Category Archives: News
One death too many
New report exposes poor conditions at the Olympics site that led to the first fatality
The death of a worker on the massive Olympics 2012 construction site in East London forms the backbone of a new and damming report by Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union members, some of whom work on the site, exposing [...]
Getting Active: Keepin’ it local
♦ Five years after the initial national Community Action Gathering a second is being organised later this month in Nottingham. Invitations have been sent out to all radical, community-orientated local groups and individuals throughout the country to a gathering at the Sumac Social Centre on Saturday 27th March.
Detention hunger strike continues
Women being held at Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre, Bedfordshire are entering their fourth week on hunger strike as concerns grow over their deteriorating health. Around 34 women at the centre have stopped taking in food as a protest over the inhumane and brutalising conditions suffered by those awaiting deportation.
Anarchists in action
Freedom takes an occasional look at the goings on within the anarchist movement and here reports back on the recent Anarchist Federation delegates meeting, their future plans and ongoing activities.
The National Delegate Meeting of the Anarchist Federation took place on January 30th/31st in Glasgow, attended by 35 members. This was a sign of the increasing [...]
Poor paying for energy profits
Crippling energy costs hit the poor and elderly as companies cash in on cold weather
Households across the UK are facing record energy bills this month as a result of the recent freezing weather conditions. After one of the coldest Januarys in over 25 years gas and electricity bills are set to rise from an average [...]
Getting Active: Revolting students
At the University of Sussex, Brighton 106 students took militant action and occupied the top floor of an on-campus building on Feb 8th against the threat of compulsory staff redundancies and course cuts. The occupiers strategically chose the conference centre room so as not to disrupt fellow students but rather to disrupt a “key part [...]
High court bans strike action
Judge’s ruling allows employers to stop workers striking
A disturbing new trend is emerging in industrial disputes with the willingness of the courts to directly intervene on the side of the bosses in preventing strike action by unions. The latest example of this is the management of Milford Haven port in South Wales who have successfully [...]
Shock as Unison Four lose appeals
EXCLUSIVE: Supporters of union activists disciplined for a “racist” leaflet depicting Unison leaders as the three wise monkeys have expressed their shock after the four lost their appeals and tribunals.
Glenn Kelly, Onay Kasab, Suzanne Muna and Brian Debus, all members of the Socialist Party, were stripped of their branch roles for publishing a leaflet accusing [...]
No Borders demonstration: In Pictures
Images from the Life’s Too Short to be Controlled demonstration through the streets of central London on Saturday Jan 23rd organised by No Borders against immigration control and surveillance control, both inextricably linked to the forces of the state and the freedom of movement.
Howard Zinn dies
The influential author, scholar and political activist, Howard Zinn died in Santa Monica on January 27th apparently from a heart attack while swimming. He was 87 years of age.
The respected academic was best known for his monumental A People’s History of the United States which chronicles the history of America from a working class perspective [...]
