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Load More...The UK parliamentary debate to mark the 50th anniversary of the Misuse of Drugs Act is *Tomorrow*
Its not too late to email or tweet your MP and encourage them to attend & participate
Transform will be live tweeting highlights and clips
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#50yearsOfFailure https://twitter.com/TransformDrugs/status/1404060978531209216Fantastic that there will be a debate on the floor of the House *this Thursday* to discuss the Misuse of Drugs Act! Thanks to @JeffSmithetc and @CrispinBlunt for making it happen.
https://whatson.parliament.uk/event/cal35076
#50YearsOfFailure10 weeks of photographing the volcano eruption in Iceland (with awe-inspiring shots to show for it). https://petapixel.com/2021/06/16/my-journey-in-photographing-icelands-volcano-eruption-over-10-weeks/
‘Left with no choice’ - Solstice event cancelled second year in a row https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/campaigns/foreverfriendsappeal/19376557.english-heritage-confirms-solstice-event-stonehenge-cancelled/?ref=twtrec
Summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge officially cancelled https://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/19376389.summer-solstice-celebrations-stonehenge-officially-cancelled/?ref=twtrec
Summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge officially cancelled https://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/19376389.summer-solstice-celebrations-stonehenge-officially-cancelled/?ref=twtrec
https://youtu.be/gmOvEwtDycs
The Spycops Survey: An exploration of the impact of undercover policing (spycops) on political activism in the UK.
https://northumbria.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/spycops-survey #GreenFestivalIf you or any of your campaigns were targeted by #SpyCops, this project by @UndercoverNet & Northumbria University wants to hear how it affected your activism & outlook. The survey is anonymous and takes about 10 minutes to complete. https://twitter.com/DrNathanSG/status/1402292277951832067
Did #spycops target you, someone you know, or a campaign you were part of? If so, please consider taking part in an anonymous online survey examining the impact of spying on activists in the UK. https://northumbria.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/spycops-survey
#NUJ urges #media & #journalists to respond to Home Office consultation on official secrets & espionage laws
https://www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj-warns-journalists-and-media-outlets-to-respond-to-official-secrets-reform.html #saveoursources #WhistleblowerThese are disgraceful scenes. But this isn't a new phenomenon - abuse & violence has been aimed at Anna Soubry, Owen Jones, Ash Sarkar & serious threats of violence have been made against MPs. This situation demands action before it gets even worse. https://twitter.com/rebecca_morgan/status/1404532214612869121/video/1
Awful footage as Newsnight political editor Nick Watt chased at an anti-lockdown protest outside Downing Street yesterday. A BBC News spox said: “This behaviour is completely unacceptable. All journalists should be able to carry out their work without intimidation or impediment.” https://twitter.com/rebecca_morgan/status/1404532214612869121
Illegal sewage discharge in English rivers 10 times higher than official data suggests https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/14/sewage-discharge-in-english-rivers-10-times-higher-than-official-data-suggests
Hot sunny Saturday afternoon in Nottingham https://youtu.be/akH4ZSSgSt0 via @YouTube
https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/06/behind-gb-news?fbclid=IwAR2qYyW1EXgfX-O96dQ-qEa-x8jYI7XK4oAZ2E6q-BlunwcZdOfgN0_qOpg
UK trade department data breach sheds light on secretive #FOI unit
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-trade-department-referred-to-information-watchdog-over-data-breach/A Slideshow 60mins. 400pics Festivals, Travellers, Stonehenge, Glastonbury, Free Party, Policemen and ........ >> https://youtu.be/ehsPTpSVzhQ
PetaPixel's weekly roundup of interesting photography stories from around the Web. https://petapixel.com/2021/06/13/great-reads-in-photography-june-13-2021/
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Monthly Archives: December 2008
An exchange of opinions on Climate Change
A power station engineer had written to me, after I had made these are the postings: Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station Still Steams Ahead http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2008/12/414383.html Nottingham’s part of 48 hours of nationwide action against E.ON http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2008/11/413951.html thus prompted this exchange: Subject: Ratcliffe … Continue reading
Those Kingsnorth police injuries in full: six insect bites and a toothache
• Kent force admits no officers hurt by protests • £5.9m police operation ‘colossal waste of money’ When climate camp protesters descended on the site of the Kingsnorth power station for a week-long summer demonstration, the scale of the police … Continue reading
Happy Solstice to all!!
I don’t really do christmas. I think the idea is so bankrupt. All hail the lord god of shopping and greed etc…….. A slightly older idea is that of paying some attention to the seasons and celestial events. With this … Continue reading
Demos continue [December] at Heckler & Koch weapons HQ in Nottingham
Demos continue [December] at Heckler & Koch weapons HQ in Nottingham http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/414750.html In spite of the cold, raining and windy conditions, at 4pm on Monday 8th December, people had gathered at the gates to the UK headquarters of Heckler & … Continue reading
