Remembering Kate Simpson, friend and activist
I knew Kate for nearly 20 years before she died in 2018. Today – 28 June 2020 – would have been her 40th birthday. Below […]
Hunting
Black Flag magazine gives space to animal rights
It is unusual for anarchist publications, especially class struggle ones, to give coverage to animal rights. Black Flag, however, has done just that in its […]
Why Labour can’t be trusted: 2) animal protection
This article was originally written days before the 2015 general election to accompany a similar one on Labour and the working class. Due to technical […]
Labour’s wildlife culls
With one week to go till the election and the two main parties neck and neck, the mood on social media is starting to become […]
Which side are they on?
Shami Chakrabarti is known to most people as the director of Liberty, the civil rights organization. She has never stood as an MP but imagine […]
Where has the Hunting Act gone?
Two weeks to go till the election and a sort of collective insanity seems to be gripping certain sections of social media. There’s a big […]
Hunt sabs acquitted after earning praise from judge
It’s uncommon for hunt saboteurs to receive justice in a court of law. They often find themselves in the dock on trumped up charges, with […]
Hunters still getting away with murder!
Last August and early into the new fox hunting season, a sab was ridden down and seriously injured by Mark Doggrell of the Blackmore and […]
Hunting Act: 10 years old on 18th November and nobody noticed
Did you know the Hunting Act was 10 years old on Tuesday? I’m usually good with dates but it passed me by completely until I […]
Is hunting the solution to London’s toff problem?
A theme I’ve touched on before is the ruling class’ belief in their destiny to lord it over us, including the right to kill whatever moves on this […]
Cull Tories, not badgers
The second badger cull is now 14 days old. Not content with the fiasco that occurred in Somerset and Gloucestershire last year and the widespread […]
Hunt saboteur seriously injured in Somerset
The hunting season is only a few days old and already a hunt saboteur is in hospital with serious injuries. On 28 August, 2014 the Blackmore […]