8 December 2010

Mr Rees for the defence says that there will be no more ‘live’ evidence presented.

6 December 2010



Mr Rees for the defences calls Prof. Ian Roberts. He is Professor of Epidemiology and Public health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.  Widely published and contributed to issues on health issues and debates worldwide.  Active research interests in the links between fossil fuel energy use, climate change and human health, contributing work to the World Health Or…

2 December 2010     Nottingham Crown Court

Mr Edward Rees QC for the defence, calls the first witness of the day.  He is Alan Simpson, former MP for Nottingham South between 1992 to this last election 2010.

As part of a scheme to improve road safety on Alfreton Road, yet another CCTV camera is to be slipped into our community. We have enough cameras spying on our everyday lives as it is - we don't want any more!

30 November 2010     Nottingham Crown Court

Snowing much today, resulting a couple of jury members being late to court. We eventually start after a couple of hours delay.

At 11.00am barrister, Mr Edward Rees QC opens the case for the defence.

Trial Day 5 - Cheryl Cole more effective than direct action.

Street Photography: Peter Jenkins - Photography Monthly November 2010

A splendid piece on issues and rights around street photography by local photographer Pete Jenkins.

In my experience, photographers still have some difficulties in taking photographs in public places actions etc.

There are agreed national and local 'Nottinghamshire Police Guidelines'. Many will know of the trouble I've had wi…

After Monday's administrations and argument, the trial of 20 activists accused of "conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass" at Ratcliffe power station got underway properly on Tuesday, with the jury being introduced to the prosecution's main elements of the case.

On the newswire: BBC coverage of Ratcliffe Trial | First witness called for the Ratcliffe Trial | Day 2 – Prosecution’s Opening Statem…

Wednesday 24th November 2010,



The Conservative Party HQ was closed for business today. 

The BBC have outdone themselves with their report on the opening of the Ratcliffe trial, claiming, "More than 1,000 people took part in the protest at the Nottinghamshire plant." (I append a screenshot in case they get around to correcting the article.)

On Saturday 20th November, hundreds of folks gathered for a demonstration / protest march in opposition to the governments cuts to welfare, public service, care etc etc .... [oooops sorry, I meant the governments public spending review].

On Saturday 20th November, hundreds of folks gathered for a demonstration / protest march in opposition to the governments cuts to welfare, public service, care etc etc .... [oooops sorry, I meant the governments public spending review].

Whilst we wait for the expensive media camera crews to prepare their news reports for 6pm / 6.30 this evening, here's one I took earlier with a battered, 2nd hand, 19th century mobile phone. Everyone is Indymedia!

Nottingham Friends Meeting House, 25 Clarendon Street, Nottingham, NG1 5JD

Thursday 18th November 2010



Damage was done to the Conservative Party Nottingham Office last night.

SUMAC Centre, 245 Gladstone Street, Forest Fields, Nottingham NG7 6HX.

Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St./73 Beech Avenue, Forest Fields, Nottingham NG7 6HX

Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone Street, Nottingham NG7 6HX

Over the past few weeks the UK’s activist movement has been rocked by the revelation that an extremely active person within its ranks, who had been at the heart of many major direct action campaigns, was in fact an undercover policeman.

After being confronted by former friends, Mark ‘Stone’, whose real name is Mark Kennedy, confessed that he had been working undercover since 2000. He has si…

Nottingham Claimants' Union - Organising benefit claimants in Nottingham to defend their welfare against government cuts

The Notts Indymedia collective can confirm that the following information is correct: Mark Kennedy, also known as Mark 'Stone' has been working as an undercover police officer from 2000 to at least the end of 2009. During this period he has been actively involved in various environmental, animal rights, anticapitalist and antifascist groups and campaigns. He lived in Nottingham and was a well-know…

The Sumac Debates are back by popular demand.

Every week a different theme will be discussed in an open debate. The first six themes are outlined below and they will be followed by such things as "Why not the G20?" and "Grassroots and Mass movements"



As the poster states they begin at 7:30, and will sometimes be introduced with a short talk or film, watch this space for more details on that, …

4.00pm Monday 18th October, Market Square, Nottingham



Say no to pay cuts for school support staff. Around 5-600 gathered to protest these cuts.

International day of action against McDonald's

This video http://vimeo.com/15738936  is longer than the usual rushes  put together. This is to document everything I shot that day, from morning to evening, which stands as a very clear account of the day's events and shows what happens to a city when the EDL arrive, but also what we as journalists go through in order to deliver these types of images to the public.

NUJ statement criticising Leicestershire Police's decision to issue their own press cards/badges for today's EDL protest in Leicester.

The Post reports on the installation of fingerprinting technology at Holgate School in Hucknall. While the Post appear to be unquestioningly channeling the county council press release, the negative implications of routinely surveilling children in this manner should be obvious.

The Post reports, "The fingerprint technology will also be rolled out at Carlton le Willows School, in Gedling, and Ch…

Just contributed piccy and work to the BBC Politics Show wot included a bit about squatting

His Eminence the Blessed Cardinal Ratzarsse von Flashern, will be setting off this afternoon, Friday 17th September,on a pilgrimage to London to welcome the Pope.