blogging against the statist quo in Scotland
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Old-but disturbing report on the devastating effects of poor housing on children at the Evening News. There can be no solution to social problems that doesn’t deal with economic issues like this. Though it’s 5 years old, this report by Shelter that was the basis of the story is still relevant — perhaps more now [...]
WSM and WSA launch online journals Irish Anarchist Review and Ideas & Action.
Not a proper post, but I want to share this from The Void: Go to google. Enter ‘Squatter Eviction UK’. Click on the sponsored links on the right of the page advertising bailiff firms and other scum. Every time you click it costs the cunts some money Any ideas for other worthy search terms?
A plug for the Scottish Activists Legal Project website, http://scalp.noflag.org.uk/
Edinburgh Anarchafeminist Kollectiv are planning a week of events aiming to break taboos around menstruation. I think it’s scheduled for February next year. More when we know it, in the mean time, visit their blog and get in touch if you want to get involved.
The Siege of Münster featured on Radio 4 last week and the author(s) of Q have a new book coming out. Read the full post to see the link between those 2 statements.
Think that organised anarchism is, like, totally authoritarian? Get your own, personalised insurrectionalist manifesto. Don’t like it? Smash it up (or refresh the page) and start again!
Stupid law used by stupid company in stupid way. Not for the first time, not for the last time. This is the turn of a Prevention of Terrorism Act and Scottish & Southern Electricity, displeased at a 1-man anti-blacklisting picket.
Shout out to “Ann Arky”, veteran publisher of Glasgow’s Anarchist Critic who’s now blogging at: http://radicalglasgowblog.blogspot.com/ From the people who brought you the awesome Strugglepedia resource of radical Glasgow and workers’ history.
The UK’s Anarchist Federation, which has an active and growing Edinburgh branch, is making more use of the blog on its website. They’ve published good articles on (the southern) Climate Camp and Anarchism, some comrades’ chucklesome visit to the Hate Mail, and most recently a call to smash the “English Defence League”. After a tentative [...]