Monthly Archives: December 2010
Today’s student activists, tomorrow’s careerists?
As 2010 is put to rest it will be remembered, among other things, as a year of student activism. Much is made in the media of the pre-university activists, people under the age of 18. There is nothing new about … Continue reading
He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty boy
Tommy Sheridan’s fall from grace is not something that gives me any pleasure. Unsurprisingly, the left is pretty bitterly divided between those that are for him and those agin. Or maybe I shouldn’t have spent this morning look at some … Continue reading
Seeger Reprise
Last month I put up a blog post about how Pete Seeger had sung in a virtual concert for the Israeli environmentalist organisation the Arava Institute. In spite of the fact that he was singing from his New York home … Continue reading
A gem from Compendium’s basement
There was a time when most of my weekends used to incorporate a trip to Compendium Books in Camden. If you were looking for a publication that wasn’t mainstream, and I invariably was, then Compendium was the place to go. My … Continue reading
The firebombing of Anna’s house
An event that happened in 1987 has been buzzing around in my head today. That event is the firebombing of Anna Sullivan’s house in Islington by local fascists. Anna was an art teacher, an anti-racist, and a former leading local … Continue reading
Students are Revolting!
The student occupations up and down the country, and demonstrations in London today, fill my heart with glee. This government of millionaire Hooray-Henries and Lib-Dem toadies has politicised a generation in a matter of months. Millions of left-wing leaflets, written … Continue reading
Photographer Receives £30k Compensation
In my last blog entry I talked about the photographer David Hoffman. At the time he was awaiting a settlement from the Metropolitan Police Service, after he was assaulted and had five teeth broken, while taking picture of the demonstrations … Continue reading