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Twitter Stands Up For Its Users In Occupy Case

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 10.05.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: Civil Liberties, UK News, Twitter, Social Life, Occupy Wall Street, Life Online, Poll, Occupy, Occupy Brooklyn Bridge, Malcolm Harris, UK Tech News

Who will stand up for you in a court of law? Twitter will. Twitter has stood up for one of users, Malcolm Harris, in a US court, filing a motion t...

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Occupy Gotham: Analysing the Dark Knight Rises Viral Campaign

Will Brooker | Posted 07.05.2012 | UK Entertainment

Read More: Dark Knight Rises, The Dark Knight, Viral Videos, Occupy Wall Street, Batman, Anne Hathaway, Christopher Nolan, Bane, UK Entertainment, Ukfilm, UK Entertainment News
Will Brooker

Bane is the voice of the early 2010s: the voice of the crowd, the voice of the people, the voice of the loudspeaker, the mic check, the megaphone. Bane's is the voice that leads the masses, that speaks to the group, that rises over the contemporary city. Bane is the voice of social media: articulate, mobile, fluid, powerful.

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Salman Rushdie and the Magical Realism of Terror on Art

Preetam Kaushik | Posted 30.04.2012 | UK

Read More: Book, Arab Spring, Muslims, Politics, Fatwa, Writer, Twitter, Occupy Wall Street, India, Salman Rushdie, Jaipur, Indian Authors, Barack Obama, UK News
Preetam Kaushik

The background: January 2012, A thriving local Indian literature festival, the Jaipur Literature Festival, which gets visiting authors like Irvine Wel...

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The Faces of Occupy: A Man Commonly Known as Dom

Paul Davey | Posted 06.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Occupy LSX, Occupy London, The 1%, Tavistock Institute, Activism, Activists, The 99%, Occupy Wall Street, Protest Movement, Occupy Movement, Common Purpose, Occupy Chicago, Photography, Street Photography, Portrait Photography, Reportage, UK Lifestyle News
Paul Davey

Occupy's St Paul's camp is no more. It was evicted in the early hours of 28 February - and now that it has gone, it's so much easier to see the value to Occupy of the camp and its location.

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#SpringIsComing: The Evictions of Occupy London Show the Authorities are Scared

Adam Jung | Posted 30.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Giles Fraser, Occupy London, Olympics, Occupy Wall Street, #SpringIsComing, Occupy St. Paul's Cathedral, City of London, Occupy Movement, Workfare, UK Politics, UK Politics News
Adam Jung

The City of London police have carried out illegal evictions before in a futile attempt to stem the Occupy movement, but the sinister pre-dawn demolition of the school building shows the government getting more desperate to end the extra-parliamentary movements against forced austerity.

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iOccupy: Occupation Records Challenge to the Music Industry

Adam Jung | Posted 14.04.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Amazon.com, Occupy London, Human Rights, Apple, Labor Rights, Fair Labor Association, Occupy, Occupy Wall Street, Foxconn, Occupy St. Paul's Cathedral, Itunes, Occupation-Records, Amazon, UK Tech, UK Politics News
Adam Jung

The music industry must play a role in improving working conditions under these companies, and they've done it before. 20 years ago most band merchandise - t-shirts, patches, hoodies - was, like most apparel, manufactured in sweatshops in China. Now most bands use fair trade certified suppliers for their merch.

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Occupation Records: How the 99% Run a Record Label

Adam Jung | Posted 25.03.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Occupation Records, Occupy St. Paul's Cathedral, Occupy London Stock Exchange, Music Industry, Occupy London, Ani DiFranco, Occupy Movement, Occupy Wall Street, UK Politics, Sam Duckworth, UK-Entertainment, UK Politics News
Adam Jung

It's cold in the Occupation Records office - a UBS-owned building on Sun Street, now occupied by the activities of Occupy London. I drag myself out of the warmth of my bed - a half deflated air mattress and a bundle of sleeping bags - and reach for my phone whose ring has demanded I get up.

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Occupy Parliament: Government is, and Always Has Been the Problem

Daniel Furr | Posted 04.03.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Occupy LSX, Occupy Movement, Occupy Wall Street, UK Politics News
Daniel Furr

Something is wrong with a system, which can be influenced by externals groups and individuals. Unions, corporations and private individuals are able to undermine the true nature of a representative democracy by the lobbying system.

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2011: A Year to Remember or to Forget?

Amarjot Sidhu | Posted 01.03.2012 | UK

Read More: Debt, Politics, Egypt Revolution, Japan Tsunami, Olympics, Economy, Occupy Wall Street, 2011, London Riots, Occupy Movement, Eu, 2012, UK, Happy New Year, UK News
Amarjot Sidhu

No foresight could have predicted such a consequential and momentous year. At the time of writing this, it is review galore for journalists and the public alike with a myriad of comparisons being made between 2011 and other significant years in history.

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Occupy Court Battle Begins As City Aims To Evict Protesters From St. Paul's

PA | Posted 17.02.2012 | UK

Read More: UK News, Occupy UK, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy London, City of London, St. Paul's, St. Paul's Cathedral, UK News

A legal bid to remove the anti-capitalist protesters camped outside St Paul's Cathedral is beginning at the High Court. The contested possession pr...

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Governments Sweet Deals With Tax Dodging Firms Could Be Probed

PA | Posted 13.02.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: UK News, Goldman Sachs, Vodafone, Occupy Wall Street, Tax Dodging, UK Politics News

Former judge Sir Andrew Park has been lined up to investigate deals by tax authorities to waive millions of pounds off unpaid company bills. He wil...

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The Occupy Movement as Neo-Dadaism

Charles McLeod | Posted 06.02.2012 | UK Entertainment

Read More: Dada, Art, Occupy Wall Street, UK Entertainment News
Charles McLeod

Kandinsky once said, "there is no must in art because art is free," and it is exactly art's lack of cost that so terrifies establishment thought in capitalist societies.

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Last Night the Cinema Saved My Life: What Happened to Movies That Made a Difference?

Charlotte Skeoch | Posted 05.02.2012 | UK Entertainment

Read More: Scientology, New Year's Eve, V for Vendetta, Occupy Wall Street, Documentary, Ukfilm, Occupy St. Paul's Cathedral, V for Vendetta Mask, UK Entertainment News
Charlotte Skeoch

My last drop of cinematic goodwill was about to evaporate forever - prompted, largely, by the arrival of the hulking black hole of a film that is New Years Eve (if you are over 12 and watch more than 30 seconds of that trailer you will start to feel the edges of your soul shrivel and die).

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Who Changed the World in 2011? That's Easy

Mark Donne | Posted 28.01.2012 | UK

Read More: Jon Snow, Arab Spring, Occupy London, Caroline Lucas, Occupy Wall Street, Tahrir Square, Channel 4 News, Warren Buffett, 2011, PJ Harvey Let England Shake, UK News
Mark Donne

Channel 4 News and its savant, cherished anchor Jon Snow threw out a seasonal challenge yesterday: who changed the world in 2011?

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University Investigates After Police Pepper Sprayed Students

Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 22.11.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Student Protests, UK Students, UK News, UK Universities, Occupy Wall Street, UK Universities & Education News

A university is to launch an investigation after a YouTube video showing police using pepper spray to clear student protestors went viral. The foot...

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Frank Gehry and Thinking Beyond Paradigms

Rick Holland | Posted 19.01.2012 | UK Entertainment

Read More: Opera, Rick Holland, Brian Eno, Music, Art, Occupy Wall Street, Philip Glass, Frank Gehry, Architecture, UK Entertainment News
Rick Holland

The excerpts that follow are the comments of 82 year old architect Frank Gehry, interviewed for Wallpaper magazine (Dec 2011 issue), which I just read for the first time in a cafe.

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The System is Broken - Now Fix it!

Jon-Christopher Bua | Posted 19.01.2012 | UK

Read More: Washington-Notebook, New York, Occupy, Washington Notebook, Economy, US Politics, Occupy Wall Street, UK News
Jon-Christopher Bua

Occupy Wall Street does have a message, even though they may not have found the right messenger yet to articulate it.

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Evictions from Wall Street to St Pauls

Stefan Simanowitz | Posted 18.01.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: St Pauls, Occupy London, Occupy, Occupy Wall Street, UK Politics News
Stefan Simanowitz

The occupation at St Pauls has achieved a huge amount in the space of a month.

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Occupy Wall Street: Protests Turn Ugly With Reports Of Injuries At Zuccotti Park

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 17.01.2012 | UK

Read More: UK News, Nypd, Occupy London, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Protests, New York Protests, New York, New York City, UK News

A New York City police officer suffered lacerations to his hand at Zuccotti Park during a mass protest. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and police commissi...

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Scuffles Break Out Between Police And Activists At Occupy Wall St

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.11.2011 | UK

Read More: New York Police, Nypd, UK News, US, America, New York, Occupy Wall Street, UK News

More than 170 people were arrested in New York after clashes between protesters and police in Manhattan's financial district. Demonstrators staged ...

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Today's Global Protest and Egypt's Sham Elections

Bel Trew | Posted 11.01.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Egypt Protests, Occupy London, Egypt, Alaa Abdel Fattah, Egyptian Elections, Occupy Wall Street, Scaf, Egyptian Revolution, UK Politics News
Bel Trew

Today a global protest will take place across 13 cities, from London to New York Paris to Manila, in solidarity with detained Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah.

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When the Thin Blue Line Just Wants a Cold Beer

Mark Hillary | Posted 08.01.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: Brasil, Corruption, Occupy-London-Stock-Exchange, Smoking, Police, Brazil, Alcohol, Occupy Wall Street, Sao Paulo, Policia Civil, Alcohol Abuse, Facebook, Public Sector, Guns, Drinking, Occupy Sao Paulo, UK Tech News
Mark Hillary

No modern police service can refuse to engage in dialogue with the citizens they are there to protect and Facebook is just a relatively recent way for the police to talk to the public. If they choose to start deleting intelligent questions that question their policies and behaviour then they may as well forget about counting on the public - the people who pay their salaries - for support.

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Economic Growth or Greater Equality? You Choose

Dylan Evans | Posted 05.01.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Deregulation, Economic Inequality, Economics, Financial Regulation, Occupy Wall Street, UK Politics News
Dylan Evans

The Occupy Wall Street protests have exposed a fundamental dilemma at the heart of economics. People want economic growth, but they also want a fair distribution of wealth. Unfortunately, these two goals are not fully compatible.

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Rejection of Eurozone Conditions is the Best Option for the Greek People

Adnan Al-Daini | Posted 05.01.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Eurozone, Occupy London, Labour Party, David Cameron, St. Paul's Cathedral, Italy, Greece Economy, Capitalism, George Osborne, Occupy-London-Stock-Exchange, G-20 Summit, Ecb, Greece, Greece Debt Crisis, Occupy Wall Street, UK Economy, Ed Miliband, Financial Crisis, Imf, Europe, Unions, UK Politics News
Adnan Al-Daini

Greece has been my holiday destination for the last 15 years; I love the country and its charming friendly people. I say to the Greek people: You have been treated shabbily by the rest of Europe. You have a beautiful country and proud history; leave the madness of the Eurozone.

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It's Time for the Occupy St Paul's Protesters to go Home

Mathew Hulbert | Posted 04.01.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Liberal Democrats, Tim Farron, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy London, Labour, UK Politics News
Mathew Hulbert

I think that time has now come and that the protesters should return to the beds a number of them have been returning to overnight anyway (rather than staying in the tents) on a permanent basis.

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