Monthly Archives: February 2003

BBC to make paparazzi of us all You can use your picture phone to submit pictures to the Beeb, says Ben Hammersley http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,894012,00.html The BBC is embracing moblogging (mobile weblogging), and making us all journalists in the process. From this … Continue reading →

Some ‘Don’t Attack Iraq reports / pictures, from the demo yesterday Indymedia Global Reports http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/02/2003-02.html#7355 Compendium of Photographs from 100+ Cities http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2003/02/1574307.php Pictures from 100 Protests Around the World http://www.punchdown.org/rvb/F15 : http://www.uk.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=53753&group=webcast Indymedia report on Piccadilly http://www.uk.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=53818&group=webcast http://uk.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=53913&group=webcast Rhythms of … Continue reading →

Hermann Goering on War “Why of course the people don’t want war…But after all it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it’s always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a … Continue reading →

The Labour Campaign for Travellers Rights meeting in Bristol The Labour Campaign for Travellers Rights are to hold a meeting: Time: From 11am Date: Saturday 22nd of February 2003 Venue: The Quaker Meeting House, 300 Gloucester Rd, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 … Continue reading →

Stop the War: Collected Protests Information “I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these … Continue reading →

Metropolitan Police ‘Protest Advice’ Protest & Safety Provides information and advice to help ensure the safety of members of the public and their property during protest events. It was created to meet a demand from businesses for information on how … Continue reading →

“Draconian” legislation to criminalise live music Another info burst on the progress of the Licensing Bill, Labours very own CJA Some if this info has been posted before. However, the progress continues … There has been further debate in the … Continue reading →

Undercurrents meets Saddam A co-producer of Undercurrents alternative news, Roddy Mansfield helped bag the worlds most exclusive interview. Currently on assigment in Baghdad, Roddy is working for the new Arab TV (ATV) satelite channel. Writing from the potential war zone … Continue reading →

Stonehenge Touring Exhibition: ‘Stonehenge Belongs to You and me’ This is how we did it, last century 🙂 If you want to argue a case, mount an exhibition!! After the ‘Battle of the Beanfield’ this was exactly what we tried … Continue reading →

Broadband and access in more ‘remote’ communities MediaGuardian.co.uk: Guardian Special Reports http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadband Revolution? It’s all go on the western front Frustrated at the slow roll-out of broadband access, people all over the UK are clubbing together to do it for … Continue reading →

The Travellers’ situation “I like living in a caravan, am I such a terrible thing. I dare to be different. Now that is a terrible thing”. If only this was true, all of the help, advice, and support groups would … Continue reading →

Nottingham University – Cold Winters Day Thought I would make a short photo-essay, of a pleasant afternoon. SSSSOOOO cold! but such a sunny day. The lake at the front of the university was frozen, ice all over, a couple of … Continue reading →

Diggers and Dreamers Diggers and Dreamers website. If you’re interested in joining or setting up some kind of intentional community then this is the place for you. On this page you’ll find news and elsewhere many other useful resources including … Continue reading →

Research in Nottingham Libary Regarding the police use of weapons I went to Nottingham City Library this morning, to look up previous instance of the previous loss of ammo and weapons by police in the county. I know of instances … Continue reading →

Gun Crime and Police response – Collected Links Last Saturday, there was a protest march and meeting in Nottingham. In common with many other cites, there has been a surge increase shootings and gun crime in general. This last week, … Continue reading →

Drug dealer gets £3,000 from police // Thought I would include this piece, since it shows the difficulty, the authorities can get themselves in, regarding the surveillance of the citizen Vs the citizens right of privacy. Even in ‘crime’ this … Continue reading →

Eisenhower on peace “I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had … Continue reading →

Condoms outside my door. I live in an inner city area of Nottingham. Prostitute sell their wares in the streets, around and about. So, nothing new there then. However, got back from town this afternoon, went to open my door, … Continue reading →

Mobile masts- part of the way ‘location data’ is administered. Since , having just been involved with trying to get ‘location data’ from O2, particular to my mobile phone, and the article have just refered to, in todays Guardian, I … Continue reading →

Mobile Phone: Crime, Theft and ‘Location Data’ http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,889292,00.html Nicked and useless Police are clamping down on attempts to reprogramme mobiles, but with most stolen phones heading overseas, a global approach is necessary, writes S A Mathieson Thursday February 6, 2003. … Continue reading →