New Future

Although the role is symbolic, Karol Nawrocki will continue to block any liberal reform while fascism gains ground ~ Nikita Ivansky ~ After the first presidential election polls were published on Sunday, it seemed like Polish society had just dodged the bullet—the far-right Karol Nawrocki trailed the centrist Rafał Trzaskowski by only 1%. Several hours

The Conflict frontman was one of the few who walked the punk walk as much as they talked it ~ Phil ~ Colin Jerwood, frontman and organiser of legendary anarcho-punk band Conflict, has passed away after a short illness, his family said in a statement released yesterday. The band also released a statement saying “As

The escalation of opposition, as Israel intensifies its attack on Gaza, is especially inconvenient for the UK government ~ Scott Harris ~ The last several weeks have witnessed a surge in organising in support of Palestine in London. While the Israeli government first announced and then launched another extension of its invasion of Gaza, the

The state targeted people living on the road because it was anarchy in action and it was working ~ Neil Goodwin ~ Today marks the 40th anniversary of one of the darkest days in contemporary British history, when a convoy of 150 vehicles heading to the 1985 people’s free festival at Stonehenge was ambushed in

The former political prisoner talks about his anarchism, the 325 project and resisting the physical and mental jails that surround us all. ~ Interviewed by Elizabeth Vasileva ~ You recently spoke about the importance of solidarity and connections, between prisoners and with their supporters on the outside. Can you give us any examples of this

Attempts to capitalise on the incident by far-right actors were met with revulsion in the community ~ punkacademic ~ Liverpool Football Club’s celebrations of their twentieth English league title on Monday 26th May were marred after a car drove into a number of fans gathered on the route of the players’ bus parade on Water

Communiqué describes Cannes film festival as an “obscene ceremony held at the edge of a sea that has become a cemetery for refugees” ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Two anarchist groups have claimed responsibility for a series of power outages that struck southeastern France over the weekend, affecting over 200,000 households in Cannes and Nice. In

The use of British state power against political expression is dangerously imbalanced ~ James Horton ~ Last week, Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, known by his stage name Mo Chara, was charged under section 13 of the Terrorism Act for the alleged display of a Hezbollah flag during a Kneecap concert in London last November. The

Yelinsky’s Shadows in the Struggle for Equality is a masterful exploration of his lifetime supporting political prisoners ~ SoraLX ~ During the current crescendo of authoritarianism, and daily reports of students and activists branded “political enemies” being hustled into unmarked vans, it seems especially pertinent to consider the history and trajectory of a movement created

Obsessing about how many homes are being built is a similar mindset to GDP-gazing – it fails to understand the true nature of the problem

A counter-demo by Cornwall Resists faced off against the far-right in Truro for several hours ~ Scott Harris ~ Mylor Councillor, Peter Lawrence, was caught on film yesterday delivering a blatantly antisemitic, holocaust denying rant at the far-right Great British Strike event in Truro, Cornwall. Lawrence represents the British Democrats on Mylor Council

On Saturday 17 May, a sunny day in London saw several hundred Critical Mass cyclists take to the streets to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Reclaim the Streets ~ Blade Runner ~ In the lead-up, posters and stickers appeared across the city, with the call spreading through social media and chat groups. For historical context,

Hundreds of participants in Thessaloniki for a pantheon of talks, workshops, demonstrations and cultural events ~ from infolibre ~ The 17th Balkan Anarchist Bookfair was held in Thessaloniki between 15 and 18 May, with great success: both in terms of the many participations of collectives from all Balkan and European regions and the whole of

The Leeds crossbow shooter is not the only man to have become a target of the growing industry of organised fraudsters, but he’s a concerning example of its potential impact ~ Anon ~ Last month Owen Lawrence went to Otley Road in Leeds with arms full of weapons and, according to his Facebook profile,