Today UKUncut protesters took part in a national action involving over forty Starbucks demanding that they end the practice of using front companies in Switzerland and Ireland to outsource their profits in order not to pay corporation tax despite making large amounts of money from UK outlets. In Camden Lock […]
Today’s climate demo took on the practice of fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, which extracts underground gas through blasting water at high pressure through rock. The BBC has a good report on today’s actions here. You can see videos of some of the speeches; Natalie Bennett, Green Party leader, http://youtu.be/grpTwNylFlw Maria Montinaro, […]
This video is a real ode to London, stunningly shot as a sumptuous complement to the music. <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/-X079aEWKlw” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
Clean air campaigners joined forces in Islington on Saturday in order to promote World Car Free Day to reduce air pollution in the borough. The group, including Climate Rush and Green Party activists as well as a very pollution conscious dog, handed out leaflets and chalked slogans in car parking spaces […]
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Saturday’s Restrain the Train event brought the local community and traders together in their opposition to High Speed Rail 2 which will see the lives of thousands of Camden citizens’ lives severely effected. As developments are halted, housing is blighted or businesses – like the fantastic Drummond Street curry houses […]
1.00pm-5.00pm ST JAMES’ GARDENS (between Cardington Street and Hampstead Road) Euston Against HS2 is organising this event to bring our communities together to: enjoy a fun day out with friends and family provide information and highlight issues and concerns related to the rail proposals We’ve got a lot of great things planned […]
A little film from the good people at Southwark Council on cycling in the borough.
It seems that while many industries are struggling and the economic recovery is a slow train coming the environmentally friendly sector has continued to grow and provide jobs since the 2008 crash. London’s green economy has grown by 13% since 2007/08, creating an extra 14,588 jobs and adding £1.3bn to […]
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Never noticed this before. As strolling past Trafalgar Square I saw the statue of Charles the first....
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