“HMRC boss Dave Hartnett is the man responsible for cutting dodgy deals with Vodafone, Goldman Sachs and other large corporations that have cost the taxpayer billions in lost revenue. When we discovered that he was making his retirement speech at an elite tax avoidance conference, we couldn’t resist popping in. We donned our best...
Campaigners against changes to disability benefit rules invade the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) following a protest outside the offices of one of the Paralympic Games’ main sponsors Atos. The breakaway protest at the DWP saw campaigners gain entry to the government building. Channel 4 News’s Alex Thomson reported that 10 protesters in...
Helen John is now resident in her anti-drone camp at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire. Below are the campaign bank account details for people who want to make a donation to help keep this protest going and to expand it. Waddington Anti-Drone Campaign HSBC SORT CODE: 40-26-01 ACCOUNT NO: 91487299 36 North Street Keighley BD21...
At 0930 this morning, in scenes reminiscent of Stasi East Germany, 2 police cars and 4 policemen from Merseyside Police arrested British Constitution Group Chairman Roger Hayes at his Wirral home and drove away. ARTICLE | JULY 2, 2012 – 9:39PM The first his family heard of him was at 18:30 this evening via a...
East London residents opposed to plans to site surface-to-air missiles on roofs for added security during the Olympics, are to march through Bow. Six sites have been picked for surface-to-air missiles, some in residential spots, including Bow and Leytonstone. Campaigners say 1,000 people have signed a petition in protest. The Ministry of Defence...
An unemployed man tied himself to railings before setting himself alight outside Selly Oak Jobcentre in Birmingham over a problem with a payment, witnesses said. The 48-year-old man, who is not being named, arrived at the centre making threats and carrying petrol just before 9.30am. He then tied himself to the railings at the...
This camp has been temporarily postponed to avoid a clash with ROYAL AIR FORCE WADDINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIR SHOW. New date to be announced ASAP Helen John will be at RAF Waddington setting up a permanent peace/protest camp on Saturday 30th June 2012, in response to the expected arrival of drone pilots who will ‘remotely pilot’...
The London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay has been disrupted for the first time on its 70-day tour of the UK following a dissident Republican protest in Northern Ireland. Although the regime in Northern Ireland points out the protest wasn’t directly against the torch itself, and while the Londonderry protests are perfectly understandable and legitimate in...
As Phil and Betty Glucksberg/Oldenburg celebrate Betty’s 60 year reign, not nearly as many folks as the media are trying to have us believe are joining the crowds supporting and congratulating the happy couple and their spawn, a few are even standing up and saying so…. “Anti-monarchy protesters are preparing to stage a ”loud,...
A Peruvian judge has ordered a mayor accused of inciting anti-mining protests to be held in “preventative” detention for up to five months. Two people died and many dozens were injured in Monday’s protests in Espinar against the expansion of a copper mine run by Swiss company Xstrata. Oscar Mollohuanca rejects accusations he incited...
