Monthly Archives: March, 2011
Two sides of the same coin
Two reports that reflect the diversity of opinion about just who and what the black bloc was on March 26th, its purpose and what it represents. First is an open letter to UK Uncut from Solidarity Federation, the second a communique entitled ‘Why we took out Ann Summers’ from some of those involved in the [...]
March 26th: Legal Update
Summary of arrests from March 26th 147 people charged with offences 138 people charged with aggravated trespass in connection with the incident at Fortnum & Mason. Due to appear on various dates at City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court (first being 9th May) 3 people charged with criminal damage 2 people charged with assaulting a police [...]
Class war on the streets of London
Solidarity Federation’s report on events of March 26th On March 26th, London saw people assemble to protest and take direct action against the government. Most of the people there were marching quite simply because their jobs, their services, and their livelihoods are under attack. This included those of us in anarchist blocs, though we also [...]
‘Black Bloc with Brains’ Outwits Cops…… and me!
Veteran anarchist troublemaker Ian Bone gives us his thoughts on March 26th Who were those masked strangers? After arriving too late for their departure from Malet Street I finally managed to ‘head them off at the pass Tonto’ at Piccadilly. They were the Black Bloc… I’d heard they’d broken away from the main march and [...]
Mob Rule in West London
March 26th report back from Whitechapel Anarchist Group For many of us, March 26th was set to be the big one. The anger and spontaneity of the student movement, but joined by other people from all walks of life who’s very survival is being threatened by the cuts. We wanted to join the dots and [...]
Putting in The Ritz
SchNEWS emergency bulletin on the M26 demos in London “HUNDREDS of anti-royal anarchists ran riot across central London yesterday, turning a peaceful demonstration about spending cuts into a class war” – Sunday Express Well – somebody had to do it. – The TUC’s glad-hand fest was never going to change the ConDEMS course by even [...]
Violence at TUC demo
Violent thug who seriously injured a girl at yesterday’s protest Freedom exposes one of the known hardcore troublemakers intent on violence at the March 26th demo. Police went on the rampage yesterday as they attacked random people in the streets during the massive anti-cuts demonstration. Official figures put the number of people injured by police [...]
We salute their indefatigability
Photo: Pennie Quinton
What is anarchism?
Well that depends on who you ask. But most anarchists would agree it is an ‘anti-capitalist’ and revolutionary political philosophy that rejects the state and all forms of institutional authority. Anarchists therefore have developed anti-statist responses/interpretations of communism, unions, property, collectivism, gender and issues surrounding all forms of power. Anarchism has its origins in the [...]
A Sideways Look
The demonstration called by the TUC against cuts on March 26th promises to be one of the biggest for a long time. It is also likely to be quite militant. For many people, there will be specific reasons. For others it will be a general sense of unease at what the government are planning. However, [...]
