The polarisation of the debate around WikiLeaks is pretty simple, really. Of all the governments in the world, the United States government is the greatest threat to world peace and security today. This is obvious to anyone who looks at the facts with a modicum of objectivity. The Iraq war has claimed certainly hundreds of thousands, and, most likely, more than a million lives. It was complet…

Downing Street

Support vigil outside the US embassy, Grosvenor Square in solidarity with the five Disarm Now Plowshares activists about to face trial in the US for their major nuclear disarmament action last year.

Nearest tube: Bond Street / Marble Arch

House of Lords debate. 8th Nov 2010.



Following a question by Baroness Trumpington of the Conservative party asking: "Is any agency responsible the removal of those occupying the pavement in Parliament Square?" , Home Office Minister Baroness Neville-Jones declares the UK government's intention to bring in new legislation to remove the Parliament Square protesters. One of the protesters: Brian Haw …

A chance to make the Stop The War march into the start of a peaceful revolution, connecting all the issues that our society faces. Join the mass civil disobedience, the General Peace Strike, to shut down Westminster and Whitehall, on November 20th and onwards. This is direct action. It needs a mass mobilisation. Help spread the word and let's make it a reality. This time they can't ignore us.

Meet: Parliament Square, Westminster

The Armed Forces Minister, of Great Britain, Mr Archie Hamilton made an extraordinary statement to the British Parliament at the end of January 1990. It concerned the activities of Britain's top undercover agent, born in British Occupied Ireland, Mr Colin Wallace. The Armed Forces minister admitted, that several serious long standing key allegations, consistently made by Mr Wallace against MI-5 an…

Members of the Southern Cameroon National Council demonstrate outside Downing Street. On this day in 1961 the British mandated Southern Cameroons became part of the French Cameroun and lost its autonomous status. London, United Kingdom, 01/10/2010.

up to 100 people attended the democracy rally in london yesterday afternoon. as boris was suddenly using trafalgar square, the rally moved to the much more convivial st james park, where speakers spoke, musicians played, people's assemblies discussed, and bridges got built. at the end of the afternoon, some of the attendees marched to parliament square and later reclaimed the grass and took down s…

Report from londontruthaction.org at the April 2010 Counter Terror Expo at London Olympia

Over one hundred members of Muslims Against the Crusades, led by Anjem Choudary gathered on Duke of Wellington Place to protest against the Pope as he traveled through Wellington Arch to a vigil in Hyde Park. London, United Kingdom, 18/09/2010.

London's Burmese population demonstrated outside their embassy on the 22nd anniversary of General Saw Maung's military coup in the country. They were also protesting against the upcoming 'sham' elections. London, UK. 17/09/2010.

On the day that Tony Blair cancelled his book signing event in London, activists scaled the scaffolding on the Houses of Parliament to make a banner drop following a diversion tactic employed at the front gates. London, UK. 08/09/2010

Londoners and Palestinians gathered on Al Quds Day, an annual event opposing Israel's control and occupation of Jerusalem. The English Defence League held a counter protest on Park Lane near the Hilton Hotel. London, UK. 04/09/2010.

Activists scaled parliament yesterday to protest at the continued atrocities in Afghanistan. One of them, Seamus, has been given bail conditions that imply he may be shot if he trespasses again.

Seamus is also in court at Horseferry Road on Monday morning at 10am on a charge of assaulting war criminal Jack Straw. Support and solidarity warmly welcomed at the Court then.

the two protestors who banner-dropped parliament during the afghanistan debate, were taken into custody last night. they were released early this morning with highly restrictive bail conditions.

On Saturday September 11th, 2010, 30+ arts and music venues in London will be holding events to

raise awareness about the true nature of the events that changed the world 9 years ago.

on 25th may this year, when the queen visited parliament for the state opening, several democracy village citizens attempted to get past massive security and scale the building with banners. just one (known as "Sky Warrior") succeeded, and here is their rather inspiring and wonderful first-hand account of the day.

eviction over - huge green fences erected all round the grass, and even over some of pavement restricting access to the remaining pavement area where brian haw is. around 25 activists on the pavement there with little police presence.

the square is fenced off. three activists remain in resistant positions. no arrests. brian haw still there, and unaffected by operation. villagers have declared two call-outs for action. tomorrow (tuesday) and on saturday.

two people are locked on to a huge scaffolding edifice. people escorted off the square are coming back on with little trouble. an activist in on top of the 'peace strike' box with a megaphone. there are call-outs for civil disobedience tomorrow and a people's assembly on saturday.

around 60 bailiffs from private security firm 'gemini' have begun the eviction of the democracy village tomight just after 1am

The Democracy Village lost its appeal against eviction on Friday. They are awaiting the final order papers from bailliffs acting on behalf of Boris Johnston and the GLA, after which they expect a police/bailliff operation to clear the Square and put up fences. Ironic that Boris is claiming the Square will once again be free for tourists when in fact he's going to stop it being used by anyone! The …

after delaying a further week, at 9am tomorrow morning the high court will hand down the ruling on the appeal by the democracy village against eviction.

12 activists were arrested outside downing street after an afternoon of further action under the umbrella "operation rolling thunder". earlier in the day, the high court granted right to appeal against eviction from parliament square.

On Mon Jun 14 in the High Court began the trial of the Mayor of London claiming repossession of Parliament Square from Democracy Village. This prime piece of real estate had been seized from the enemy class on Mayday, and a Village of over thirty tents, kitchen facilities, compost toilet and peace garden established over the course of the next six weeks.

From the outset, the villagers declared th…

Parliament Square, Westminster

the notice of trespass brought on the democracy village by the GLA has been adjourned once again at a high court hearing. further argumants will be heard on friday at the high court.

ten people were arrested in the actions yesterday at parliament - they were all held for nearly 24 hours, but were all released after court appearances

A number of different protest groups gathered on Parliament Square during the State opening this morning. London, United Kingdom, 25/05/2010.