Officer A3002 is Guilty of Misuse of Law
2009. The year the police became anonymous. The year terrorism meant that pub lic accountability went down the drain. The year they brought in Section 76 of the Counter Terrorism…
My Afternoon in the Cells
It's sometime after 2pm on Sunday, I can't be sure when because the police have taken my phone, and all my effects, and there's no clock in here, and I'm…
Edinburgh Uncut Activist Arrested – A Personal Account and Video
Yesterday Edinburgh Uncut activists watched our friend Alasdair Thompson being handcuffed and bundled into a police van. His crime: holding up a banner inside the Princes Street branch of British…
Is the government making a profit on its debt?
The Bank of England's inflation report was out yesterday. It says that there's a good chance that inflation will hit 5% before the end of the year. The Consumer Price…
GDP figures – what’s Osborne’s plan?
First, let's teach some journalists a little basic maths. 100 - of 100 = 100 - That's of is + = To put it another way, if GDP…
10 facts about Tesco
What with "Tesco Riots" taking place last night in Bristol's Stokes Croft area, I thought I'd write some things about Tesco. These are mostly from Tescopoly 1) 1 in every…
On class and the anti-cuts movement
The class war has spread to the 'anti-cuts' movement. I suppose it was inevitable. After decades of watching wages stagnate, and economic inequality widen, the chickens are now coming home…
Democracy abolished in Michigan
The city of Benton Harbor in Michigan has now had its democracy abolished. Earlier this month, right wing Republican Governor Snyder secured from the State legislatures the power to declare…
Where did all the money go?
Reports hit the headlines this week of a London flat going for a record £138m. 3 years after the credit crunch, and the mega rich are richer than ever. 3…
A proportionate response?
"Overall our impression was that the police reacted proportionately" So is the judgement of Liberty on the police's handling of the events of the 26th of March. Liberty, an organisation…