Jewish National Fund: Zionism, ethnic cleansing and environmental racism
by Eurig Scandrett At its Annual General Meeting in May, Friends of the Earth Scotland members unanimously voted to endorse a campaign against the Jewish National Fund (JNF). It was…
BREAKING: UK Uncut highlight Vodafone tax dodge at Latitude Festival
The Latitude Festival is great. Smarter than almost all other music festivals and more hip than the literature festivals it’s where you go to enjoy a hip and thoughtful weekend.…
Now is the time for a campaign to stop Murdoch’s tax dodging
Many of you will no doubt be enjoying the collapse of Rupert Murdoch’s evil empire as much as I am. The end of his cynical, sneering and prurient approach to…
Why did Jenny Jones want to stop the Police Investigation into ‘Phone Hacking?
Update: The newspaper article that contains the Jenny Jones quote is not from this week, but rather from over a month ago. I had it emailed to me, and assumed…
Hutting: A social Revolution waiting to happen
In Scotland, in Britain and in most of the Western world we have a profoundly dysfunctional relationship with work and leisure. For too many of us living for the weekend,…
A tribute to Brian Haw 1949-2011
Brian Haw, who has died aged 62, had the distinction of being one of the few people with a law dedicated to stopping his activities. His protest in Parliament Square…
The Euro Crisis shows the importance of Economics
At any time now the Euro could collapse. The common currency which was adopted to widespread acclaim in 2000 looks like it may be on its last legs. It will…
Portobello and Leith team up to harness wind power
The recession that followed the banking collapse of 2008 has demonstrated the fragility of the funding that community groups have relied on to deliver services. Two groups - one in…
How Green Parties can avoid an Irish-style collapse
The Irish Green Party has just elected a new leader. He is Eamon Ryan, former TD (member of parliament) for Dublin South and Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources…
The whole Met should be held to account for Ian Tomlinson’s death, not just one Officer
Today’s announcement that PC Simon Harwood will face prosecution for the manslaughter of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests is welcome. I and many others will wish to see Ian…