Tag Archives: London

OWS At London’s Stock Exchange

Renowned British activist Peter Tatchtell is live-tweeting the ongoing OWS solidarity protest at London’s stock exchange.

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More Unrest For London

The fascist English Defence League and a pro-Palestine group held competing protests in East London this weekend, drawing hundreds of riot police to keep the two groups apart.

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LONDON: Openly Gay Former Police Chief Brian Paddick Nominated For Mayor

Britain’s Liberal Democrats have nominated former cop Brian Paddick as their choice for mayor of London. Until he left the force, Paddick was the highest-ranked openly gay police officer in Britain. Tonight, Mr Paddick said: “I hope to visit every local party in London, to meet the activists whose support we rely on year after year and to raise as …

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100 Years Of Style In 100 Seconds

I guess this is an ad for something. Cool anyway. (Via – Buzzfeed)

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BRITAIN: Looters Tell Their Story

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BRITAIN: Towns Consider Evicting Looters From Public Housing

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Pat Condell – Britain Is A Riot

Whoa. Stand back.

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London’s Mayor Heckled Over Riots

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Photo Of The Day – Volunteers Take To London’s Streets For Clean-Up

Now that is the Britain I know and love.

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LONDON: Rioters Mug Injured Man

This clip has reportedly gone viral today on British TV.

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Rioting Spreads Across Britain

British Prime Minister David Cameron reacts: Speaking outside his office and residence at 10 Downing Street, Mr. Cameron said lawmakers would be called back from their summer recess for one day on Thursday and the number of police on the streets would be increased to 16,000 on Wednesday night from 6,000 on Tuesday. He said the authorities would “do everything …

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LONDON: Gay Bookstore Vandalized

London’s famous Gay’s The Word bookstore was struck by vandals over the weekend. Staff at the Marchmont Street store came to work this morning to find the front window smashed and the shopfront had been pelted with eggs. Assistant manager Uli Lenart told PinkNews.co.uk that witnesses reported seeing a group of youths “rampaging” up and down the street at around …

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BRITAIN: More Islamic Extremist Posters Appear Around East London

Another set of Islamist posters have appeared around the poorer neighborhoods of East London. It is understood the posters were found last Thursday morning at council-managed housing blocks in Shadwell, next to the DLR and Overground station. They state: “You are entering a Shariah controlled zone. Islamic rules enforced.” Underneath, images declare that smoking, alcohol, music, drugs, prostitution and porn …

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LONDON: Islamists Stage Mock Osama Bin Laden Funeral At U.S. Embassy

Hundreds of Islamists rallied outside the U.S. embassy in London today in a mock funeral for Osama Bin Laden. Riot police had to step in and separate the group from counter-protesters from the neo-Nazi English Defence League. Many more photos at the link.

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LONDON: Gays To Protest For Marriage Equality At Buckingham Palace

As the entire world becomes enveloped in royal wedding fever, tomorrow LGBT activists led by Peter Tatchell will stage a marriage equality protest at Buckingham Palace. Tatchell: We plan to deliver a giant wedding card to William and Kate. As well as wishing the royal couple every happiness, we will highlight the fact that William and Kate can marry, but …

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LONDON: Arrest Made In Anti-Gay “Fear Allah” Sticker Campaign

London police have made an arrest in connection with the anti-gay “Fear Allah” stickers that appeared around the city earlier this year. The stickers prompted the formation of East London Pride, a group that was later revealed to have been organized by one of the co-founders of the violent far-right English Defence League. An 18-year-old man has been arrested in …

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At London’s “Snog-A-Thon”

Although London’s John Snow Pub locked their doors rather than allow gay protesters inside, the planned “snog-a-thon” went on in the street outside.

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London Pub Locks Out “Snog-A-Thon”

The Soho pub that was to be the location of a “massive snog-a-thon” this afternoon has locked their doors rather than allow gay protesters inside. On Wednesday night two gay men were ejected from the pub after its landlady objected to their kissing. Hundreds of would-be snoggers had responded to a Facebook call for action. From the Guardian’s live-blog of …

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LONDON: Gay Couple Ejected From Soho Pub After Kissing

The UK’s Guardian reports that two gay men were ejected by the landlady of a Soho pub after she complained that they had kissed. Jonathan Williams, a journalist for a financial trade magazine, and James Bull, a charity volunteer, say they were ejected from the John Snow on Broadwick Street, Soho, by a woman who claimed to be the landlady …

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HomoQuotable – Bruce Bawer

“In 1989, thousands of gay activists, angry at the Vatican for preaching abstinence instead of safe sex, rallied outside a church in New York, some of them actually going inside and disrupting a worship service. In 2011, faced with far worse provocations by a faith that, unlike Roman Catholicism, poses a mortal threat to gays, gay-rights groups in London not …

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