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Monthly Archives: February 2014
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NOTA’s banned Youtube video
Read the first press release in the NOTA campaign HERE. Continue reading
So BPCAC won’t be standing in the May elections
First the five ex-Respect councillors decided to support Bradford Labour’s execution of the Tory austerity cuts. And now Bradford People’s Campaign Against the Cuts (BPCAC) has gone back in its promise to stand one or more candidates against the Con-Dem-Lab cabal in City Hall. Dave Green must be laughing all the way to the ballot … Continue reading
Russian Stalingrad 3D movie now on general release
But Bradford’s not showing it on the IMAX Screen. The nearest IMAX showing is at Birmingham Cineworld. Cineworld – Bradford Vicar Lane, Bradford Leisure Exchange, Bradford 11:25 14:30 17:30 20:30 Showcase Cinemas Leeds Birstall, Gelderd Road, Batley 21:55 Bradford showings are not IMAX Why Stalingrad should always be called Stalingrad In 1961 they renamed the city Volgograd because … Continue reading
Rules for local elections, May 22, 2014
Local Election Rules This post is provided for the information of the February 25 meeting of Bradford People’s Coalition Against the Cuts, which is planning to field candidates in the local elections on May 22. It is adapted from the Electoral Commission website, http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/. SUMMARY Nominations must be submitted no later than 4pm on April … Continue reading
Bradford Labour executes Tory cuts
And former Respect Councillors support them. An audio report from the Council chamber is in preparation and will be added to this posting ASAP. hy are we so well-mannered when we encounter attacks on the poor and disadvantaged? It is bad enough a Labour Council forgetting the “guilty and proud of it” legacy of its … Continue reading
Brilliant new anti-EDL movie
Piers Telemacque has posted this brilliant coverage of the EDL coming to Bradford, which puts all other media coverage to shame. And here’s a link to my own coverage of the same event: Continue reading
Palestinian and Israeli scholars support Irish boycott pledge | Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Palestinian and Israeli scholars support Irish boycott pledge MORE THAN 120 Irish academics have signed a pledge to boycott Israeli institutions until Palestinian rights are respected. The number is expected to increase as more lecturers learn about the growing campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel – a campaign led by Palestinians that … Continue reading
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URGENT UPDATE: VSC Statement Condemning Extreme Right-wing Violence in Venezuela that Seeks the “Exit” of the Government
VSC Statement Condemning Extreme Right-wing Violence in Venezuela that Seeks the “Exit” of the Government As part of a campaign launched by Venezuela’s extreme right-wing opposition leaders, which they have called La Salida (The Ousting), groups of violent Venezuelan opposition thugs launched a wave of violent street disturbances in various parts of Venezuela on Wednesday … Continue reading
Karl Dallas Day 