WAKE UP!! IT’S YER ARBEIT MACHT FREI...

Friday 8th June 2012 Free/Donation Issue 818

For stickering it to the man... On Tuesday evening (29th May) a couple of our local squatters were walking past the Level, SERFS UP when one stuck a small Squatters’ Network sticker on an already heavily decorated lamp- AS WORKFARE CHAINSTORE GANG IS MOBILISED post. Had our hero checked over his shoulder TO PAY HOMAGE TO OUR MONARCH. fi rst he’d have noticed that the long arm of the law was only just behind him. A chase ensued By now the glad tidings that eighty of her maj- ball-busting 15 hours, followed swiftly by 11am with the stickerer managing to valiantly disap- esty’s most loyal subjects were happy to cel- to 12pm then for a fi nale 6am to 6pm. “The pear into the night, while his female accomplice ebrate 60 years of her reign by kipping under a worst thing was the fact that when travel time hid behind a wall. bridge before a joyful thirteen hour shift of tell- to the camp site was factored in we only got two Unfortunately the coppers were surpris- ing union-jack-sporting buffoons the way to the hours sleep on the second night”. ingly determined and found her after a thor- big river in the middle of London without being Of course the Jubilee was a one off occasion ough search of the area. In the excitement paid has been splashed all over the papers. But (although all the same stuff is going to happen she’d forgotten about a small amount of it’s just the tip of the iceberg. on a grander scale at the Olympics) but Work- weed in her pocket, earning her a night in Unemployed folk from Bristol, Bath and fare is simply the new way to do business. the cells and a caution, as well as the loss of Plymouth were forced into the unpaid work by It’s got bugger all to do with creating jobs - a large stack of stickers. agency Tomorrow’s People – yet another private every time a company gets someone to work company gorging itself on the welfare budget for free or below minimum wage they’re not by claiming to provide a route into paid work. likely employ someone with a regular con- TEL-AVIV LA DIFFERENCE They were bussed into London by Close Protec- tract and all the tedious employees rights that On 23 May, the Hatikva neighborhood in Tel- tion UK Ltd in the early hours of Sunday morn- go with it. Free staff also mean cutbacks on Aviv was set alight by racist rioting and vio- ing and told the only accommodation available overtime, especially hard for those relying on lence towards the Sudanese refugee population. was to doss down under London Bridge. Fifty of extra hours to make ends meet. The protest – around 1000 people – was op- them were paid an apprentice wage of £2.80 /hr The workfare agenda is all about breaking posed to Sudanese migration and called for the for the fourteen hour shift that followed, the oth- the lowest sectors of society to the will of the immediate expulsion of around 60,000 illegal ers were told the whole thing was ‘work experi- highest – forcing us in a time of austerity into African immigrants in Israel. ence’ for potential roles during the Olympics. An competition for the scraps thrown from the The mob destroyed several storefront windows, ‘apprenticeship’ in directing people to the toilets table. In effect it as a massive public subsidy to trash cans were set alight, passersby were bullied, – only in Cameron’s Britain. big business and a weapon against those who pushed around and even beaten up. Around 20 Now, this bunch of chancers have unwit- want better pay and conditions. It ‘s also set to people were arrested for assault and vandalism. tingly shone a light into the murky world of be rolled out across the unemployed popula- The aggro was instigated by the outright rac- Workfare, where big business gets a labour tion to an unprecedented extent. ist propaganda shouted by speakers, including force without the hassle of having to pay them. The fi ghtback is gathering pace though and the government offi cials, referring to the African Workfare isn’t a single program, according jubilee shenanigans have underlined the point. population as “the cancer in our body” and call- to the Solidarity Federation in their excel- While the campaign against workfare continues ing for the “expulsion of the infi ltrators”. lent pamphlet on the subject. “Workfare is a to go from strength to strength, the government’s Ilan Lior, Haaretz writer, was present at the term used to describe a range of schemes in workfare policy continues to fl ounder. A recent protest and these are his words: “On Wednesday, which people are forced to work without wages conference – ‘How do we break workfare?’ was everyone with black skin was labelled an enemy. in order to receive their benefi ts. After recent organised by Brighton Benefi ts Campaign. Ideas These Knesset members are largely responsible controversies the government has sought to ob- and information were shared and ways forward for turning the words into acts. They cannot scure the nature of its workfare policies” planned, including a week of action from 7-14 shake off that responsibility. The harsh violence Close Protection UK are of course now being July, a counter conference during the Welfare to against passersby that happened to have black singled out as bad apples, with questions about Work convention (10-11 July), and a national skin is a direct result of their wild incitements.” their contract to supply fi re marshals for the boycott of Holland & Barrett – enthusiastic par- Racist violence also took place last April with Olympics. A government spokeswoman said: ticipants in the workfare schemes. cocktails being thrown into refugee homes, busi- “This is a one-off … This is an isolated inci- According to them “The message is clear. nesses and one kindergarten. Most Sudanese in dent. The company has apologised.” – well they Those of us who oppose workfare in all its Israel are seeking refuge from the ongoing mili- would wouldn’t they? forms are winning. There has never been a bet- tary confl icts in their country. However, to ac- However SchNEWS is positive that the whole ter time for you, your workplace and your union quire legal refugee status is almost impossible barrel is positively stinking. We spoke to others branch to get involved and say no to workfare. due to Israel’s defi nition of Sudan as a ‘hostile pushed into crowd control for the Jubilee by the After all, we know where we are going. Come state ‘. Not only does the government feed this dole offi ce. One told us “I was told to apply for with us. We are going to win. Boycott Exploita- idea of refugees as hostile but it also treats the this job under the usual sanction of potentially tion. Boycott Workfare.” political and social problem in the old and moldy losing my benefi ts even though at that time I’d Zionist racist thought, i.e Land of Israel for Jew- only been signing on for a week” This was a paid * http://www.boycottworkfare.org/ ish people. Days before the riot, Prime Minis- position but the job,with Vespasian security, was ter Benjamin Netanyahu said that the “60,000 advertised at £6/hr, (below the minimum wage). infi ltrators are liable to become 600,000 and The accommodation was a campsite in Essex PARTY & PROTEST lead to the eradication of Israel as a Jewish and and stewards were expected to supply their own democratic state.” What kind of democracy he For events listings updated weekly see tents and sleeping gear. Our interviewee worked www.schnews.org.uk/pap was referring to is unknown. Meanwhile, Inte- three days, the fi rst shift was 4am until 7pm, a rior Minister Eli Yishai defi ned the situation as the “crumbling of the Zionist dream” – a dream Copyleft Published in Brighton since 1994 that’s often been chased in ways more like a nightmare for those on the receiving end. benchmark of the treatment of protesters by po- committed by the Israeli army during operation CURIOSITY KILLED THE CATT lice and the judiciary system in general. “This Cast Lead. 87 year old perennial protestor John Catt wants judgement raises matters of constitutional im- Catt began legal proceedings after discover- his personal details off the national extremism portance and could impact upon anyone engag- ing his details were held on the database. This database, maintaining that his inclusion on the ing in peaceful protest,” said his lawyer Shamik was only after repeated requests to the Data database breaches his human rights and is un- Dutta of Bhatt Murphy solicitors. In effect it Protection Agency. In some instances the data lawful. He’s spent years peacefully protesting gives the system carte blanche to monitor, re- record such trivia him taking out his sketch pad over the Vietnam war, nuclear weapons, Iraq, cord and store information of anyone more and drawing the scene at demonstrations, hardly racism in the police force, poll tax, increasing openly and freely than they did before. the acts of public enemy number one then! tuition fees and more recently Brighton based The judge’s decision was justifi ed by John’s This court judgement legitimises the surveil- arms factory EDO/ITT. participation in Smash EDO protests. Lord lance of anyone who participates in protests. On Wednesday (30th) during his judicial re- Gross said- “Although many people at Smash The NPOIU (National Public Order Intelligence view, Lord Justice Gross and Mr Justice Irwin EDO protests do not commit criminal offences, Unit) is a UK police intelligence unit, set up in rejected John Catt’s attempt to get his details disorder and criminality has been a feature of a 1999 to monitor thousands of protesters. Police deleted. This is despite the fact that in judicial number of the protests. On one occasion more claim that the unit only records the movements terms he is of good character and has never than £300,000 damage was caused.” Lord Gross of hardcore activists labelled as domestic ex- been convicted of any crime. The crude deci- failed to mention that the issue of the £300,000 tremists “who commit crimes to further their sion rules that his right to privacy under Article damage was deliberated in Lewes Crown Court political aims”. NPOIU has monitored John Catt 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights in 2010 and seven people known as the Decom- at more than 55 demonstrations and not brought is not being violated it also means that all pho- missioners were in fact acquitted of criminal a case to court. The case ensued after the veto tographic and written evidence can be kept on damage charges. The damage was found to not from ACPO (Association of Chief Police Offi - record against his will. be a criminal offence in light of the fact the cers) to delete data pertaining to John Catt. The result from this case is an important damage was done to prevent greater war crimes YOU SNOOZE, YOU LOSE Demonstrators gathered outside Brighton and CASUALS OUTSMARTED Hove Town Hall on Wednesday (6th). Later that evening they held a Mass Sleep Out to raise “You asked for it”– “you sowed the wind, now both Dutch and Colombian courage had sallied awareness about the problem of homelessness you’ll reap the whirlwind” , “no women and out of the pubs into Kemptown to throw bangers and inform people about the AHS (Autonomous kids this time” “We are coming back to Brigh- around and make homophobic remarks. It was Homeless Shelter). The decision about the sleep ton IN NUMBERS and you dirty lefty child presumably at this point that well-known local out came after Brighton’s squatted AHS got abusing cunts will be dealt with” - These were EDLer Stephen ‘Sugar Plum Fairy’ Sands got served with eviction papers for a court hearing. just a handful of the online threats made by nicked for letting off fi reworks – something we Around 25 people arrived at 4pm, most plan- EDL supporters in the wake of the humiliation all no doubt enjoyed when we were fourteen but ning to spend the night until the following of EDL splinter group March for England (see possibly a little immature at 44. morning when the council workers arrive at SchNEWS 812) on April 22nd. In response anti-fascists set off for an im- work. The sleep out began early so the action The EDL’s football hooligan division, Casu- promptu march down North Street, towards could be visible as they fi nished work. A soup als United, had been boasting on their blog that Kemptown behind a large ‘NO FASCISM’ ban- kitchen was provided, serving up a hearty bean they would be returning to Brighton in numbers ner. After dealing with a police roadblock and stew, home-made sour dough bread and cake and strength to take revenge on local people. Six attempted kettle most of the anti-fascist crowd for all participants. People planning to attend weeks previously, hundreds of locals stood side made it down to the Old Steine where the fi rst were encouraged to bring sleeping bags, blan- by side against right wing racists who had tried, face-to-face confrontations with the Casuals oc- kets, roll mats and other relevant material. As and failed, to parade around the city under the curred. Mostly due to the numbers of cops these people started turning up, council security staff banner of ‘March for England’. were confi ned to slanging matches but there was came out and warned everyone not to cross the Weirdly, Casuals United named 2nd June the at least one exchange of blows. There were skir- invisible line in front of the council building en- day for their action, but decided to keep the de- mishes along Old Steine and in Pool Valley bus trance, otherwise everyone would be moved on. tails quiet. They were obviously caught between depot. Anti-fascists were arrested and four were Throughout the day and night many people ap- the stools of either keeping the whole thing held for public order offences and one (ridicu- proached the congregation to offer their support completely offl ine and having tiny numbers or lously) for assault of a police offi cer. and words of encouragement. advertising it and having to deal with police and The whole time this was happening more The action effectively went off without a anti-fascists. In the end they plumped for calling local people joined the mobile protests. Brigh- hitch. Unfortunately the court hearing on Thurs- the whole thing a ‘social’, as if coming to Brigh- ton Anti-fascists distributed a leafl et to explain day (7th) resulted in a fail for the AHS. They’ve ton, the South Coast’s biggest tourist town, and their actions: “Fascism grows if we let it. We lost the building behind London Road; Brighton buying a pint while in disguise was an achieve- are here to challenge the racism, Islamophobia magistrates’ court handed a possession order ment of some sort. and fascism of the EDL, Casuals United and over to the building’s owner. The exact date they Brighton anti-fascists decided against an extensive the March for England. This has no place in have to vacate the premises is not known yet counter-mobilisation on the grounds that the Casuals our city or anywhere else.” but they will have at most a matter of weeks to weren’t going to pull the numbers and a big call out By 4pm police rounded up the majority of the fi nd an alternative. One AHS activist said, “The would simply be crying wolf on their behalf. Casuals, (around 35 of them) and marched them current government has committed to the crimi- Nonetheless on the Saturday around a hundred to the station where they were forcibly placed nalisation of squatting - projects such as this one anti-fascist activists assembled in Brighton’s on a train and dispersed out of town. They were show that it is a vital tool for groups and indi- main shopping area, Churchill Square. This was harangued by anti-fascists the whole way. A few viduals, especially in the face of an economic to support the Brighton Uncut Great Brighton more were arrested at this point for ‘racist chant- downturn, rising homelessness and cuts to key Street Party and the regular Palestine Solidar- ing’. By the end of the day the fash had taken thir- services.” Brighton & Hove has one of the high- ity campaign stall. They anticipated the arrival teen arrests meaning that even if we take their in- est rates for homelessness in the UK, especially of some kind of fl ash mob as the fash gathered fl ated estimate of a turn-out 100 at face value then given the high property prices and low average in Hove and around Palace Pier. (Well, most of one in seven of them were nicked. The spread of income. A spokesperson for the AHS said they them – two were nicked at Hove train station for towns they came from means that this really was would be appealing the decision. cocaine possession). However all we saw were an attempt at a national mobilisation... oh dear. The shelter has helped support 35 people in EDL spotters, at least two using their wives as In an effort to save face Casuals United have the last few months and is currently home to 16 cover. Police numbers were huge so the spotters said that the vast majority of their supporters people that otherwise would be sleeping rough. were just politely encouraged to fuck off. stayed hidden and undercover – moving around The AHS manifested because of a need to deal BANGERS & FASH in small groups. Unfortunately for them, travel- with the city’s increasing homelessness problem ling to the City-by the Sea with all their racist and the council’s disregard on the matter. An ex- By 3pm the stalls and street party were wind- and homophobic baggage meant that they did, ample of the council’s attitude was the closure ing down – co-incidentally this was exactly as in the end, reveal their true colours. of St. Patrick’s night shelter on the 31st January we received reports that the fash had stopped *see brightonantifascists.wordpress.com with no replacement being provided. skulking in pubs and in an astounding display of tecting the Amazon rainforest, opening up 190 FOSSIL FOOLS million acres of new frontier to loggers and agri- RE ACTA VATED If politicians in Europe, and indeed the world, culture. Putting 70% of the Brazil’s river basin’s Protests worldwide last February offered the felt the need to clarify their complete and utter at risk, and further destroying the lung that pro- right pressure to delay the full implementation disregard for our environment and atmosphere vides the earth with one fi fth of our oxygen, is of the Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement then they should consider the past month a suc- obviously a hard decision to make. Perhaps the (aka ACTA) but the war is far from over. While cess. Almost 20 years ago to the day since world 500 activists, NGO campaigners and politicians the American counterpart is fi ghting the new leaders met in Rio for the fi rst Earth Summit, and fl ying to Brazil for the talks can help Rousseff, CISPA law, here the ACTA is less than 30 votes made baseless, hollow promises to do something even if they cannot see the irony in catching a away to be passed in the EU Parliament. about climate change, the roller-coaster is head- plane to discuss how to save the planet. New demos are being planned worldwide ing towards the inferno faster than ever. What So, it seems the fate of the planet is in the for 9 June. Eastern Europe is expected to have ever small gains have been made are being fast hands of a bunch of incompetent fools. Let’s massive protests as in previous February, also undone as conversation turns to growing our hope they can make amends at the next UN cli- France, Germany, Denmark amongst others are way out of recession by any means possible. mate summit in Qatar, a country built on oil that organizing demos. Going undetected in the corporate media, burns shit-loads of energy to keep a vast nexus In UK demonstrations are being planned for interim talks were held in Bonn in the past of hotels, golf courses and leisure complexes London, Birmingham, Bristol, Bournemouth, few weeks to thrash out details ahead of the cool and well watered in the middle of the Ara- Cardiff, Chelmsford, Glasgow and Liverpool next UN Climate Summit in Doha this No- bian desert. Such an obvious choice for a meet- and more cities are expected to join in. Here vember. Many of those involved left disap- ing to discuss how we need to cut down on fossil the protest will fi ght not only ACTA but also pointed at the slow pace of progress and were fuel use and over-consumption. the Digital Economy Act that was passed in the concerned that the tentative steps made in last days of the Labour government. This Act is Durban are being unpicked. No matter the re- MINER THREAT legally forcing Internet Service Providers such sult, politicians across the world are acting as Around 8,000 Spanish miners took to the as Virgin, BT and Talk Talk to block access to though they couldn’t care less. streets, and blocked them, in chaotic style websites that facilitate copyright infringement In 2008 Friends of the Earth boasted how this week. The actions are in protest against such as Pirate Bay. In addition users that are it had helped orchestrate the Climate Change government plans to cut subsidies to the coal found to be illegally downloading copyrighted Act, a bill committing the UK government to industry by 60%. While SchNEWS doesn’t material will be included in a blacklist, which in cutting CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050. As normally endorse fossil fuel subsidies, this is the future might mean they will be cut off from the fi rst piece of legislation to legally bind a more about militant anti-austerity action than any Internet services. state to such drastic reductions it appeared to it is about the climate – the measures will For an explanation of ACTA see ScHNEWS. be a major breakthrough. Unfortunately for completely devastate the sector in a country No matter if this law is right or wrong, regard- Friends of the Earth, they overlooked one fatal with an unemployment rate already hitting ing author rights, it is being done without any fl aw – legislation doesn’t mean jack, and his- 25% overall, and 50% of young people. participation of the civil society, it will limit our tory shows governments simply amend and re- In the latest chapter of Spanish civil unrest, the freedom and access to information, and is an at- legislate to overcome such hurdles. The Con- offi cial indefi nite strike involving 40 mines be- tack to one’s privacy. Dem coalition is no different. gan on 23rd May, with ten miners staging an un- Stay informed on : http://june9.org.uk/ At the beginning of May the government derground protest. By Monday (4th), coinciding published it’s draft energy bill, which no doubt with road transport strikes, rioting spread across made the fossil fuel industry salivate. Firstly, the capital of Madrid and the region of Asturias. OCCUPY THE OCCUPATION the bill sets a limit of 450 grams of CO2 for Sixteen major roads and motorways were block- Last Saturday saw the opening of a new squat- every kilowatt-hour of electricity – effectively aded with one burning tire block causing a fi ve- ted space in London called ‘Palestine Place’ , giving the green-light to gas as modern gas mile jam for over two hours. On another A-road, a A place for workshops, discussion, and action stations burn under 400 grams of CO2 per truckload of wood was overturned on the asphalt. in support of Palestine. kilowatt-hour. Secondly, even though burning Clashes with the riot police resulted in the Their statement reads: “In the fi rst two weeks coal far surpasses even this modest limit, the chucking of rocks and homemade rockets, while of June one of central London’s lost and aban- industry has been handed a massive loop-hole. elsewhere there were sit-in protests at mines and doned buildings will be reclaimed and trans- Under the bill, any new coal plant forming part outside the government offi ces. Other ‘unidenti- formed into a radical centre for discussion, ac- of the carbon capture and storage (CCS) pro- fi ed people’ pulled the wiring out of the CCTV tion, and education around the issue of Palestine. gramme will be exempt from emissions stan- at a tunnel on Huerna highway. After the inevi- Palestine Place will be a squatted hub of activity dards. There is not even a passing mention that table running battles with the cops, just six peo- from the 2nd-17th June running everything from a single gram of CO2 actually needs to be cap- ple were arrested for public disorder offences. fi lm screenings, lectures, workshops and train- tured from the plant in question. The Civil Guard reported the seizure of large ings to cultural, musical and culinary events.” In keeping with the government’s track record amounts of ‘highly dangerous’ materials includ- The building, on 24 Gray’s Inn Road, in Hol- on employing scientists to advise on policy and ing handmade rocket launchers, improvised born, is a 5-storey old offi ce block (and cur- then completely ignoring it – the case of David slingshots, 15kg of rusty tips, ball bearings of rently is pretty hard to miss, with a 3-storey Nutt and drugs comes to mind – a 2010 report various sizes and cans of gasoline. Government Palestinian fl ag/banner hanging on the out- demonstrating how Britain can cut CO2 emis- forces promised to come down with the full side). After suffering some minor attempt at sions by 60% in 20 years has been consigned force of the law on protesters – but didn’t suc- eviction on Friday night by the old bill, things to the dustbin of history (or perhaps they would ceed in putting them off. were off in full swing by Saturday, with organ- have recycled it). Another example of the huge True to their roots – miners are tradition- isers estimating around 100-150 people passed amount of waste perpetuated by the centralised ally one of the most militant workers groups in through the space during the day. state. The reports authors also stated that we Spain – the strikers show no signs of tiring. As SchNEWS went down to check out the should be producing around 50 grams of CO2 per the week progressed so did the roadblocks and space on Sunday, which saw a workshop from kilowatt-hour of energy to truly help the planet. closures. On one A-road, when road users be- Brighton locals SmashEDO, as well as a live The European Union went one better, buck- gan using an alternative route protesters hastily link-up with Khader Ahnan (one of the fi rst ling to intense lobbying from the fossil fuel in- felled a tree across it. On Wednesday (6th), 500 hunger strikers) from Jenin. dustry and rebranding gas as a ‘green, low-car- miners cut off the main access point to the port Lots more events are happening at the space bon source of power’. This now means a large of Gijon before marching to protest at the Albo- until the 17th June and encompass all differ- slice of the €80bn ear-marked for the research no thermal power plant. 60 roads were blocked ent groups and individuals. Check out their and development of renewables can be diverted with the guerilla-style tactics which prompted website with detailed day-by-day listings of to subsiding the development of gas power pro- the Alsturias government offi ce to begin orga- all the events, and make it down there. vision. Coincidently, the news came as the Inter- nizing emergency supply convoys into the area. It’s time to put Palestine back on the map! national Energy Agency warned that support for Unions have called for a strike in all activity unconventional gas sources such as shale could of the coalfi elds of Castile, Leon, Asturias and http://palestineplace.wordpress.com/ end government support for renewables. Aragon commencing on the 18th June. Facebook – Palestine Place In Brazil, which will host the Rio+20 climate Twitter – @PalestinePlace summit in June, president Dilma Rousseff is Tel – 07448613383 mulling over a new Forest Code. If enacted this PARTY & PROTEST For events listings updated weekly see [email protected] legislation would undo years of hard work pro- www.schnews.org.uk/pap DANGEROUS LIAISONS IF WE STAY THERE WILL BE FOLLY TUNNELS Monday was the day that Brightonians had STUBBLE Grow Heathrow, possibly the country’s longest been told to fear, as anti-militarists Smash EDO running and most productive community gar- planned a march through the town centre. “Smash 400 anti-GM protesters marched towards the Herts den project, is facing eviction and will be in EDO threat to Queen’s jubilee” howled the local GM wheat trial on Sunday (27th) in what they’d court on the 18th and 19th of June after two and rag, whilst Tory Councillors led by Cllr Janio publicised as an act of mass decontamination. a half years of growing. prepared motions pre-emptively condemning the They were, however, “sadly” stopped by police The land owners are hoping they’ll get to march (not to mention the entire campaign). from getting into the fi eld to do any crop-trash- kick the squatters off – despite not having In the end the Bank Holiday Monday saw a de- ing. The mass march was spearheaded by Take the any plans for the area which was wasteland cent turnout of peaceniks demonstrating against Flour Back and included European activist equiva- covered in 30 tonnes of rubbish before it the EDO factory and US/UK/Israeli preparations lents like France’s les Faucheurs Volontaires. flourished as a community project. for a war on Iran. The howling mobs that planned Flagrant criminal damage or no, there’s plenty Grow Heathrow is an off-grid project with to reign terror on the good folk of Brighton and to protest about. The wheat being trialled by Ro- three huge greenhouses to grow vegetables, reg- spoil everyone’s state-sanctioned fun must have thamsted agricultural research establishment in- ular workshops and acts as a community hub, all been away that day, as the demo passed off corporates two chemically synthesised genes and which initially sprung up in protest at the pro- without skirmishes or arrests. is designed to put off aphids by emitting phero- posed third runway at Heathrow. It continued Not that there wasn’t plenty of provocation mones. The two genes that will pull off this wiz- when the runway was ditched, luckily – in the from the cops though. Sussex Plod’s Inspector ardry are apparently a) “similar to that found in last month the plans have hit the news again. Bartlett had promised “new tactics” for the jubi- peppermint” and more bizarrely b) have “most It’s been said that along with the aviation indus- lee weekend. As seen on Saturday’s shenanigans similarity to [one] from a cow”. This is the fi rst try’s ongoing campaign for R3, the idea also has (see Bangers and Fash) these tactics amounted to synthetic copy of an animal gene to be used in the backing of Tory peers and Osborne (surprise the same plods with new orange fl uros (with the such a way and as such represent s a very wild surprise) who’ve been hassling Cameron to put the words “Liaison” written on them, trying to in- stab in the dark. Open air trials carry massive idea back on the table in aid of the ‘economy’. fi ltrate the crowd and gather intelligence on ac- risks of cross contamination and hybridization. Grow Heathrow are urging people to sup- tivists. Luckily Fitwatchers with umbrellas and The trial itself is being funded by the govern- port them at 9.30 am outside of Central London banners were able to surround these irritating ment’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences County Court on the 18th and 19th. cops like white blood cells stopping unpleasant Research Council, to the tune of £1.28m of pub- See www.transitionheathrow.com viruses from taking hold of a host. These Liai- lic money – they’ve said they’re determined to son cops didn’t get much of a look in. “complete the fi eld trial successfully”. Should the On the day SchNEWS counted around 200 project come to fruition, the benefi ciaries won’t ...and fi nally... protesters as the demo marched from Barclays be the public. The only people set to siphon prof- Bank (the high streets’ biggest arms trade inves- its of the project are going to be whichever big A Casual attitude to the truth... tor) to Hove Town Hall (last known dwelling corporation is able to throw enough money at the For those disappointed by the end of this year’s sea- place of the ancient evil Cthulu, as he prepares wheat to force it into the market. son of Game of Thrones there’s always the mystify- to arise in blood from his eternal slumber). The trial is the next chapter of the “second ing fantasy world of Suzy from Casuals United. One anti-war activist interviewed by Sch- push” going on in the UK towards GM culti- Their fantastic account of the weekend started NEWS said “A war against Iran would be vation along with two trials of GM potatoes, with spotting “loads of UAF” on Friday night crazy, but the problem is, our leaders are crazy. and is backed by the government which is the up at the train station. Not even 10 years after the start of the Iraq War most pro-GM yet. The environment minister Actually there was no demo so we’re guess- the same liars are peddling the same snake oil Caroline Spelman founded and directed a bio- ing that some of the idiots just ran into the crowd of fake WMD programmes, non-existent nukes tech lobbying fi rm Spelman, Cormack & Asso- heading up to the Fatboy Slim effort at the foot- and fabricated intelligence to start another war. ciates until 2010, when the press noticed and ball stadium and jumped to conclusions. War with Iran would be catastrophic – fi rst and and suggested there may be a slight confl ict of In the morning they came across “some un- foremost for Iran’s civilians, but also for us too. interests. She relinquished her directorship and washed anarchist scum on the beach in sleeping Only arms dealers and grave diggers would sold her shares... to her husband. Still, she must bags”..ermm do you mean homeless people? So welcome the Iran War.” have plenty of experience in denying inconve- much for the Soldiers off the Streets campaign. nient facts. Like how the wheat contains a ‘anti- Later, despite “not seeing a Commie all day” UKBA: RUDE AWAKENING biotic-resistant marker gene’ that could transfer the Casuals apparently beat loads of us up. into our environment and lead to an increase in Protesters from Unity and No Borders gave the “Ten people were arrested during these superbugs like MRSA. Or that farmers of non- UKBA a taste of their own medicine on Tuesday scuffl es, mostly ours as several Anarchists were GM plants could face increased aphid attacks (29th) with an unwanted early morning visit at knocked out. A lot of ours then went to the police and therefore require more pesticides, or see Glasgow’s Brand Street reporting centre. Three station to make sure those arrested were ok.” their crops become hybridized by GM pollen people blockaded the gates of the centre by In boring mundane reality no-one from either and be forced to stick a ‘GM’ label on it. locking on to each other through concrete tub- side was ‘knocked-out’. Even more hilariously One week before, “signifi cant random damage” ing while supporters looked on. not a single EDL supporter went to Hollingbury was achieved by a lone ranger who didn’t wait for Two dawn raids at the homes of local families police station where their arrestees were being the public protest. He was arrested, charged with have been conducted by the UKBA in Glasgow held (as Milton Keynes EDL member Darell criminal damage and bailed until July 13th. in the last month – a practice so inhumane they Hobson found when he was released). On Wednesday 30th May the Rothamsted re- had previously refrained from doing it after In the last analysis Suzy is still defi antly pre- searchers fi led an injunction to stop protesters public pressure. The families have subsequent- tending that there were hordes of undercover gaining access to the wheat, after securing a tem- ly been kept in detention. After beginning at Casuals in town but rather gives herself away porary injunction ahead of the action on Sunday. 5.30am, the soon-after arrival of several UKBA with the last sentence “I know some people had Rothamsted and Lawes spokesperson Ste- Enforcement Teams - who conduct the raids - genuine reasons not to turn up, but some people phen James claimed the steps was necessary left the protesters fairly certain they’d directly said they were going, didnt say they werent and because any intervention would mean “the prevented a raid that very morning. didnt turn up. They should be ashamed and next credibility and reputation of science in the UK The demonstrators also pointed out the on- time they say anything it will be treated as the would be damaged”. More honestly, another going detention of children as a reason for the shit it is.” Temper, temper dear. spokesperson Rothamsted’s head of Chemical 5-hour long action, which resulted in all the The fascists present in Brighton on 2nd June Ecology Professor John Pickett has previously blockaders being nicked. They were then re- will of course know that all this is BS of the said of the trial’s importance “It could be that leased on normal bail conditions the next day highest order and will perhaps begin to lose we generate very good intellectual property charged with breach of the peace, and are due faith in their organisations and then hopefully, for commercial development”. to appear in court on August 6th. their politics. Previous blockades of the offi ces have resulted Disclaimer in the premises being closed for 11 hours. SchNEWS warns all readers there’s no way back from the Union Jack. see: http://unitycentreglasgow.org Honest!

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