Monthly Archives: November, 2009
It’s Still ‘No Comment’
As new people become involved, it periodically becomes necessary to repeat things that every anarchist, and indeed every person, should know about what to do if arrested. So once again we return to the issue of the right to silence, and in particular what to do when interviewed in custody. We focus specifically on this [...]
The Reasons Why The Postal Workers Are On Strike
As the strike by postal workers continues Freedom reprints an extract from a postal workers question and answer session detailing the issues surrounding the current dispute. Q: So what’s this all about then? Posties are just lazy aren’t they? And that’s why Royal Mail wants to sort them out?
Dutch Squatters Strike Back
At least 15 buildings have been taken over in Holland as part of a fightback campaign against plans to break the massive squatting movement there. Between 28th and 31st October, properties as varied as fallow land, a tourist kiosk and a restaurant were ‘cracked’ and opened to the public in a show of defiance against [...]
Overview: Conflict in Greece
As violent struggle continues to escalate across Greece, workers took control of the Ministry of Culture at the end of last month to demand the back pay of around 4,000 staff and the extension of contracts for 318 workers from minister Paul Geroulanou. Panicked police surrounded the building shortly after it was taken on 30th [...]
Four Die In Bangladesh Riot
Four have died in a clash between 10,000 protesters and police on 31st October at a demonstration against the summary closure of a local factory and withholding of back wages. At least 100 workers and an unknown number of police were injured during a brutal police assault on the demonstrators, who were demanding the payment [...]
Poppy Power
’Tis the season for poppy controversy. Here we have two pieces on differing aspects of the symbol of the Haig Fund. First Brighton ABC’s take on the BNP’s attempted appropriation of Papaver rhoeas, followed by regular columist Ian Bone’s view. Some of you may have heard about the argument between the British Legion and Nick [...]
Beyond the Bookfair
So that’s another one over… Saturday 24th October witnessed the 25th London Anarchist Bookfair. Over two thousand people attended what is the biggest anarchist event in Britain. As usual there was a vast range of books, papers, magazines, badges, t-shirts and sundry other merchandise up for grabs and plethora of meetings on every aspect of [...]
High Court Backs Blacklisted Worker
Construction worker cleared of being a ‘terrorist threat’ in long running protest against blacklisting The High Court rejected a bid from Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) to silence an ex-employee and prevent him from picketing a power station, owned by SSE, where he was employed under contract before being made redundant within weeks of starting [...]
Banking: The Fiddle Continues
A big shake-up of UK banks with taxpayer support will be have been unveiled by the time you read this. An announcements on the future of Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland is expected to be made jointly by the banks and the Treasury. Predictions are that Lloyds will want to raise more than £20bn [...]
Support For Postal Strike
Cambridge anarchists braved the freezing autumn cold and joined postal workers on the picket line, for the night shift at the Clifton Road sorting office on the 22nd and 30th October to show their solidarity and extend the warm hand of anarchist friendship to those postal workers fighting to save their industry and jobs and [...]
