‘A cemetery for children and their future’: number of refugees thought dead in Mediterranean triples

The following article by Glen Black was first posted by The Canary. Refugees and asylum seekers are the most vulnerable of those facing the current socio-economic crisis, and hence are provided very little individual state or EU protection. But this attitude is extended to other precariously paced groups, as the billionaire elite seek only to…

Police turned up to a coal mine operating without a licence – to arrest protesters

The following article by Glen Black was first posted by The Canary. It highlights the police role in protecting corporate lawbreakers and criminalising protestors.   POLICE TURNED UP AT COAL MINE OPERATING WITHOUT A LICENSE – TO ARREST PROTESTORS On 5 July, Extinction Rebellion (XR) blocked access to Ffos-y-Fran coal mine in Wales. The mine is infamous for…