000 person march (a pretty impressive size for Canada) through the financial district before setting up camp in a downtown park. For weeks we’d been following with interest the news coming out of Occupy Wall Street: from the initial Adbusters [...]
Yes to an EU referendum
Green Party MP Caroline Lucas today backed a referendum of Britain’s membership of the EU. This was apparently such a surprise to the world at large that her name was instantly trending on Twitter. But that someone on the left supports a referendum should come as no shock. Because this country’s public debate about the [...]
This is a crisis for education
This post is the first in a series Bright Green is doing in collaboration with an alliance of groups campaigning against the government’s ‘Opening Public Services’ proposals. The Government plans are to privatise all public services (except for military & judiciary). You can take part through next week’s ‘Week of Auctions‘ taking place across the [...]
Fifth Edinburgh Uncut Activist Arrested
A UK Uncut activist was arrested in Edinburgh at around 12.30pm on Saturday for breach of the peace and obstructing the pavement. Under Scots Law, breach of the peace is a specific criminal offence, which can be prosecuted in the courts, and rare cases can lead to a custodial sentence. The action had attracted a [...]
St Paul’s – for the 1% or the 99%?
I’m not an unalloyed fan of the man who gave his name to St Paul’s Cathedral. Saul of Tarsus was an uncomfortable and divisive figure in early Christianity. Many of his pronouncements, which reflect his conservative rabbinical background, leave many of us equally uncomfortable today. Paul had issues with women, gays and men with long [...]
Barbarism With and Without a Human Face: Dale Farm, Brighton and Liberal Racism.
“Leaving with supporters today is about our own dignity and our appreciation of the support we’ve received. We’re leaving together as one family, and we are proud of that- you can’t take away our dignity.” – Dale Farm resident Mary Sheridan Two days ago bailiffs and police moved into Dale Farm to brutally remove residents [...]
How can Occupy London Stock Exchange move beyond its limits?
This is a guest post by Guy Mitchell, who spent Saturday and Sunday at Occupy LSX. There is a starting point that is incredibly powerful to all this. It is a simple realisation, an acknowledgement that the government does not do what it claims. Democracy is a lie and we are not all in it [...]
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