Escalating police tactics and the growing assault on dissent
The imprisonment this week of student activist Ed Bauer for holding a banner on a bridge marks a disturbing escalation in the British police’s efforts to criminalise dissent. The news…
Solidarity demo for imprisoned activist Edd Bauer
Edd Bauer, the 22 year old who is being held indefinately before trial for the 'crime' of hanging a banner off a bridge at the Liberal Democrat conference, will have…
Lib Dem conference protester remanded in custody after banner drop
The three men remanded in custody for three days over the weekend, after a banner drop at the Liberal Democrat conference, appeared in court today. The men were remanded as…
Riot prosecutions raise questions over due process and human rights
The handling of legal cases from the UK riots that took place last week has caused a great deal of controversy. Lawyers in the UK have posed some serious questions…
Jonnie Marbles – the Prison Blogs
At the start of August, activist Jonnie Marbles was sentenced to six weeks for throwing a shaving foam pie at Rupert Murdoch. He has agreed to let Bright Green re-post…
The rise of the Far-Right after the riots
I wish we could ignore that petition. You know which one. The one that would have innocent people thrown out into the street because of what someone in their family might…
The Government Must Rethink the Use of Detention, Before More Lives Are Lost.
“I woke up around 6am and saw Uncle lying on the floor. It was extremely hot in the room and there was no window. I said to him ‘Uncle, Uncle…
Call in the army? Remember Northern Ireland…
At the time of writing, it’s difficult to comprehend the scale of the trouble in London, not to mention Birmingham, Leeds or Liverpool. One thing is for sure though: the…
Will these political sentences backfire?
Two weeks ago a friend of mine went into York town centre to help collect petition signatures for Frank Fernie. He said it was a tough sell. Yorkies were sceptical.…
Northern Ireland – Still The Worst Region of the UK to be LGBT
Last Saturday saw Belfast’s annual Pride parade take to the streets. It’s a celebration that will be familiar to many cities across the world. It’s a lively day with an…