US Uncut and the forgotten legacy of MLK
"Something is happening in our world. The masses of people are rising up. And wherever they are assembled today, whether they are in Johannesburg, South Africa; Nairobi, Kenya; Accra, Ghana;…
Report back from Bright Green Live: Greens and the anti-cuts movement
Yesterday (Saturday), about 30 Young Greens took a break from conference to go and occupy a branch of NatWest in central Cardiff, as part of the international day of action…
False Economy reveals 50,000 NHS job losses and a diverse movement
Anti-cuts campaign website False Economy has launched officially today with woth research revealing 50,000+ job losses in the National Health Service. The words "I'll cut the deficit, not the NHS"…
Bright Green Live: the Green Party and the anti-cuts movement
Coming to Green Party (of England and Wales) Sping Conference this weekend? The first ever Bright Green Live event will be at the conference, this Saturday. To discuss the role…
Countering Council Cuts: Local Alternatives to Austerity
This post was first published 3 weeks ago, but we've decided to re-post as a response to this controversial piece on Liberal Conspiracy. Photo courtesy of Guardian Edinburgh via flickr…
10 things you may not have known about RBS
10 things you may not have known about the bank you own: We own 84% of RBS. They'll be announcing their profits this week, and UK Uncutters across the country…
US Uncut – James Meredith didn’t sit quietly, and neither can we
Carl Gibson is the founder of US Uncut and CIVIL USA, the US Uncut chapter in Jackson, Mississippi. On the night before James Meredith was admitted to the University of…
Are our NGOs being bought off?
I've been meaning to write this post for a while. But I never quite found the impetus to pull together the examples to paint the picture that I thought I…
Call to Action – US Uncut, Washington DC Chapter
Call to Action US Uncut, DC Chapter February 15, 2011 US Uncut DC is calling on you to join a series of protests that link the avoidance of taxes by…
A green ‘Plan B’ – why we need a low-carbon strategy out of recession
By Mark Watts, chair of the Environment session at this weekends Progressive London Conference, former environment adviser to Ken Livingstone From 2000 to 2008 London became recognised for its world…