Our new zine Return Fire is now available. It's a diverse mix with liberatory aims, which we hope to be informative and inspiring for anyone who decides to make their life a weapon against the dominant order.

[Behind a pay wall I'm afraid]

ONE of Britain’s largest police forces is arresting people and branding them “suspects” without any evidence, a Whitehall study has found.

Police officers in Nottinghamshire — which in 2010 was named the worst performing force in England and Wales — have admitted in a Ministry of Justice (MoJ) investigation that after burglaries or other crimes they woul…

Yesterday a pair of CPOs were knocking on doors in the Wiverton Road/Foxhall Road area asking whether people were in favour or against a camera being installed at the crossroads. In their words - "We want to know if you're in favour or not, and if you are in favour we'd like to take your name and address to pass to the council."

The council are trying to pinpoint the people in our community who f…

I think its time for a regular generalised scrutiny of ALL that the Nottingham/Notts authorities (Councils/Police/Courts etc.) are up to in their infinite wisdom.. & it will hopefully add a little to the already healthy volume (& quality) of great articles on many specialised subjects,.

If this is approved by members, "Little Brother" will commence watching asap.. & all will be revealed (hopefu…

DWP Ordered To Name The Workfare Exploiters

The Information Tribunal ordered the DWP to name the companies and charities involved in workfare at an appeal hearing this work.

A long running war of words has been waging between the DWP and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ever since a Freedom of Information request was submitted by Frank Zola asking for the names of organisations ta…

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Nottingham

Police use of dead children's identities 'common'

The use of dead children's identities by Scotland Yard's Special Demonstrations Squad was "common practice", MPs have been told.

Derbyshire Chief Constable Mick Creedon updated MPs on Operation Herne, which is looking at the Met's undercover operations.

Claims about the use of the identities relate to the squad's operations in the …

We have been contacted by friends in Leicester about the detention of Abdul Ghafar Rajabali. As part of his asylum requirement, Abdul regularly reported to the UK Border Agency reporting station in Loughborough. However, while reporting to UKBA on Friday 10th May 2013, he was detained and held at Loughborough police station. From there, he was to be transferred to Morton Hall Detention Centre in L…

Are more anti-social behaviour powers really necessary?

Last week saw the Queen's Speech setting out the forthcoming legislative programme of the coalition government. In it was a commitment to bring forward legislation to 'tackle anti-social behaviour, cut crime and further reform the police'.

The result is a bill entitled the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill. It is the latest i…

Nottingham has held some national gathering meeting around the issue and many will be going [I hope!]

11 June 2013. #J11. 

One Common Struggle.

Carnival Against Capitalism.

Their London?

London is right at the heart of global capitalism. And the West End of London, including elite areas like Piccadilly, Mayfair and Knightsbridge, is where power and greed are most concentrated. The West End is …

As the most common forms of communication and sources of information become corrupt and ran by corporations for profit. 

It is time for an alternative, The Pirate Network

The idea of Pirate Wi-Fi is to broadcast a free wi-fi network which allows anyone to connect and communicate in an area, this will be completely uncensored, anonymous, free and without government or corporate influence. Us…

The Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields, Nottingham, NG7 6HX.

The Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields, Nottingham, NG7 6HX.

The Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields, Nottingham, NG7 6HX.

The Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields, Nottingham, NG7 6HX.

The Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields, Nottingham, NG7 6HX.

The Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields, Nottingham, NG7 6HX.

The Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields, Nottingham, NG7 6HX.

The Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields, Nottingham, NG7 6HX.

The Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields, Nottingham, NG7 6HX.

The Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields, Nottingham, NG7 6HX.

The Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields, Nottingham, NG7 6HX.

The Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields, Nottingham, NG7 6HX.

The Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields, Nottingham, NG7 6HX.

The Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields, Nottingham, NG7 6HX.

The Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields, Nottingham, NG7 6HX.

The Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone St, Forest Fields, Nottingham, NG7 6HX.

Nottingham Anarchist Black Cross is a prisoner support group which aims to show solidarity with prisoners through letter writing and awareness raising. We believe that supporting imprisoned people plays a valuable and essential role in building strong cultures of resistance against the current order.

Going to see Framework about workfare

On a walk into our city centre and back today, on a beautiful sunny day, I witnessed a couple of things I felt like I could not ignore. Neither could I act at the time. Why?