One year after throwing a pie at Rupert Murdoch while he appeared before a Select Committee, comedian and activist Jonnie Marbles wrote a hilariously honest blog post about what happened on the day of “The Incident”. Here are some excerpts from his post: It’s a year to the day since […]
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The Nomadic Occupy group are currently camped in a corner of Haggerston Park, Hackney. Temporary encampments in Limehouse, Mile End, Shadwell, a different area of Haggerston, Hampstead Heath and Ion Square Gardens precede this one. The group has been nomadic since March, shortly after the eviction of OccupyLSX at St […]
In the early hours of June 14th, the camp at Finsbury Square was evicted with no arrests. As the character of the site changed over the seven month occupation, Finsbury Square (FS) became a contentious subject for both the general public and members of Occupy. Islington council tolerated the camp […]
Today sees the centenary of the birth of one of the truly great figures of the 20th century, a man who, it could be argued, profoundly changed the course of human history not once, but twice. Yet, because of both the nature of his work and the workings of his […]
First and second post in this series on Finsbury Square here. Technical points about ownership of the land were dealt with swiftly. Perhaps the closest thing to a legal argument heard was the right to a home life guaranteed by article 8, and the bigger picture that Beth, Eddie and Rosa described […]
First post in this series on Finsbury Square here. The court heard how bylaws on structures and placards had been breached. There were also reports of the smell of urine, fires having been lit, crime increasing by 85% and other antisocial behaviour. It was hearsay, and the judge conceded as […]
All stand please, and we rose to the occasion, unlikely looking collars chafing, ladies in neat stings of pearls. All, that is, except “Mr., ah, A. N. Onymous”. “In addition to insisting on wearing a pillowcase and goggles,” continued the judge, “he is self-diagnosed elective deaf and mute… Even if […]
This is a guest article written in response to OT editor Ragnhild Freng Dale’s piece, ‘Why There Cannot Be Stakeholders in Occupy’. I must confess to feeling ambivalent about the word ‘stakeholder’: it is in many ways redolent of the Blair years (Tony Blair spoke of creating a ‘stakeholder economy’) and […]
Modern politics, as well as development discourse, have grown increasingly fond of the word ‘stakeholders’ in recent years. This, I will argue, is a tactic that serves to divorce people and consequence, as it singles out small groups who are the only considered victims in a situation – and hence […]