Monthly Archives: January 2008

Well, it’s taken a couple of years …… but I have finally taken the leap, and shelled out for a ‘second digital camera’. Not only have I not had the money, but also, the specification of most of the pocket … Continue reading →

Phones tapped at the rate of 1,000 a day By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent. Daily telegraph Britain is in danger of becoming a “surveillance state” as authorities including councils launch bugging operations against 1,000 people a day. Councils, police and … Continue reading →

No chanting, no music, no banners, just a shuffle down Park Lane and onto Victoria to hand in a petition at the Home office.  Then on to the pub, i guess. 10 or 20,000 policemen demonstrated through London [depending on … Continue reading →

Riseup Radio is a community based podcast from Nottingham, UK. Reports, music and chat on stuff that matters. Join us for the monthly podcast… http://riseupradio.wordpress.com It will be a selection of audio reports, put together in an entertaining way, from … Continue reading →

The river has been rising all week.  Floods nowhere near as grim as in the summer and the levels are falling.  However there is another shed-load on the way.  Earlier in the week, I had been along the Trent to … Continue reading →

Went for a walk down by the river this afternoon.  I’d gone out to take some more pictures of the river, as it’s in flood.  But luckily, levels are falling again now.  But I got distracted by these pieces of … Continue reading →

Yesterday 17 January 2008, I [with a few hundred others I hope] wrote to Meg Munn MP, Minister for Asia and the Pacific, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.  I wanted to know what was being done about it all. [see yesterdays blog … Continue reading →

Japanese Whaling Fleet On the Run With Two Sea Shepherd Hostages. The Japanese harpoon vessel Yushin Maru No. 2 has taken two Sea Shepherd volunteer crew members hostage. Benjamin Potts 28, an Australian citizen and Giles Lane, 35, a citizen … Continue reading →

Now starting day 3 of the trial of the 11 defendants, accused of aggravated trespass at the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station. Prosecution and defence case having been heard, today was about final statements and the summaries of evidence given over the … Continue reading →

The prosecution case having closed yesterday. The defence opened today with their expert witness: Dr Simon Lewis, a climate scientist at the University of Leeds and Royal Society Research Fellow. Scientific evidence suggests CO2 add to global warming temperatures and … Continue reading →

Before the trial started, there was a protest / gathering of 20 – 30 people outside the court, to offer their support.  Holding banners with the slogan “The Earth is getting too hot. Together we can make it stop”, people … Continue reading →

“Web 2.0” in just under 5 minutes. Dr. Wesch was inspired to make this video while writing a paper about web 2.0. Struggling to find a way to put it into words, he decided to make this video to show it … Continue reading →

The consultation paper Managing Protest around Parliament stems from a Governance of Britain green paper in which the government committed to consulting on the sections of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act covering demonstrations near Parliament. This consultation takes … Continue reading →

T h i s is a space, for art reasons ………!

The Archers [sorry, but I’m a huge fan], is in the process of covering bio-fuels matters in the plot.  The issues being explored through the views of the diversity of characters.  From the Industro-agricultural outfits, to Pat & Tony’s organic … Continue reading →

Gosh, isn’t this amazing ….. and if you read the following, it appears to be true. “Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is … Continue reading →

Derby Evening Telegraph 09:30 – 09 January 2008 Police are looking for volunteers to help keep them in the frame by monitoring the streets of Ilkeston and Erewash. People are being sought to operate the towns’ CCTV cameras to help … Continue reading →

2 January 2008 Press Gazette By PA Mediapoint More and more photographers are being wrongly prevented from taking pictures in public places by police who do not understand the law, according to a photography trade body. The Bureau of Freelance … Continue reading →

The eleven climate change activists who shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station on April 10th 2007 are on trial for three days from Monday 14th Jan at Nottingham Bridewell Magistrates Court. They have pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated trespass … Continue reading →

A number of photographers documented aspects of the camp, and the surrounding police actions. A selection of this work, is currently being shown in the foyer [and o/s Screen 1] of the Broadway Cinema, Broad Street, Nottingham. The exhibition is … Continue reading →