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Defend the NHS demo, central London, Sat 18th May – full photo report
Posted on Monday, May 20, 2013 | 1 CommentThousands of protesters took to the streets of central London on Saturday to protest about the the closure and downgrading of A&E departments in hospitals across the capital, as well as... -
Sat 18th May: Defend London’s NHS demonstration, 12 noon at Waterloo
Posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 | No CommentsCalled by an unprecedented coalition of London residents, medical staff, trade unions and health campaigners, this demo aims to raise the alarm regarding the biggest threats to A & E’s,... -
Heavily policed EDL march in Brighton sees marchers outnumbered by counter-demonstrators
Posted on Monday, Apr 22, 2013 | 9 CommentsThere was a massive police presence around the Brighton seafront yesterday in readiness for the 6th annual ‘March for England St George’s Day Parade.’ March for England describes themselves as... -
Brighton EDL march photo – can you beat this caption?
Posted on Sunday, Apr 21, 2013 | 2 CommentsLove the caption given by a poster on the urban75 forums to my photo of this animated scene at the EDL March in Brighton today: “Phones 4th Reich” Anyone got... -
Brixton Foxtons gets “Yuppies Out” and “Yuck” graffiti
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 | 1 CommentIt looks like not all of Brixton is delighted to have a shiny new Foxtons office opening up on the site of the old Speedy Noodles restaurant, with the estate agent’s windows being... -
SQUASH campaign calls for repeal of Section 144 anti-squatting laws
Posted on Monday, Mar 25, 2013 | No CommentsHousing rights group Squatters Action for Secure Homes (SQUASH) have launched a campaign to repeal the Section 144 anti-squatting laws introduced in September last year. ‘The Case Against Section 144’, highlights major... -
Fight for social housing in Brixton: Town Hall, March 12th – update – council caves in
Posted on Monday, Mar 11, 2013 | No CommentsOn Tuesday, Lambeth councillors are meeting to make an important decision about the provision of social housing in the Barratt Homes ‘Brixton Square’ mega-development on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton SW9. -
Reverend Billy lends his support to Brixton Market’s Nour Cash and Carry
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 | No CommentsIt’s good to see New York’s Reverend Billy (from the The Church of Life After Shopping) lending his wholehearted support to the campaign to keep Brixton Market’s Nour Cash and Carry store open. -
Tax-shirking Starbucks extend their branding onto Brixton flower stall
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 18, 2012 | 3 CommentsTax-swerving, slop-coffee peddling multinational zillionaires Starbucks could be staging a Ritzy-style branding of public Brixton space, with their logo now being foisted on to the back of the flower stall outside Brixton... -
Direct action at Brixton Starbucks on 8th December – bring your kids and turn it into a One O’Clock Club!
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 | 2 CommentsLambeth Green Party, Lambeth NUT and Lambeth Save Our Services are teaming up with UK Uncut on December 8th to protest against the tax-swerving antics of Starbucks. -
London TUC March, October 20th – Hyde Park aftermath
Posted on Thursday, Oct 25, 2012 | No CommentsUnfortunately, I ended up missing the big TUC March through central London last Saturday, but I did manage to make it to Hyde Park to capture the aftermath and take... -
Graffiti artist Banksy on public advertising: ‘It’s yours to take, re-arrange and re-use’
Posted on Monday, Sep 3, 2012 | 2 CommentsI’m loving this angry diatribe by the graffiti artist Banksy about advertising. I share his sentiments exactly. -
Remembering old Brixton: Car Free Day 2000 (video)
Posted on Friday, Aug 3, 2012 | 1 CommentWith the fabulous Brixton Splash almost upon us, it’s interesting to look back at one of the inspirations for the event, the Brixton Car Free Day in 2000. -
The Olympics ceremony and the NHS
Posted on Friday, Jul 27, 2012 | 2 CommentsAbsolutely loving the Olympics ceremony – a wonderfully quirky and eccentric bit of British theatre that will probably leave most foreigners totally baffled – and it was great to see the NHS being... -
Why the NHS should be saved at all costs: a new father posts with passion
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 17, 2012 | 3 CommentsI felt compelled to share this moving post by a new father on the urban75 community boards today, because it chimes with my fears of how desperately precious the NHS is,...