UK Newswire Archive
Rising Tide releases guide to bogus climate change solutions
22-03-2009 20:29
Only a few years ago, some companies were saying climate change wasn’t a problem. Now, as its impacts become apparent, many of the same corporations are suddenly scrambling to claim leadership on the issue. Desperate to avoid regulation that may hit their profits, they present a dizzying array of “false solutions,” quick fixes that perpetuate inequalities in our society while they can cash in on the crisis. Upon closer examination, many of these technologies and policies are merely dangerous detours on the road to a just, livable planet, distracting us from the root causes of the crisis.Rising Tide North America is pleased to announce the release of the first short yet comprehensive survey of these bogus climate change solutions.
The fraud of Brown’s “crusade” for social mobility
22-03-2009 19:33
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has proclaimed a "national crusade" to encourage upward social mobility from the working class into the middle class. Former Minister Alan Milburn is to head a governmental commission on the issue, with a view to push ideas and policies they believe will encourage upwards mobility.Record rise in unemployment to over 2 million
22-03-2009 19:30
Unemployment in the United Kingdom rose by a record amount last month. The numbers claiming unemployment benefit increased by 138,400 in February, the largest monthly increase since records began in 1971 and far higher than had been predicted. The previous record high was 118,000, reached in the recession of 1991.Brook House opens.. and causes a hungerstrike in adjacent Tinsley House
22-03-2009 18:16
May Day 2009 in Nottingham (Sat May 2nd, Brewhouse Yard)
22-03-2009 17:20
The political Prisoner Abdullah Otsalan, the NATO and the Gladio operation
22-03-2009 17:13
Manchester: "Abolish All Immigration Prisons" - report in pictures, part 2
22-03-2009 14:27
Manchester: "Abolish All Immigration Prisons" - report in pictures, part 1
22-03-2009 14:07
Which values don′t you share?
22-03-2009 13:53
The Home Office's new counter-terrorism document called 'Contest Two' - to be published on Tuesday - will increase the focus on challenging individuals and groups who undermine the UK's "shared values" - even if they are not actually breaking any law.Iraq: The World's Biggest Lies
22-03-2009 13:45
More than six years after an invasion that the experts said would take only a few weeks, Iraq is in turmoil. Sectarian differences are the rule and there is no program to stop these actions that once were unheard of in Iraq.Why Do So Many Soldiers Kill Themselves in the US Military?
22-03-2009 11:34
underreported causes of sucideG20 Protest in the Guardian
22-03-2009 10:20
Check this out:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/mar/22/g20-anti-globalisation-protests The Guardian's bigging up the G20 protests, with a fair amount of scare-mongering for good measure. Still, they say that there's no such thing as bad publicity...
Getting arrested
22-03-2009 09:14
I was arrested yesturday under section 69 of the Crminal Justice Act for aggravated trespassDemonstration @ Yarl's Wood Saturday March 21st 2009
22-03-2009 07:13
36 people have been in immigration detention for more than two years, 72 more than 18 months, 128 more than one year.
Call for support from eco-conference island on the River Thames
22-03-2009 01:03
500th day celebration for keeping Tescos off Mill Road
21-03-2009 22:06
To mark this occasion, tables, chairs and stalls were set up in front of the old Wilco premises and a street party took place, replete with music.
Quick report from Pennine House protest in Manchester
21-03-2009 21:49
A huge police presence greeted more than 70 of us at Manchester airport today. GMP mobilised a helicopter, motorbikes and had dogs and horses on standby as we highlighted the whereabouts of the immigration prison Pennine House inside Terminal 2. The entrance to Terminal 2 was closed temporarily as we were stopped and searched and prevented from getting into the terminal.Bush Yes, Galloway No - Canada bars George Galloway from entry
21-03-2009 21:26
Respect MP George Galloway has been barred from entering Canada to address a forum of Canada's Peace Movement. The Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration cites "national security concerns...Demo For An End to Immigration Detention -in pictures
21-03-2009 21:14
Demonstration at Yarl's Wood Detention Centre - pics from outside now
21-03-2009 15:33
