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Third UKCMRI Lab Parliamentary Hearing Report

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The third hearing for the Science and Technology Parliamentary Inquiry into the highly controversial UKCMRI proposed bioresearch laboratory took place on 2nd March, at Portcullis House - more below.....

Second UKCMRI Lab Parliamentary Hearing Report

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The second hearing for the Science and Technology Parliamentary Inquiry into the UKCMRI proposed bioresearch laboratory took place on 16th February, at Portcullis House - more below.....

UKCMRI Lab Parliamentary Inquiry Report

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The government has offered £220 million of public money towards a proposal to build a gigantic laboratory complex alongside St Pancras International Station, planned to handle "Biosafety Level 3" extremely dangerous pathogens in 79,000 square metres of building, eight storeys above ground and four storeys below ground, on land behind the British Library, at a time of brutal cutbacks. It has b…

Date set for UKCMRI Lab Parliamentary Hearing

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A date has been set for a first hearing for the Parliamentary Inquiry into the controversial UKCMRI bioresearch lab proposed for central London, for MPs to hear evidence on Wednesday 9th February. Some of the written evidence has now been published. More information below.....

UKCMRI Lab - Documents Released

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The Evening Standard has reported explosive news relating to the previous government's interest in the sale of public land leading to the present controversial UKCMRI bioresearch lab proposal. More information below..... 

Boris Johnson Approved Controversial UKCMRI Lab

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Boris Johnson has approved the highly controversial UKCMRI bioresearch laboratory project proposed for central London, with very little national media attention. The application fell into the height category requiring it to be referred to the Mayor.  More information below........

UKCMRI Lab Webcast of Council Meeting Vote

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A webcast is now available of the Camden Council meeting on the 16th December when plans for the controversial massive UKCMRI laboratory for central London were approved by a majority of the councillors on the Development Control Committee who voted regarding this proposal at the meeting. The plans now need to be referred to the Mayor of London and the Department for Communities and Local Governme…

UKCMRI Lab plans approved in Camden Town Hall

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Plans for the controversial massive UKCMRI laboratory for central London were approved by a majority of the councillors on the voting panel, at Camden Town Hall on December 16th. However, the plans still have to be referred to the Mayor of London and the Department for Communities and Local Government for consideration and also a planned Parliamentary Committee Inquiry into the project has been an…

Date set for UKCMRI Lab Council Planning Decision

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A date has now been set for a committee to consider the highly controversial proposed UKCMRI bioresearch laboratory planning application at Camden Town Hall on Thursday, 16th December from 7pm. The Evening Standard has found out about a "high security plan" for the proposed lab. More below.......

New Inquiry into UKCMRI Proposed Lab Announced

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The Science and Technology Committee has announced a new inquiry into the controversial UKCMRI massive bioresearch laboratory project proposed for central London. This is separate from the planning application made to Camden Council. The likely date for Camden Council Development Control Committee to consider the application is 16th December, 2010. More information below.......

UKCMRI proposed lab site photos - Petition Started

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Here are photos of the site proposed for a massive bioresearch laboratory, alongside St Pancras International Station, 6 underground lines, near 2 major national stations and thousands of people's homes in busy central London. There is still time to send in objections/comments - a petition has now been started to oppose this - link below.............

Life is too short to be controlled - The Return

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Following a call from London NoBorders, a second 'Life Is Too Short To Be Controlled' [pics 1 | 2 | 3 | vids 1 | 2 | 3] demonstration started in Piccadilly Circus this afternoon. Around sixty people gathered to "connect two locations in London which are symbolic places of both the border regime and surveillance". After a couple of speeches, people started marching through central London street…

Audio from No Borders' "Life's too short" demo

On Saturday, 23 January 2010, demonstrators took the streets of central London as part of the 'Life's too short to be controlled' demonstration called by No Borders. This article contains links to audio from the demonstration, including the speeches made at the start of the demonstration, in front of the entrance to St Pancras Station and at the end, near the Eros statue in Picadilly.