Issue: 2532

April 2011

Archives

By Emily Johns, Milan Rai

Articles

By Oli

In mid-March, activists at the Happendon Wood Action Camp disrupted the South Lanarkshire council planning committee meeting that gave approval to Scottish Coal’s plans to develop Happendon Wood for opencast coal mining.

By Lauren Mateer

Over 20% of all UK carbon emissions come from cars & lorries. The first mile of every car journey produces a disproportionately high level of CO2 and one in four car journeys is less than two miles. There is a simple solution on two wheels.

By David Welles

On 8 March, Aberystwyth Students Against Cuts celebrated a fortnight of occupying university premises.

By Brian Larkin

A new book, Trident and International Law: Scotland’s Obligations was launched on 1 February. The launch took place at the Scottish parliament and was hosted by Bill Kidd MSP.

By Sarah Young

On 10 March, Stirling hosted Scotland’s White Ribbon march, organised by men taking action against violence against women. The event was sponsored by Stirling Council and supported by Amnesty International.

By Kate Hudson

Kate Hudson of CND responds to Brian Larkin’s criticism in the last issue

By Kelvin Mason

A round-up of current Welsh activism

By Rikki

Rikki explores the politics of the permanent protest camps

By Kelvin Mason

Within four days of a campaign launch, over a hundred people have signed up to withhold their television licence fee in protest over threats to the Welsh language channel S4C.

By David Polden

Departing in May, a boat carrying a contingent from Britain will join a convoy from 20 countries to the besieged people of Gaza.

By Genny Bove

The first bombing raid of the Gulf War was launched on Iraq 20 years ago.

By David Polden

On 10 March, in the teeth of mass political opposition, Wisconsin’s Republican-dominated state assembly passed the governor’s bill to repeal most collective bargaining by public employee unions, after police carried demonstrators who had been occu

By David Polden

In the counter-terrorism review announced on 25 January, the British government proposes replacing “control orders”, found by the courts to contravene human rights legislation, with a modified system.

By Lauren Mateer

Peace activist Chris Cole was released from prison on 2 February after serving 15 days for an act of civil disobedience.

By David Polden

Irish peace activist Mary Kelly has won a six-year struggle to overturn a conviction for a $1m action against the invasion of Iraq in 2003.