UK Newswire Archive
Saudi king alleges UK could have prevented July 7 bombings
31-10-2007 12:48
King Abdullah’s accusation that the UK failed to act on Saudi intelligence that could have prevented the July 7, 2005, London bombings has met with vigorous denials from the Brown government. Fifty-two people were killed in the attackLSE Students Occupy Board Meeting in Protest at Director's "Pro-Israeli" Stance
31-10-2007 12:26
International petition against proposed UCBerkley - BP deal
31-10-2007 11:02
Students at UC Berkley have launched an urgent internationalpetition against a proposed deal between their university and BP. That deal would see one of the largest corporate grants ever made - most of it going towards biofuel research and development which will be based heavily on genetic engineering.
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The G8’s effect on UK Activism
31-10-2007 10:36
Let me take you back to summer 2005. It was the G8 summit in Gleneagles Scotland and UK activists were suddenly very busy after years of being badly organised. During this time, three important things happened which has affected the UK activist scene ever since.Halloween Demo Tonight at EDO
31-10-2007 09:31
4 to 6 Home arm Road BrightonUNISON back down despite vote for strike action
31-10-2007 08:27
Despite zero concessions from employers and a vote in favour of strikes, public sector union UNISON have backed down from announcing strike action over an across the board pay cut (also known as a below inflation "pay rise").Missing U.S. Nuke - Martyrs who stopped World War III?
31-10-2007 00:49
Oil has peaked, prices to soar - Sadad al-Huseini
30-10-2007 23:52
Sadad al-Huseini says that global production has reached its maximum sustainable plateau and that output will start to fall within 15 years, by which time the world’s oil resources will be “very severely depleted”.Crushing Defeat of US blockade of Cuba at UN General Assembly!
30-10-2007 23:21
G8 - Parliamentary investigation aborted
30-10-2007 22:12
The investigation around the facts of the G8 has been today aborted by some MPs who have deserted the coalition of the Italian government.Meltem Avcil, aged 14, refused bail four times, self-harms in Yarl's Wood IRC
30-10-2007 19:43
Afterthoughts on the No Border camp in Ukraine (August 2007)
30-10-2007 18:25
written on sept. 22, 2007Afterthoughts on the camp which took place in western Ukraine a month before the repression of the No Border camp in Gatwick (UK)
The Little Chief and the Cops
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Inconsistencies and Nonsense at the August 2007 No Border Camp in Ukraine
The Genoa Trials: the anomaly of via Tolemaide. Disobedience and resistance
30-10-2007 17:43
Genoa , Italy - On October 23rd 2007, after three and a half years, the trial against 25 activists from the anti G8 protests of 2001 in Genoa is approaching the first degree of its final phase.Missing Nukes: Treason of the Highest Order
30-10-2007 17:15
What adds intrigue to an understanding of the missing nukes, are the international events and war games taking place just after the “lost” nuclear weapons incident, not to mention the President’s ongoing threats to attack Iran with nuclear weapons and Vice President Cheney's repeated warnings that a second large scale terrorist attack on America is under preparation, with the support of Iran.Oujda/Morocco: Urgent call for help
30-10-2007 17:09
During a meeting on Sunday, Oct 28, 2007, the board of the "Association Beni Znassen for culture" (ABCDS) stated that, near Oujda (Morocco), countless deportations of sub-Saharan migrants to Algeria continue to take place since Dec 23, 2006. This initial action was but one episode of a series of mass deportations of immigrants.Beast on the Moon pre-show talk - Armenia & Genocide
30-10-2007 15:35
“…it was the aftermath of the Great War; six long years after Turkey, under the roar of guns and fire, began to dispose of some of its people. People we call Armenians.” An excerpt from the beginning of Beast on the Moon, running at Nottingham Playhouse from Friday 2nd November.Rising Tide's "Greenwash Guerillas" disrupt NYC Carbon Trading Expo
30-10-2007 15:13
Rising Tide North America’s “Greenwash Guerrillas” paid a surprise Halloween visit to the Carbon Market Insights conference in New York City today. Posing as delegates, two protesters took the stage at the exclusive event and presented the 700 attendees with a “Deed to the Atmosphere,” denouncing Carbon Trading as a sham approach to the fossil fuels crisis. The action was the first in the US to target the growing Carbon Trading industry.Palestine Today 103007
30-10-2007 15:00
Fury over Cameron's Lithuanian 'joke'
30-10-2007 14:56
An off-the-cuff remark by David Cameron has sparked fury in Lithuania and led to a complaint from the eastern European country's ambassador.
