Archive for March, 2012

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“The problem with you, H, is that you’re an extremist” “Oh?” “Yeah. You scare people and the British people aren’t extreme by nature” “Define ‘extremism’ then” “Well, you know; all that ranting about the poor, class war and inequality. It’s just too extreme. Too radical and it’s unworkable and utopian anyway” “I see. Funny, that; [...]

A Tale Of Two States : Azhar Ahmed To Stand Trial

Posted: 22nd March 2012 by Harry in BLOG, POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRS
Tags: Afganistan, Azhar Ahmed, EDL, , , Scott McHugh
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Dewsbury Magistrates’ Court was an unsettling place to be on March 20th. It was here that current far-right bête noire, Azhar Ahmed, appeared to face a charge of committing a ‘Racially Aggravated Public Order Offence’. As previously reported http://www.sabotagetimes.com/life/azhar-ahmed-and-scott-mchugh-a-tale-of-two-states/, Ahmed took strong exception to the blanket media coverage of the six servicemen from the Yorkshire [...]

A Tale Of Two States : Azhar Ahmed and Scott McHugh

Posted: 13th March 2012 by Harry in BLOG, POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRS
Tags: , Azhar Ahmed, Civil Liberties, Freedom, protest, , Scott McHugh
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No one should be under any illusion regarding the increasingly oppressive nature of the UK state. The creeping criminalization of previously legal protest action has been seen countless times recently; students protesting against tuition fees and the politically-motivated sentences handed down to those convicted of last summer’s riots being just two of the most obvious examples. Things have taken a very [...]

Fahran : Press Release

Posted: 3rd March 2012 by Harry in MUSIC
Tags: , Chris Byrne, Fahran,
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March 2012 Of late a band in a state of flux, Fahran is delighted to announce the addition of guitarist Chris Byrne to their ranks. Laughed Jake Graham, “We’re probably as surprised as the fans by this! We were settled on staying as a four piece but after a jam with Chris, well, the chemistry [...]