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We are a network who oppose the arms company Lockheed Martin’s involvement in the 2011 census.
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Conscientious Census Objectors: Resistance is Fertile
Genny from No CONcensus has kindly allowed us to adapt a piece she wrote into a three-part blog piece. Firstly, the ideology behind census refusal. It seems that many thousands of people in England and Wales have refused to complete … Continue reading
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Gyles Cooper: merchant banker, census refuser
I am a Londoner, aged 69, a retired chartered accountant and finance director, having earlier in my career spent 25 years in merchant banking. I studied German and French at Oxford University. For more than 20 years I have been … Continue reading
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400 prosecuted for census refusal (press release)
CLICK HERE FOR UP TO DATE COURT INFORMATION Four hundred people (1) are being prosecuted for refusal to complete the 2011 census. Prosecutions are up ten times compared to 2001, when only 38 people were prosecuted. The ten-fold increase in … Continue reading
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Hundreds being prosecuted for census non-compliance (plus court updates)
CLICK HERE FOR UP TO DATE COURT INFORMATION According to a recent article in The Friend, at least 400 are being prosecuted for failing to complete the 2011 census. We can safely assume that these won’t all be for conscientious … Continue reading
Photos and court case update from the 8th December
CLICK HERE FOR UP TO DATE COURT INFORMATION A number of census refusers’ court hearings were dealt with outside Dale Street Magistrates Court in Liverpool, on Thursday 8th December. At least three defendants pled not guilty, with their trials being set for … Continue reading
Ongoing court-cases for census refusers
CLICK HERE FOR UP TO DATE COURT INFORMATION A number of court-cases for census refusers are now underway. Below we publish a list of some of the defendants’ case details, shared with us by the NoCONcensus campaign group: Thursday 8th … Continue reading
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Tagged arms trade, Census 2011, census refuser, court case, Deborah Glass Woodin, Lockheed Martin, NoCONcensus, Roger Grenville, Sarah Ledsom
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Call out for solidarity action at census refuser’s court-case
CLICK HERE FOR UP TO DATE COURT INFORMATION Earlier this week Count Me Out received word from our friends at NoCONcensus about a number of upcoming court dates for census refusers. We’ve reproduced their call-out below. CALL OUT for solidarity action at … Continue reading
Demo and Vigil at census court case, Wrexham, 11/11/11
Judith Sambrook refused to complete her census form in protest at the involvement of weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin in processing census data. She has been charged and will appear at Wrexham Magistrates Court on 11th November at 10.30am, which happens … Continue reading
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Moving on, moving on (an update)
Greetings all! The campaign is progressing, despite our relative silence on here. The Census Non-Compliance officers are still doing the rounds, being threatening in some boroughs and really understanding in others. It is getting closer to the time where legal … Continue reading
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Don’t be the one who forgets…
If your area is anything like ours, you will have noticed the Enforcement Officers start their rounds in the past week or two. Be sure to not be too mean to them, as they’re getting not getting paid much! People … Continue reading
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