Earth First!, the loose network of people opposed to environmental destruction, is holding its yearly winter gathering in Glespin, South Lanarkshire, next weekend (24th - 26th February). Environmentalists from across Britain and beyond will meet for a weekend of debate and discussion on the important issues in the movement.
Ex-informant turned academic, Bob Lambert, faced heckling and embarrassment in St. Andrews during his first public engagement since news broke regarding the son he fathered with an activist.
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Two teenagers from Dundee, Scotland, and a 22-year-old man from Kidderminster, Worcestershire, in England, were imprisoned for years for statements posted on the social media site Facebook at the time of riots in English cities last summer.
Tuesday saw another day of action against the cuts to higher education, and the wider cuts to the social sector. Hundered of students and workers marched from the occupied Appleton Tower in Edinburgh Uni to the Scottish Parliament to demand free education for all. Steps have been taken to join together with other struggle, with workers and the unemployed.
Following contact from New Scotland Yard, the Fitwatch website and domain name (www.fitwatch.org.uk) have been suspended for a minimum of twelve months for "attempting to pervert the course of justice".
