Tag Archives: law

Model Convoy, on the way to the Beanfield

Posted on 17 March 2026 by admin
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Today at the SpyCop enquiry, on photographers

Posted on 3 March 2026 by admin

BLOODY HELL, photographers, did they mean me???? Report by #spycop Carlo ‘Neri’/Soracchi: “No Platform will try to avoid police, but accept that confrontation with them is almost inevitable. Members will speak to officers when being followed, complying with basic requests, … Continue reading →

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Ban ‘Palestine Action’ has been ruled unlawful by the High Court

Posted on 13 February 2026 by admin
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Interview with Stewart Lee for BBC Radio 4 : Artworks What Happened to Counter-Culture?

Posted on 21 August 2025 by admin

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002hkx3 ep. 4. Culture Clash My contribution / interview on Beanfield etc at 25:00 mins More than just a cultural trend – counter-culture became a social movement so powerful it shaped institutions, businesses, politics and the attitudes and aspirations of … Continue reading →

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How the battle of Claremont Road changed the world: ‘The whole of alternative London turned up’

Posted on 26 November 2024 by admin

Thirty years ago, more than 500 activists united to save a street – and their actions marked a major turning-point in the environmental movementSteve RoseTue 26 Nov 2024 10.00 GMT Walking through Leyton, in east London, you could easily miss … Continue reading →

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Today in policing history: #spycop Bob Lambert sets fire to Debenhams Store, Harrow, 1987.

Posted on 15 October 2024 by admin

A few short years ago, Bob Lambert’s star was rising high. Having retired from the Metropolitan Police in 2008, he had built on his reputation as a Special Branch Detective Inspector, an expert on terrorism and how to combat it. … Continue reading →

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“That’s the new law. The one where you can lose everything” – The section 60 police powers to evict Traveller roadside camps – two years on

Posted on 13 September 2024 by admin

12 September 2024 Two years after the new anti-Traveller laws came into force, many Gypsies and Travellers; who still go out travelling and who regularly camp ‘roadside’ with their trailers, are increasingly fearful of travelling because they are worried about … Continue reading →

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We humans and other animals live on this planet’s surface ….

Posted on 25 May 2024 by admin

We humans and other animals live on this planet’s surface. We are supposed to be here. However, since Enclosure Act 1773, we have fences put up around us with signs saying keep out! Travellers and festival goers have been acutely … Continue reading →

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Our right to roam – victory for Gypsies and Travellers in High Court challenge

Posted on 14 May 2024 by admin

Travellers Times 14 May 2024 ‘Anti Traveller’ law declared “unjustified discrimination” by High Court judge The High Court has today ruled that certain parts in the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 that were introduced in 2022 (the anti-Traveller … Continue reading →

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Lecture 2 Festivals Events 400 pics. 60mins

Posted on 10 April 2024 by admin

Festivals, Travellers, Stonehenge, Glastonbury, Free Party, Music, Environmental Protest, Reclaim the Street, Unions, Civil Disobedience, Policemen and …….. Lecture Slideshow 2 60mins. 400 pics / 9 sec change

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College of Policing Guidance on Media Relations

Posted on 10 April 2024 by admin

 Engagement and communication Media relations 3.10  Media briefings Reporting from a scene Reporting or filming from the scene of an incident is part of the media’s role and they should not be prevented from doing so from a public place. … Continue reading →

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BlackBeltBarrister – on @DJAUDITS

Posted on 10 April 2024 by admin

This is an excellent example of “citizen journalism” and why it matters. Some people love it, some hate it (and probably still watch). This was a new take on why it helps, with an overview of the law involved. About … Continue reading →

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Castlemorton, May 1992 – A slideshow

Posted on 29 March 2024 by admin

By 1992 leaked documents from Avon and Somerset Constabulary demonstrated the existence of Operation Nomad. Force Operational Order 36/92 marked `In Confidence’, revealed:  “With effect from Monday 27th April 1992, dedicated resources will be used to gather intelligence in respect … Continue reading →

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NUJ wins settlement for photographers at Black Lives Matter protest

Posted on 28 March 2024 by admin

The union won an apology and out-of-court settlements for two photographers and a video journalist who were detained while covering a Black Lives Matter solidarity protest for Eric Garner at Westfield shopping centre in Shepherd’s Bush, London, on December 10, … Continue reading →

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Facebook Pix : Criminal Justice Bill Protest Pictures

Posted on 27 March 2024 by admin

Another submission for a feature in ‘Saturday Guardian Mag’ “We are running a feature on the 30th anniversary of the Criminal Justice Bill in The Guardian’s Saturday magazine. It will publish on Saturday 20th April. “ https://tinyurl.com/28qqtf5r

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Facebook Pix : Castlemorton, DiY, FreeParty and Clubs

Posted on 27 March 2024 by admin

First submission for a feature in ‘Saturday Guardian Mag’ “We are running a feature on the 30th anniversary of the Criminal Justice Bill in The Guardian’s Saturday magazine. It will publish on Saturday 20th April. “ https://tinyurl.com/2ysdm7xy

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Hatred of Dissent: Reviewing Four Decades of Repressive Tory Laws on the 38th Anniversary of the Battle of the Beanfield – Andy Worthington

Posted on 1 June 2023 by admin

38 years ago, on June 1, 1985, a convoy of vehicles carrying what the photographer Alan Lodge described as “a small, mild mannered bunch of people” — around 550 men, women and children, generally described at the time as New … Continue reading →

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Stripping Away Our Right To Dissent : Netpol

Posted on 3 May 2023 by admin

May 2, 2023  This article first appeared in the Summer 2023 edition of Freedom Nothing quite illustrates how a spark can seem to catch and then fail to reignite more than these two grim facts. Firstly, there are young people in … Continue reading →

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PCs to get urgent journalist awareness training after M25 arrests

Posted on 25 November 2022 by admin

by David Sharman Published 24 Nov 2022 Police officers are to be given journalist awareness training as a matter of urgency following the M25 arrests controversy. Hertfordshire Constabulary has confirmed it will undertake a review to ensure that any Public Order Public … Continue reading →

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Does the Media Report Climate Protests Responsibly?

Posted on 25 November 2022 by admin

BBC The Media ShowDoes the Media Report Climate Protests Responsibly?How should journalists cover climate protests? The climate conference Cop27 ends this week. But you might have seen more about the activists who threw oil on a Gustav Klimt painting in … Continue reading →

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