Posts Tagged ‘racism’

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 [...]

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When the Roll of Honour of Great British Class Warriors is finally compiled, it’s fair to say Diane Abbott’s name is unlikely to be among their ranks. Having convicted Tory crim, Jonathan Aitken, as your nipper’s Godfather might be one reason. Another might be that, despite her longstanding opposition to private education, she chose to [...]

God Bless The Fourth Estate

Posted: 29th September 2010 by Harry in BLOG, CULTURE, POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRS
Tags: , ignorance, ,
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Middle-brow tabloid, The Daily Mail was, today, at the centre of its biggest controversy since its infamous, fascist-supporting ‘Hurrah for the Blackshirts’ headline of 1934. Shockingly, the newspaper’s editor, in response to the latest, official immigration figures decided to publish them unaltered and without the paper’s usual spin; in short, it told the truth. The [...]