It comes to something when even voicing support for a non-violent direct action group risks being designated as crossing the line, but Labour is no defender of freedom of speech and protest. Tabitha and Andy join us to discuss the decision of former defender of principled dissent Keir Starmer to ban an organisation that he
The Assisted Dying Bill cleared the House of Commons in the same week the government confirmed its commitment to slashing financial support for disabled and chronically-ill people ~ punkacademic ~ The Labour government’s commitment to finish the job started by its Tory and Liberal Democrat predecessors has taken vivid form in the proposed cuts to the health
Or could this all be an undercover anarchist joke to show the system’s bankruptcy ~ Tabitha Troughton ~ Cheerily kicking kittens, earnestly pulling wings off flies, making the difficult choice to slam the freezer shut on next door’s puppies: has the government gone mad, we demand to know, but answer comes there none, unless it’s
It’s was inevitable that Starmerite Labour would come for welfare in a vain attempt to look tough on the poor ~ We discuss the implications of that, talk about the factors which make the sort of international solidarity of the IWD marches so important, and on the (somewhat related) shameful behaviour of the State as
Long COVID patients suffer from the same societal attitudes that affect many people with invisible and fluctuating disabilities ~ Fingers Malone ~ The government’s “let it rip” attitude to COVID-19 led to the preventable death of large numbers of people, most infamously vulnerable elderly people in care homes. Lack of protections for vulnerable people, failure
An open letter to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the Senior Coroner for Inner North London, from Joe Reynolds. “I don’t want people to go away thinking we have stopped our support for people with disabilities, far from it…” – Thérèse Coffey, MP “…Far from it.” – Peter Schofield CB, Civil
Brighton SolFed outlines your rights under the new post-coronavirus system and where to find out more information. If you’re unable to work due to illness or are self-isolating due to Corona virus, and your employer doesn’t offer contractual sick pay, you can claim Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) if you usually earn at least £118 per
A (Late) Valentine to Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson by Joe Reynolds. Right Honourable Gentlemen,Roses are white, violence is who?Give ’em enough ropeAnd they’ll do it for you I write to live but I am going to die. I have no address, I have no health insurance. I was diagnosed with a brain disease last
This Anarchist Federation report looks at resistance against the impact of benefits capping. The recent introduction of an upper limit on the amount of money someone can receive in benefits has been a direct attack on people up and down the country. This benefits cap limits families to a maximum £384 per week. At the same
It comes to something when even voicing support for a non-violent direct action group risks being designated as crossing the line, but Labour is no defender of freedom of speech and protest.
The Assisted Dying Bill cleared the House of Commons in the same week the government confirmed its commitment to slashing financial support for disabled and chronically-ill people ~ punkacademic ~ The Labour government’s commitment to finish the job started by its Tory and Liberal Democrat predecessors has taken vivid form in the proposed cuts to the health
Labour’s desire for authority comes from an instinct to prove they can manage the workers best ~ Jon Bigger ~ Two themes have been ever-present in Labour Party history.
This decision is part of a campaign by the British state to quell direct action movements ~ James Horton ~ Palestine Action, it was announced on Friday, is set to become a proscribed group.
The government’s attempt to brand non-violent direct activists as “terrorists” has already backfired ~ Tabitha Troughton ~ This was the week when language in the UK temporarily gave up.
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