“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...
For veteran peace campaigner Helen John, a battered caravan by the A15 outside RAF Waddington is home for the foreseeable future. Ms John, 74, a founder of the Greenham Common protests, is demonstrating against the use of unmanned military aircraft. Accompanied by her “Heinz 57″ dog Charlie, who is nearly 17, she anticipates being...
A banner on the tent being used by a veteran peace campaigner who has moved onto land opposite RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire brands the air base ‘assassins’ for its involvement in the use of unmanned ‘Reaper’ drones. Helen John is living at the site with her dog. Helen John’s tent and banner Credit: ITV Calendar...
LONDON taxi drivers brought Westminster to a standstill today in a protest at being banned from dedicated Olympics traffic lanes. More than 200 black cabs arrived in Parliament Square just before 2pm blaring their horns to onlookers’ bemusement. Their demonstration is targeted at Games organisers who developed the so-called Zil lanes available only to...
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...
By Ben West at Stratfor Global Intelligence Recent protests throughout Sudan are the latest in an ongoing trend of protest movements around the world, from Muslim Brotherhoodsupporters in Egypt to oil workers in Norway and opposition parties in Thailand. Protests have proved an effective strategy against autocratic regimes, political repression and austerity measures. As with insurgency strategy, protests rely...
