The police in Britain – and London’s Metropolitan Police in particular – are on the defensive over their handling of the G20 protests in London earlier this month.
More state lies about the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests in London came unstuck last week as the second post-mortem, commissioned by the IPCC, returned a verdict that Ian died from an abdominal haemorrhage—internal bleeding.
The death of Ian Tomlinson has thrown a spotlight on the role of the police’s Territorial Support Group (TSG).
Campaigners angered by the death of Ian Tomlinson and attacks on the right to protest have launched a new campaign, the United Campaign Against Police Violence.
The Territorial Support Group (TSG) police riot squad used its full might to crush protests in the City of London on 1 April, with tragic consequences.
Business secretary Lord Mandelson claims that the only way for Royal Mail to "modernise" is to privatise it.
The 12 workers at Prisme Packaging in Dundee, who are now into their 7th week of occupation, have been hit twice by the economic crisis.
On a visit to CIA headquarters, President Barack Obama stated it was time to admit "mistakes" and "move forward" – by promising CIA agents would not face legal action over their involvement in torture and adding "you should be proud to be members of the CIA".
Sections of the Unite union have become further embroiled in New Labour’s attempts to set up a website to smear the Tories.
The Sri Lankan state claimed to be near to military victory over the Tamil Tigers as Socialist Worker went to press.
Ian Tomlinson died not long after being hit and pushed by police at the G20 protest near the Bank of England on 1 April.
The sequence of images above paint yet another disturbing picture of the events surrounding the G20 protests. They were shot just after the police had regained control of the area around the Royal Bank of Scotland.
