Tag Archives: Cuts

Colchester On Strike!

Posted on 03/12/2011 by thespectre

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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Duggan Didn’t Shoot

Posted on 11/08/2011 by thespectre

The IPCC (Independent Police Complaints Commission) announced yesterday the findings of it’s investigation into the shooting of Mark Duggan on Thursday 4th of August and they make some disturbing reading. It turns out that the hand gun found at the … Continue reading →

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Follow the Leader?

Posted on 10/08/2011 by thespectre

A regular contributor gives us their thoughts on the looting taking place in London and all around the UK – is it unprovoked violence or following a dangerous trend? Amidst the thousands of words spoken on Radio 2 today (Tues … Continue reading →

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Riots in Athens, how do they work? – Full Text

Posted on 08/07/2011 by thespectre

Here is the full text of the article that appeared in an edited form in Issue 2 of The Spectre. See the comments section below for debate & discussion! The situation in Greece is rapidly escalating in a state of … Continue reading →

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Deja Vu…

Posted on 25/06/2011 by thespectre

In the first of what we hope to be a series of radical articles and essays here on our blog, a local anarchist explores the link between the way the government made people accept a pointless war and the way … Continue reading →

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