Overview of Steve’s case

•  On Thursday 11th April Steve Attended a DWP routine interview regarding his Employment Support Allowance (ESA).
• During this confidential interview the Police were called as Steve allegedly made reference to a third party which was misinterpreted as a threat.
• Steve was detained by two Police officers who escorted him to the Queens Medical Centre where he was put …

Once bitten twice shy, riseup! radio has another show,

.Oppose Cuts, Don't PayCouncil Tax Stall in Hyson Green

A community linking people with an interest in mental health was begun in Nottingham in March, with a mailing list created to keep people updated about events. Events and articles shared through the mailing list will also be posted on Indymedia.

Hyson Green Market, Radford Road

A meeting in the Meadows last night has hopefully sown the seeds of a local fightback against benefits cuts with the beginnings of a new local group ‘Meadows Against the Bedroom Tax.

Now the new parts of the Welfare Reform Act are being implemented, households are already getting demands from the City Council for the Spare Room Subsidy which is better known as the ‘Bedroom Tax’, using what…

Nottingham saw an expression of joy at the news of Margaret Thatcher’s death on Monday. People gathered after work in the Market Square to celebrate the passing of the architect of the crushing of the miners, the poll tax and Britain’s enslavement to neoliberal capitalism. Those present included veterans of the campaign that beat the poll tax and travellers who were repressed by Thatcher’s go…

We Didn't Pay Poll Tax, Don't Pay Council Tax!

Nottingham Market Square, 5pm. Bring yourself, banners, placards, music, hats.

Saturday 6 April 2013

Having spent 6 months camping in the Market Square, and then moving out after threat of eviction .... they're back.

This time, they were joined by a few passing devils!!

As you can see from last post at: http://nottingham.tachanka.org/articles/5532 they are trying to make this a regular thing again.....

Loughborough's first bedroom tax protest. 

Hyson Green Market

Street camapigning for withholding Council Tax payments

Friday 5 April 2013

Having spent 6 months camping in the Market Square, and then moving out after threat of eviction .... they're back.

Friday 5 April 2013, Nottingham

As part of their rolling days of action, members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) walked out of the Station Street Job Centre, Nottingham at 1pm today.

Had written to local Nottingham MP to enquire after attitude to workfare.

Notts IWW has a new website. We will be covering events we are involved in and things we support, plus other relevant news and comment. You may have seen our banner out and about.

Bulwell Market Place

Nottingham friends meeting house, Clarendon Street, NOTTINGHAM, NG1 5JD

BBC Nottingham, London road, Nottingham

Many BBC journalist from the NUJ and technicians from BECTU walked out for a 12 hour strike today.  The action is part of their ongoing campaigns on pay, pensions, continuing job cuts, workload and bullying issues. Output was affected on local and national stations both radio and television, much being replaced by recorded content.

A comparison that encourages anti-austerity solidarity.

Not much to add to the previous articles in all honesty but hey I'll add a wee bit anyways.

They way forward in the struggle against austerity is not to pay Council Tax

Here are photos of the anti-workfare demo in the snow, that took place in Nottingham City Centre yesterday (23rd March 2013) to highlight the continuing scandal of forced unpaid work for people who receive welfare. Four shops were visited that are involved with workfare (Burton, British Heart Foundation, Debenhams, Poundland). Leaflets were handed out and shops were entered to speak with workers a…

I went to Nottingham's 'Bedroom Tax' demo last week. Saw the odd NCC councillor and apparently at least one MP popped in too.

You might also be aware that NCC has launched it's own petition against it too and, despite the fact that they deserve a long list of "Where were you when...?" questions, I would urge you to sign it.



It's not hard to see NCC's self interest in challenging the bedroom tax…

The first bedroom tax protest in Nottingham. 

Nottingham Railway Station (Nottingham, Notts)

Carrington Street

Nottingham, Notts NG2 3AQ

12.30pm Wednesday 20th March 2013.  Market Square, Nottingham

Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) held a national strike today on Budget Day across the country. To highlight their concerns over pay, pensions and the governments continued austerity measures.  

On Saturday, 2-300 people gathered at Speakers Corner in Nottingham to demonstrate against the coalition government’s bedroom tax. The government policy will see social tenants with a spare room having £40-£80 per month taken off their housing benefit. According to the protesters, “in Nottingham alone 4746 families will be affected by the Bedroom Tax” which “penalises the disabled, single par…

Saturday 16th March 2013

2 - 300 people gathered for a static demonstration at the Brian Clough Statue / Speakers Corner.