Blogs
Blogs, Jody Mcintyre's Life on Wheels - Friday, December 10, 2010 12:00 - 1 Comment
Life on Wheels Week 76 – Student Protests, Part Three
"Suddenly, four policemen grabbed my shoulders and pulled me out of my wheelchair." In a new installment of his 'Life on Wheels' blog, Ceasefire contributor Jody McIntyre gives a detailed account of the shameful incident that exposed the met police as an international embarassment.
Jody Mcintyre's Life on Wheels, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, December 7, 2010 0:00 - 0 Comments
Life on Wheels Week 75 – Another Day in Brixton
In a new installment of his 'Life on Wheels' blog, Ceasefire contributor Jody McIntyre gives a first-hand account of a not too unfamiliar situation.Jody Mcintyre's Life on Wheels, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, November 27, 2010 0:00 - 0 Comments
Life on Wheels Week 74 – Student Protests, Part Two
In a new installment of his 'Life on Wheels' blog, Ceasefire contributor Jody McIntyre reports on the anti-cuts protests.
Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, November 24, 2010 20:01 - 4 Comments
BREAKING NEWS Oxford University under occupation
On the national student day of action against cuts to education, a wave of occupations has been taking place across the UK, including at Oxford University. Ceasefire Deputy Editor Musab Younis sends this report.
Jody Mcintyre's Life on Wheels, Politics - Monday, November 22, 2010 17:21 - 0 Comments
Life on Wheels [SPECIAL EDITION] Week 73 – Enough Is Enough!
On Saturday, 20th Nov 2010, ten thousand protesters joined a march calling for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. Ceasefire contributor Jody McIntyre was one of the speakers. This is his speech.
Ideas, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Monday, November 22, 2010 12:00 - 2 Comments
Interview A Burmese Story: Waihnin Pwint Thon
In the past few days, Burma has witnessed both the exhilarating news of Aung San Suu Kyi's release after 15 years of confinement, and the crushing disappointment of discredited elections. In a powerful new interview, Melanie Scagliarini speaks to Waihnin Pwint Thon, one of the world's most prominent Burmese activists, whose father is currently serving a 65 year-sentence for his pro-democratic activities.
Diary of a Domestic Extremist, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, November 17, 2010 9:00 - 4 Comments
Diary of a Domestic Extremist Big Brother will soon be watching you
A week after the Milbank student protest, a vast witch-hunt is already under way by the police to track down the 'culprits'. Using popular displays of outcry over the cuts as a pretext, the government is stepping up its efforts to spy on activists and the public. In his new column, Mikhail Goldman says resistance is essential.
Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, November 16, 2010 0:00 - 1 Comment
Remember, remember the tenth of November
Ceasefire correspondent Malte Ringer, who was present at the Millbank protest last week, reports on the event and its aftermath. In particular, he debunks media reports describing the protest as ‘terrifying violence and bloodshed’ by a ‘baying mob’.
Jody Mcintyre's Life on Wheels, Politics - Thursday, November 11, 2010 19:30 - 2 Comments
Life on Wheels Week 72: From Tory HQ, “This is just the start!”
Reporting on yesterday's protest against the coalition government's assault on free education and the public sector, Ceasefire contributor Jody McIntyre, who was on the roof of Tory HQ, recounts the anger, the exhilaration and the new found belief in the power of protest.
Devil's Advocate, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, November 11, 2010 0:00 - 1 Comment
Devil’s Advocate Ideology: another form of blindness?
Do you have a worldview? does it have a name? Is it socialism? Anarchism? Conservatism? Well, as Omer Ali argues, in a new 'Devil's Advocate' column, it's not that some ideologies are better than others, but that ideology itself, by definition, is a form of unreason.
