On 11th October 2009, activists protested inside Sainsbury’s on Cromwell Street, West London to highlight the sale of Israeli and illegal Settlement produce by both Sainsbury’s and other major supermarket chains across the UK.On 11th October 2009, activists protested inside Sainsbury’s on Cromwell Street,... more
Dan Viesnik
100 hour Hunger Strike
IN RESPECT TO THE MANY VICTIMS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ARMS TRADE
London, U.K
07/09/09
With the arrival of the blatantly crass Arms Fair in London this week, the capital has been (not quite) over run (enough) once again by ardent pro-peace campaigners.
(oi - turn off your computer & come on down to London to play!)
There are many reasons why murder for profit is particularly abhorrent to the modern homosapien - unfortunately in the race to dominate our race there are still plenty of muppets out there dodgy enough to consider human blood good for trade.
Here's one guy who doesn't.
Dan is this month's champion for World Strike day.
The day where critical mass of concious thought collides with our own potential, a day where humanity meets its dearest aspirations, a day where all of us dreamers and fluffy candyfloss eating ideologists can lay our heads back down into that warm cosy sand with the rest of our species and breathe a sigh of sweet release.
Until then we mourn. Its fucked up and someone has to take responsibility. We grieve our lost ones and sacrifice time spent enjoying this Earth in order to walk these bloody streets. We work hard to even the balance.
How could we not?
Anyway, that's just my story.
Dan's is much more interesting...
Dan Viesnik
E-mail: vd2012-dsei@yahoo.co.ukDan Viesnik
100 hour Hunger Strike
IN RESPECT TO THE MANY VICTIMS OF THE... more
Mitzi TV go for a right old knees-up at a proper authentic English "local", The Duke of Kendal pub in Central London, where all forms of madness ensue. From colourful characters to rude Cockney songs and operatic arias, this is English eccentricity at its very finest!
Mitzi TV head to the Connaught Village Spring Festival in London, encountering some cool cars and the likes of Batman, Fred Flintstone, Formula 1 racecar driver and BBC Television's "Top Gear" and "Fifth Gear" presenter Tiff Needell, and Carrie Bradshaw's favourite couture shoe designer Jimmy Choo!
Mitzi TV go on the prowl in London in search of an East End "Cockney" delicacy... (Turns out these scary denizens of the deep weren't our cup of tea. We should've ordered the pie and mash!)
ERRANT RAMBLINGS: MITZI SZERETO'S WEBLOG: http://mitziszereto.com/blogMitzi TV go on the prowl in London in search of an East End "Cockney" delicacy...... more
On the 12 May 1949 in an attempt to remove Allied powers from Berlin, Joseph Stalin shut all supply routes except for three narrow air corridors which prompted the Berlin Airlift to come to be ended.
Sixty years on, the veterans who took part in the frantic efforts to keep the city supplied with food have been and also will be recalling events of the biggest operation since the end of the second world war.
A veteran David Edwards of the Berlin Airlift has one memory that sums up the contradictions faced by Allied forces struggling to supply a city they had recently tried to wipe off the map three years previous. He and his unit had saved their sweet rations and were holding a Christmas party for local Berlin children. As he lifted a young boy onto a chair, he saw the boy only had one arm. With a sickening moment he realised that only three years earlier the allies had bombed the very people they were now trying to save.
Three years after the end of World War II, Stalin had drawn the Iron Curtain across Europe and the cold war was beginning. The allies responded by launching an operation of procession of cargo planes to feed, heat and clothe the two million people of West Berlin. This operation that became known as the Berlin Airlift lasted over a year and cost 39 British lives. Pilots, crew and Planes flew a distance equivalent to flying to the moon and back 63 timesOn the 12 May 1949 in an attempt to remove Allied powers from Berlin, Joseph Stalin... more
Swimming pool maintenance cost are another list of shocking expenses claimed by eight Tory MPs, according to the Daily Telegraph.
The Telegraph has highlighted the extravagant claims published in its series of stories, were based from leaked MPs' receipts.
Three MPs made claims relating to cleaning or repairs of swimming pools at their second homes. However Tory former minister Douglas Hogg denied asking for £2,000 to cover the cost of clearing a moat on his estate.Swimming pool maintenance cost are another list of shocking expenses claimed by eight... more
David Cameron the leader of the Conservatives says MPs must say sorry over controversial expenses claims, as the focus of leaked claims turns on his own party.
Cameron stated MPs had to admit the system "was wrong and we're sorry about it".
The Daily Telegraph reported that Tory MP Alan Duncan recouped £4,000 for gardening costs over three years, including a ride-on lawnmower.David Cameron the leader of the Conservatives says MPs must say sorry over... more
Wired magazine goes underground in London on the oldest underground transportation system in the world. What happens when the last train has left the station and the escalators stop?Wired magazine goes underground in London on the oldest underground transportation... more
A new Poet Laureate will be revealed at an event in Manchester later today. Carol Ann Duffy is the favourite to be the successor to Andrew Motion and would be the first Scot and the first woman to be appointed to the post.
Bookmakers stopped taking bets this week although Yorkshire poet Simon Armitage is seen as a strong outsider.
The poet laureate is appointed by the Queen, on the advice of the government (Oh No), and part of their remit is to write poems to commemorate major state occasions and royal events.A new Poet Laureate will be revealed at an event in Manchester later today. Carol Ann... more
Rail companies are to sign a pledge to use buses only as a last resort during engineering disruption.
The railway Passenger Focus group, which represents rail users, believes people would rather stay on a train for up to an hour more. The group wants firms to deliver on Network Rail's commitment to use alternative rail routes during engineering works. However rail operators say there are practical problems to using other routes, such as drivers being unfamiliar with them and higher costs.Rail companies are to sign a pledge to use buses only as a last resort during... more
Classic books such as Just William and The Railway Children dominate a list of best books for young readers, chosen by children's laureates.
Just five of the 35 books - selected by Quentin Blake, Anne Fine, Michael Morpurgo, Jacqueline Wilson and Michael Rosen were published in the last 20 years.
A fifth were published in the 19th Century, including the oldest - Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist from 1838.Classic books such as Just William and The Railway Children dominate a list of best... more
The annual Stirling Highland Games were due to take place in July, but have being cancelled due to the recession bites.
Stirling's Tourism Association blamed the decision on "economic uncertainties created by the credit crunch" and successive changes of venue.
Bruce Crawford Local MSP said he was due to meet with the games' committee with a view to ensuring the cancellation was a one-off.The annual Stirling Highland Games were due to take place in July, but have being... more
A police officer PC Clare Doherty has told a court she reached speeds of 120mph as she followed a car driven by Aberdeen footballer Lee Miller.
Lee Miller denies driving dangerously at up to 120mph in a 70mph zone on the A90 Aberdeen to Dundee road on 30 March last year.
The 25-year-old is said to have driven at up to 90mph in a 40mph zone.
The Dons and Scotland forward, of Perth, has gone on trial at Stonehaven Sheriff Court.A police officer PC Clare Doherty has told a court she reached speeds of 120mph as... more
Keith Duffy a member of nineties boy band Boyzone has undergone an emergency operation for a double hernia, two days after completing the London Marathon.
He is said to be making a good recovery and will be well enough for the start of the re-formed band's tour on 25 May, their website states.
Duffy, who also appeared in Coronation Street as Ciaran McCarthy, suffered stomach pains during Sunday's race.Keith Duffy a member of nineties boy band Boyzone has undergone an emergency operation... more
Metropolitan Police have begun a murder inquiry after a teenage boy was killed and another was injured during a stabbing in a park in Lambeth South London.
One of the boys was declared dead by the time emergency crews arrived at Larkhall Park, in Lambeth, at about 2030 BST on Monday. The second victim is currently being treated in hospital, where his condition is described as stable.
Four men have been arrested in connection with the attack.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said a motive for the incident was not clear.Metropolitan Police have begun a murder inquiry after a teenage boy was killed and... more
Interveiw & update of Tamil protests in Westminster, London.
Insights to current situation in Sri Lanka and where to go from here.
The Tamil people in Sri Lanka are now mainly located in an allocated "safe zone".
This zone has been targeted in recent days by chemical weapons and even here, we are told, the civilians and children are not safe from their persecutors.20/04/09
Interveiw & update of Tamil protests in Westminster, London.
Insights... more
An established journalist and newbie freelancer chat candidly about the surrounding police presence, tactics and dogs barking.
Controversial opinions or fabricated example of media bias?
"The only way people can decipher fact from speculation is seeing it for themselves"
Thanks to the guys involved. Good to hear such wholehearted debate of during a week where brute force all too often overtook decent communication and common sense.
You were quite funny tho.Behind police cordons at G20 Memorial Day.
An established journalist and newbie... more
Violence in the Headlines!
Demonstrators vs Police vs Mainstream Media
Who can we point the big blue finger of blame to? Surely someone wants a fight??
Or is it simply that the blood shot sells?
Intrepid reporters and old time media favourites Sooty & Sweep investigate in this exclusive coverage.
Here come the Tea Ladies - be afraid, be very afraid.
(Um sorry, sorry, that should've read Tearrorist Ladies, sorry my mistake. Ed)
With Special Guest Star Baraka
music:
thanks to the Posies xx
This action took place the day before the main event.
OBVIOUSLY theres more NVDA (Non violent Direct Action) to come...Bank Of England Tea Party
31st March 2009
Violence in the Headlines!... more
