Image Malcolm X, Smethwick, and the influence of the African American freedom struggle on British race relations in the 1960s An essay by Joe Street detailing Macolm X's trip to Smethwick, Birmingham in the…
Image Tackling The Beast In Brum: Fascism and anti-fascism in the West Midlands An article about the history of anti-fascism in Birmingham and the West Midlands from Anti-Fascist…
Image Union suspends bin strike again Unite union have suspended the bin strike again, after a court granted an interim injunction against the Birmingham council.
Image Council lies mean Brum bin strike extended til Christmas Refuse collection workers in Birmingham have voted strongly in favour of extending strike action for…
Image More neo-Nazi arrests in Birmingham Five men from the West Midlands have been charged under the Public Order Act 1986 (POA 1986), linked to written material by National Action, a…
Image An appeal to Bearded Broz: the Birmingham bin strike The following is an appeal to the volunteer group Bearded Broz. I'm asking you to avoid collecting the bins while the Birmingham bin strike now…
Image All out! Birmingham bin strike back on Bin workers in Birmingham are back on the picket line after the council went back on the agreement they reached with the union only two weeks ago…
Image No whites allowed after 8pm? Behind the media circus of Birmingham’s ‘no-go’ areas On 17 August, numerous national newspapers and news websites, published a story about “racist…
Image Union claims victory as Birmingham bins strike suspended Birmingham's two-month long bin strike has been suspended following talks between the council and…
Image Policing the Chartists In response to the growing Charist movement the government turned to the army and the police to maintain control of the northern districts. As a…
Image Sussex and Birmingham Universities occupied For the second time this year, Sussex University and Birmingham University have seen students occupy buildings on campus in protest against…
Image Justice for the Halesowen Four Discontent has been brewing at Halesowen College, Birmingham, following the summary dismissal of no fewer than four Maths teachers in the last…
