North Yorks Counter Terrorist Unit has arrested two or more people, raided and searched at least two addresses and visited other addresses, apparently in connection with kayak training last month.

At lunchtime on Wednesday 26th May two addresses in Belper, Derbyshire, were raided by the West Yorkshire Counter Terrorist Unit.

From switzerland, hemp activist Bernard Rappaz was condemned to 5 year and 8 month of prison, after an unfair trial, in which the charges mix cheerfully the violation of the federal drugs laws, money laundering, violation of the road traffic laws, etc etc. After 50 days of hunger strike to acquire a federal review of his trial, he was placed on probation, then re-incarcerated. He began a new hunge…

Manchester Incapacity Benefit claimants are set to undergo invasive ‘fitness to work’ tests as part of a new pilot scheme. The scheme comes as part of the recently imposed Welfare Reform’ Bill which seeks to goad people into work by imposing benefit sanctions.

Leeds Student produce a newspaper based at Leeds University Union (LUU).  Issue 17 had a quote about from Sameh Habeeb about Jewish influence on the media and the LUU communication officer Jak Codd recalled the entire issue as he claimed the quote "There certainly are pro-Israel.  I think you have to ask yourself who controls the media" is anti-semitic. This is not the first time LUU has acted in …

The University of Leeds just released a new code of practice on social networking sites, which "must not be used as a platform for airing dissatisfaction or criticism of the University."<!--EndFragment-->

Target Brimar are calling for solidarity with the EDO Decommissioners in Manchester. On Monday 17th May at 12.30 pm we'll be leafleting outside Barclays on Mosley Street in Manchester City Centre; please join us on this and on local anti-arms-trade activities.

The much hated ID card scheme that had been planned by the Labour government against the advice of many and the wishes of most has finally had it's official curtain call

As people begin the job of tunneling into bunkers to protect themselves from the effects of the upcoming ConDemNation coalition government, and the inevitable ill effects on society, they can at least take heart from the dropping…

In the early hours of this morning (Tuesday 11th May 2010), there was a break in at the 1in12 club, Bradford in which windows were smashed, equipment broken and a sizeable amount of petty cash stolen. A large amount of the money taken was that which had been raised by the jukebox and football table as a donation from the club for Tia Greyhound Rescue, Hebden Bridge.

With the votes of the people who chose to engage with the electoral system rolling in, and the inevitable clouds looming on the horizon, here is my perspective on being in a polling booth for the very first time: assisting my employer to exercise her right of choice to vote. On one hand a strange experience for myself as an anarchist, and on the other a sobering reflection of the problems we have …

Leeds City Council has announced the details of the Public Inquiry following the appeal by Banks Developments against the council's decision to refuse Banks's planning application.

General election candidates in Leeds have given their views on a variety of green and social justice issues ahead of Thursday's election. Candidates were responding to the Fair 10 Challenge, a ten-point social, ethical and environmental manifesto which calls for a global climate change deal, the Robin Hood Tax, asylum seekers' right to work, no Trident replacement, a ban on the importation of ille…

This years MayDay, or International Workers Day, saw some of the biggest efforts made for years across the North of England as people came out in decent numbers to celebrate what is traditionally the most important day of the Anarchist calendar. Events were held in Manchester, Bradford and Leeds, alongside happenings at various locations around the UK and World to mark the occasion.

Mayday …

Internation speakers at Bradford May Day

Some rambling, florid prose on the subject of voter abstention.

With the tents all now packed away, and people having made their merry way back to the 1in12 for the evening gig of David Rovics and Atilla the Stockbroker, here's a brief rundown of my MayDay.

Photographs from the May Day celebration in Bradford

A hard look at how the police force in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, are failing the working class, while pursuing a fanatical campaign against foreign workers in the area.

A day-long anti-racist event was held at Grey's monument in Newcastle upon Tyne on Friday 23rd April.  The event both entertained the crowd, and passed on an effective anti-racist/anti-fascist message.

Over the past seven days, animal rights activists have hit the streets and campuses nationwide, calling for an end to animal experimentation in universities as part of the Week of Action Against University Vivisection organised by SAEAB.

Stop Animal Experiments At Bradford | World Day for Animals in Laboratories | Stop Animal Experiments in Sheffield

York protest after fatal injury to comic's dog at track

Housing possibly the largest anarchist library in the country, the 1in12 club is the perfect venue to kick off the bookfair season[1]. With a huge variety of stall holders and visitors to the bookfair coming from as far as Ireland especially for the fair, it was a great place to meet new friends and find something new to read.

Claire and Bruno have been in Colombia helping build grassroots community groups.  Claire is from Espacio Bristol-Colombia and has been living in Colombia for a year and is going back soon and Bruno came over as a repsentative for the community to speak at the BP AGM.  They are on a UK on a speaking/ workshop tour to build links with groups who could help in the global fight against the oil indust…

Lively demonstration in solidarity with Palestine, with chanting and speehces. Links to footage of the protest included.

Listen to a lively panel discussion recorded at the London Action Resource Centre on 10 April 2010...

work halted on a huge peat bog site being destroyed needlessly for profit, at the cost of our future

Tonight the West Yorkshire Chiapas Solidarity Group met at the Treehouse Cafe to discuss how to take action to support the Zapatista struggle.

In the early hours of the 12th April 2010 machinery at Mainshill open cast site was sabotaged. Two Caterpillar D9T's and a 170 tonne face scrapping earth mover, an O&K RH90, were targeted, both will be inoperable today, and will cost Scottish Coal greatly.

Coal extracted from the mine at Mainshill is to be used as fuel for the controversial Drax Power Station, site of the very first Camp for Clim…

Heritage campaigners have launched an appeal in a bid to spark a review into the decision not to register Preston Bus Station as a listed site.The 20th Century Society today insisted the fight to save the bus station is not over, and claimed the Secretary of State's decision was flawed.

Today (Wednesday 7th April 2010) the new Leeds Rape Crisis helpline will open at 6pm.

The service, Support After Rape and Sexual Violence Leeds (SARSVL), is currently run entirely by volunteers and paid for by fundraising.

From the 7th April 2010 the helpline opening hours are Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 6pm until 8pm.

The helpline number is 0113 202 1844. The helpline is open…

Entry 5; The case of the Parliamentary Agent