28 Days Later: Please spread far and wide

A Rolling Blockade of the Balcombe fracking site, 1st September – 28th September Fracking company Cuadrilla’s governmental licence to drill in Balcombe ends on September 28th. The government may be allowing them to drill but they have no social licence from the...

Reclaim the Power HQ – a story

The sun was setting over the Reclaim the Power camp in Balcombe when my friend Matt* rung to say he’d be visiting. Matt is a union officer in the biggest trade union in the UK and had been present with his banners at both the giant family march on Sunday and at...
What REALLY happened in Balcombe last week

What REALLY happened in Balcombe last week

So you’ve probably seen the Reclaim the Power camp and day of action in the mainstream (corporate) media. We got a lot of coverage, from the Daily Mail shrieking about “mob rule” to the BBC calmly showing footage of police violence with little comment from the...