Nottingham Indymedia: 'benefits'

Notts says stop the bedroom tax

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:45:19 +0000

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 parents, families of those recently deceased, foster parents and the parents of children in the army or at university”.

Newswire: Notts bedroom tax protest | Bedroom Tax Nottingham Demo | Leaflet against the Bedroom Tax in Market Square | Bedroom tax protests

Demonstration against Atos & police repression

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:31:53 +0000

On Friday 3rd February, campaigners returned to Atos Healthcare's offices on Stoney Street in the Lace Market, Notttingham.

This was the first protest there since a demonstration on September 30th last year, part of a national day of action, which ended with two of the participants being arrested, and subsequently charged, with aggravated trespass.

Nottingham protest rattles Atos

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:27:37 +0000

On Friday, a large protest temporarily invaded the Atos Medical Assessment Centre on Stoney Street in the Lace Market. Campaigners had gathered as part of a nationwide day of action against the company which is responsible for the Department for Work & Pensions’ ‘work capability assessments’ which have been condemned by disability rights and claimants groups. The protesters handed out leaflets and spoke to members of the public about Atos before Atos employees called the police in claiming that they were being harassed by the protest. Two protesters refused to leave and were arrested for aggravated trespass. A solidarity demonstration was held until both were released.

Atos Macht Frei

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:06:55 +0000

The post which led to IT company Atos using legal threats to close down the Carer Watch forums is reproduced below. Libellous?

The offending piece was not written by a Carer Watch forum member, but was a repost with a clear link to the site on which it originally appeared. Please republish.

No welfare cuts! And no Tory Baronesses either!

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:24:48 +0000

After it was leaked to anti-cuts campaigners that Tory Baroness Stowell of Beeston would be visiting Parliament Street JobCentre today, a picket was held from 2-4pm. Claimants, anarchists, PCS members and UK Uncut activists made sure that Baroness Stowell, a representative of a welfare slashing government, was not welcome in town. Despite a police presence, including a Chief Inspector, the Baroness decided to call off her visit.

Protests against Office Angels and ATOS

Tue, 10 May 2011 08:58:12 +0000

On Monday 9th May, a small group of Nottingham activists visited the offices of Office Angels and ATOS Healthcare. Organised by the local Anarchist Federation and supported by various individuals, the protests were both part of coordinated national actions.