Brighton UK Uncut

Police presence in North Street obviously prepared for protest today

Students protest against Tuition Fees – London 30/11/2010

It will be interesting to see what this is like today

Crude Awakening

I headed off to London this morning with the intention of photographing at the Crude Awakening Environmental event

Sadly, I was defeated by a failed train just before Barking with came to a halt within yards of the station platform for more than an hour and a half. The driver announced that there was an electrical fault and that we’d be moved as soon as possible & that we were awaiting another train to connect to the one I was on

Rather unfortunately that took over an hour and a half, by which time some travellers had opened the doors using the emergency releases and walked along the 50 yards of track-side to the station platform

When the train ultimately did get to Barking, I’d just about had enough so I headed back home again

All in all a somewhat unsatisfactory day

(Although a climate activist putting stickers on the inside of the train, did comment that it was probably stopped by the Police so that no-one else could get to the refinery blockades near Stanford-Le-Hope. Apparently the (or a) previous train was delayed or cancelled as well)

Lewes Road Community Garden Brighton

Still no news yet

Given that the Parliament Square eviction took place at 1AM – wonder if they’ll follow the same approach ?

Lewes Road Community Garden Brighton Lose Appeal

The occupiers of the site of the proposed new store in Lewes Road have lost their appeal against eviction from the site

It’s now expected that representatives from the landowners will arrive soon to start clearing the site and removing the garden. Currently it’s rumoured that Tesco are interested in buying the land for another Express store – even though it’s immediately next to an existing and long established Co-Operative store and other small shops

Disarm DSEi protest Olympia London 14/4/2010

About 20 or 30 protesters gathered outside Kensington Olympia Exhibition Centre today against the Counter Terror Expo being held there

There was one arrest for after a protestor chalked two slogans along the pavement

It certainly looked as if something was up when it began to look as if we were going to be refused admission despite having pre-arranged Media access

But…. A bit of shoving from the venue security and then the passes were brought out to us – unlike the other passes which were being issued inside and there was a bit of a delay issuing them too

Sadly, but unsurprisingly I guess, a strict no photos policy inside too

Although an image that stuck in my mind was the exhibitor selling shooting targets – lo and behold – one life sized target was a man with a camera

Anyway – photos from this protest will be uploaded to Radical Images later on

Lewes Road Community Garden Brighton

On the site of an old petrol station in Lewes Road Brighton (adjacent to a Co-Op supermarket) activists and locals have set up a Community Garden

The site’s earmarked for a Tesco store and those involved are Campaigning to keep the site as an area for the local community

One resident of the area told me today that he drops in most days and had made friends with a lot of the people who use the garden. “It’s a nice peaceful place” he said

Photos will be on Radical Images as this story continues

Defend Jobs/Defend Higher Education London 20/03/2010

Took some photos at this march in London on Saturday 20 March 2010

The march was from Kings College, The Strand, London to Downing Street and was calling for an end to job cuts in Higher Education

Pics on Radical Images

Sussex University UCU members strike

Will be going to take some photos at this strike action which is in opposition to the 115 proposed job cuts at Sussex University

It’s also interesting in the context of the actions of students there (and the occupation of a lecture theatre which is now in it’s 8th day)

SmashEDO Noise demo

Off to the EDO factory in a while. The picket outside Barclays was very quiet

I’ll upload any images to Radical Images later today if any pictures