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Colchester On Strike!
In case you hadn’t noticed, November 30th saw millions of union members from the public sector taking strike action against the government’s plans to change, and essentially wreck, their pensions. At least that was the official line, in reality it … Continue reading
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Tagged Colchester, Cuts, Demonstrations, N30, Solidarity, Strike
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Issue 5 PDF Now Online!
You can grab yourself a PDF copy of October’s Spectre right here. This month’s copy is available via our FaceBook Group or in print format from various locations around town or from one of the team directly every Thursday on … Continue reading
The Press Get Mad at the Nomad
In the build-up the eviction of Dale Farm, it seems like the ‘local’ press in Essex (most of which is actually owned and run by Newsquest, just in case you had any illusions that your local paper was actually local … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, General, Local News
Tagged Colchester, dale farm, eviction, Media, Travellers
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Water Fights? That’s a Serious Crime!
Earlier this week, a 20 year old man was arrested under the Serious Crime Act (2007) for attempting to organise a 1000 person water fight in Colchester. This leads us at The Spectre to one of two conclusions… either … Continue reading
Solidarity With Michael Lyons – August 6th
Michael Lyons is currently serving 7 months in jail – his crime? Refusing to kill anybody. When Michael joined the Navy in 2005, he began training to be a medic and preparing to deploy to Afghanistan. However, by the time … Continue reading
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Tagged Colchester, Demonstrations, Militarism, Politics, Solidarity
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