Archive - Feb 2008

February 29th

Save Meadowbank campaign to unveil refurbishment plans

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Meadowbank Stadium will show their proposal for a full refurbishment at a rally next month.

MSPs urge Holyrood to call in plans for Caltongate

THREE Lothians MSPs are urging ministers to take a closer look at the controversial Caltongate proposals. They say the £300 million plans to redevelop a large area of Edinburgh's Old Town should be called in for further consideration. Green MSP Robin Harper wants ministers to order a public inquiry into the scheme, while SNP backbencher Shirley-Anne Somerville and independent Margo MacDonald say the plans must be given more scrutiny, whether that means an inquiry or not.

Calls continue for Caltongate public inquiry

Our fine comrades in Save Our Old Town fighting the controversial £300 million Caltongate scheme today made fresh calls for a public inquiry, despite minor changes to the plans.

Revolutionary 1st of May Berlin Kreuzberg 2008

At the video platform now a mobilization clip for the Revolutionary 1st of May 2008 in Berlin-Kreuzberg is puplished. Will there be also a virtual riot like in the last year at the second-life newBerlin at first of may?

University staff support Aamer Anwar

February 28th

Keep Torture flights out of Scotland - can you help?

indymedia scotland 2008 03.pdf: Indymedia Scotland mini-newspaper, March 2008

Police to get access to medical records

The Police are to be allowed to make searches on the national computerised health records database "Secondary Uses Service". The data is "pseudonymised", i.e it's trivial to make it personally identifiable.

February 27th

AnarchoTV presents... Answer Time

Live, interactive television broadcast on 12th March 7.30 - 8.30pm

February 26th

Paddy´s Day Call for Action Against Shell

This year´s St Paddy´s day, 17th March, has been called as an International day of action against shell, in solidarity with the people of Rossport, County Mayo, Ireland.

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