As anti privatisation demonstrators packed into the building, City of Edinburgh councillors voted on 27 October to defer a decision on the privatisation of refuse collection and environmental services until November. “We need to be there in even greater numbers next time to make sure the councillors don’t gift our services to Enterprise –...
Interview with Anarchists at Dale Farm A self written, consensus piece by anarchists at Dale farm, attempting to correct the lies propagated by elements of bourgeoisie media and in response to the state repression being faced. Q. So you describe yourself as an anarchist, what do you mean by that? We believe in a...
This article is about the 48-hour general strike demonstrations of 19-20 October in Greece. It comments on the change of the police doctrine towards a “softer management of demonstrations” and the role of the Stalinists in “self-policing” the protests. This is a translation of an article written by TPTG (Ta Paidia Tis Galarias –...
Reel News is now providing weekly video updates. This week saw, two important movements in Britain come togther when the rank and file electricians in London, having shut down the Balfour Beatty site at Blackfriars Bridge,visited the continuing occupation outside St. Pauls. Also the DVD, Reel News 29, is out now. It contains 9...
Before the Occupy Edinburgh Rally, there will be a Hardest Hit Rally, which the organisers hope will be the biggest rally led by disability organisations ever to happen in Scotland. Protesters will meet at the Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens in central Edinburgh from 11am.
For more information on ATOS, visit Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty A chart showing all proposed changes to the benefit system is available from the National Association of Welfare Rights Advisors.
Article from the International Metalworkers’ Federation. Maruti Suzuki breaks agreement, sparks new strike – shot fired Again Maruti Suzuki workers at Manesar went on strike from 4 pm on October 7, demanding reinstatement of contract workers. The strike was triggered by the company’s continued lock-out, and physical attacks by hired goons on contract workers....
By Adam Ford, published by The Commune. In my opinion, it is very likely that the historians of the future will look upon yesterday as the day a truly global anti-capitalist movement was born. Following the example of Occupy Wall Street, Los Angeles, Boston, and hundreds of US towns and cities, a huge number...
Equal in the eyes of the law
Drunkenly posting on the internet; raping a girl in Wester Hailes: apparently these merit equal jail terms. Just why is it that anarchists have contempt for the law?
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