Monthly Archives: April 2016

Arms Fair Protesters Win Court Battle

A YORK man is speaking out against the arms trade, days after he was cleared of obstructing a public highway in a protest. Tom Franklin, a Green party activist from Clifton, was among eight defendants acquitted by a district judge … Continue reading

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Day 5 – the day of Judgement

Friday April 15 2016 We had been required to attend at 10:30 for 11:00, but did not go into court until 11:45 when the judge had finished drafting his judgement. Prior to that we had a merry time being photographed, … Continue reading

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Day 4 of the DSEI trial

Friday, April 15, 2016 Everyone was in very good cheer this morning and ready for another day in court. We started with expert evidence from Kat Hobbs, who is Local outreach coordinator for CAAT (The Campaign Against the Arms Trade), … Continue reading

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Day 3 of DSEI trial

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 I need to start with an apology to Angela Ditchfield for saying that she would be standing for Labour.  She has stood for the Greens and will be standing for the Greens again. I’m afraid that … Continue reading

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Second Day of the Trial

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 A big day today. We got some trial done, some judgements and I appeared on the stand. But you will have to skip towards the bottom if you want to read that first. We started the … Continue reading

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First Day of the Arms Protest Trial

Monday, April 11, 2016 A very pleasant cycle ride of 9 miles along the Regent’s Canal and Greenway to Stratford Court, where protesters were beginning to assemble. Around 40 people came to the protest, including London’s Green Mayoral candidate, Sian … Continue reading

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Trial Starts This Week For Activists Accused Of Disrupting World’s Largest Arms Fair

6 April 2016 – For immediate release. In a trial due to start today, 11th April, high profile expert witnesses, Andrew Feinstein, Sayed Ahmed and Oliver Sprague will give evidence in defence of eight anti-militarists who are accused of disrupting … Continue reading

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UK Special Forces: Accountability in Shadow War

Paul Rogers 30 March 2016                   Summary British Special Forces have witnessed a major expansion in their size and activity in the last decade and are a priority for investment over the … Continue reading

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Jeremy Corbyn Speech at Stop Trident Demo London

https://youtu.be/UQdA_E5wkpg   Published on 29 Feb 2016 UK Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn has been a long term member of CND. Here he condemns replacement of Trident Missile system in UK. Trident and security – Not only are these weapons … Continue reading

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