Tag: Kettling
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Some may suffer, some may burn, I know one day, all of my children gonna learn
A very timely reminder of the Brixton Riots on April 11th, 1981 – this single from Hiatus with Linton Kwesi-Johnson, a new version of his ‘Di Great Insohreckshan’, will be released 30 years to the day. Never forget how the police and Margaret Thatcher’s policies treated whole communities – literally tore them apart – and…
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Kids are angry…and a dubstep revolution
Just wrote this over at Facebook about the protests today…I went down to Whitehall about 6ish before the Treasury occupation to have a look. Not much was happening, kids were standing around outside the kettle, burning placards and changing NWA Fuck the Police slogans. Sirens have been going off all day, and helicopters – surreal,…
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Police Put the Kettle On, Protesters say no thanks
Via the excellent BunkerKRS blog is this video of the protests yesterday…I saw some of the protest and despite what the news outlets say it was peaceful if noisy, the bits I saw anyway. Similar picture in Bristol apparently with protesters avoiding the police’s kettling tactics and spread out, as with London lead the police…
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The Kids Are Alright – Radio Clash supports the Fees demos
Don’t believe the hype; the idea that rabid students are taking over the streets and causing anarchy. Yes the misuse of kettling (again? Have the Met not learned?) caused this – but check out the schoolKIDS who are protecting the van sending out the important message that The Fuck the Fees campaign is peaceful across…
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Blair Peach’s killer revealed (1 of 6, take yer pick)
Although the identities of the 6 SPG officers, one of which killed Blair Peach have been published before in David Ransom’s book and in the Sunday Times, it’s worth repeating the names as they were redacted in the recently released Cass report (after the police sat on it for 31 years!): Inspector Alan Murray was…