To mark the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war we asked internationally renowned Peter Kennard for an interview (published tomorrow) and for use of some of his photomontage. With @earth they have sought to use photomontage to depict the reality of war and uncover what the mainstream media largely ignores....
Michael Gove's agent assaults constituency member Douglas James
Hats off to fullfact.org for their tireless exposure of the lies in the gutter press about there being 120,000 ‘problem’ families in the UK. By gutter press, I’m referring of course to The Sun, The Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Daily Star, The Telegraph, The Independent, The Daily Express,...
Over 300 people have been killed in the collapse of a building in Bangladesh which housed garment factories making clothes for Primark, Matalan, Mango and other major brands.
Take action now and demand these UK high street brands to take responsibility for this tragedy by paying full compensation to the...
"They don't want you. They want Emma. They want Jeremy. I don't want you. My son doesn't want you. My daughter doesn't want you. My wife doesn't want you. The dead doesn't want you." Douglas James
It’s very obvious why David Cameron doesn’t want to implement the Leveson recommendations. Whatever he says about wanting to protect the freedom of the press, his motives are anything but altruistic. As I understand them, Lord Justice Leveson’s recommendations appear to protect the press from government control and undue...
Award winning investigative journalist Nafeez Ahmed is among those speaking at the Real Media gathering in Manchester on Saturday 28th February. The event will run from 11am to 5pm at the Friends’ Meeting House, Mount Street. The Real Media gathering is bringing together over 30 independent publications and organisations...
We have confirmation that the DWP is actively considering axeing employment and support allowance (ESA) payments for claimants who challenge a decision that they are fit for work. Instead, claimants will have to try to sign on for jobseeker’s allowance, where they will face a harsh new regime which,...
Michelle Kent explains how she successfully won her tribunal case against Cornwall County Council who are carrying out the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) policy of terrorising council tenants as part of its assault on the low paid and vulnerable. This is followed by the typical Tory MP...
Understanding social movements, what causes them and makes them succeed, are the elusive questions that David Graeber’s latest book, The Democracy Project. A History. A Crisis. A Movement, confronts in response to the contemporary Occupy movement. As in his previous works, this book is a rich mix of styles...
