Tim Montgomerie’s anti-Americanism
This is a guest submission by Will
Tim Montgomerie, editor of ConservativeHome said last week:
@libdemvoice Are you proud of your party’s anti-Israel campaigning? http://is.gd/pS5E
But what about his own anti-American campaigning? It’s time that Montgomerie came clean about his anti-Americanism given he runs this trojan horse blog. It’s all getting very confusing.
Media quietly admits smearing G20 protestors
Oh look, the Metro reports today:
Eyewitnesses today described how protesters came to the aid of a man who collapsed and died during G20 demonstrations at the Bank of England. Police were involved in running battles with protesters in central London when the man, believed to be in his 30s, fell to the ground and stopped breathing.
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“One or maybe two plastic bottles were thrown, but it was by people further back in the crowd who did not know what was going on. There definitely wasn’t a rain of bottles. There were lots of us gathered around him telling people to give him space. The idea that protesters did not care is completely false.”
This contrasts with the Evening Standard’s disgusting piece yesterday stating the police were ‘pelted with bricks’ when trying to help him – a story they quietly changed on their website later. The paper is a stain on London.
RIP Ian Tomlinson, a guy who was just walking by, and got caught in the Met Police’s delightful strategy of ‘kettling’ people in. BenSix has more.
Top Stories And Blog Review Friday 3rd April
… and the dark side of it.
Nationwide
Goodwin considering voluntary pension cut.
Village blocks Google Streetview.
Wisden Cricketer of the year is a GIRL shock!
… and a British woman regains the freediving record.
International
Aid Agencies issue Afghan warning.
French Protests ahead of Nato summit.
Kenyan Lions poisoned by pesticide.
Pakistan region gripped by Taleban fear.
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Sarah Ismail
Welcome to our G20 Special Blog Review. There was loads of good stuff written about the G20, so if I’ve missed your contribution, I’m sorry. It wasn’t an easy job but I chose ten of the best.
BBC Blog Rory Cellan Jones on social networking at the march.
Blogotariat Words in pictures.
Coffee House Brown’s G20 Sermon.
Council of Foreign Relations This G20 March was not the first of its kind.
FIT Watch Wishes all protests were policed with as much respect as the march.
FT.com The economic crisis is not to blame for the riots at the march.
Oxfam News Blog Bloggers made history by reporting live from the summit.
Sky News Blogs Video: Asking what the G20 will achieve.
Telegraph.co.uk Liveblogging the summit.
And finally, Brett’s Gourmet Food Blog reports that Jamie Oliver cooked for the G20 Summit….or you can browse through previous Netcasts
Are the TaxPayers Alliance confused?
This is getting confusing. When we launched the Other TaxPayers’ Alliance we thought we were up against just one TaxPayers’ Alliance. Now we realise there were two.
- One TPA stands up for the little guy, protesting that public sector chiefs get bigger pay rises than hard-pressed frontline staff; the other stands up for top-rate tax avoiders and slams moves to boost the wages of the very poorest public sector staff.
The siege of Climate Camp
There is an old anarchist saying: the state creates the violence which it uses to justify its existence. Like a lot of anarchist sayings, it is an exaggeration of the truth. But it nevertheless contains a partial truth. If you needed evidence of this truth, one only had to be present at the G20 Climate Change Camp in Bishopsgate on April 1, 2009.
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Top Stories and Blog Review Thursday 2nd April
Nationwide
Pictures: G20 protests in London
More G20 summit protests expected
‘MPs’ expenses need immediate review’
Parents ‘impose countryside ban’
International
Russia and US pledge to slash nuclear stockpiles
Israel’s new minister dismisses two-state solution
European demands threaten to wreck deal
Taliban shift policy on beards and burqas
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / by Andrew Hickey
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Mark Steel talks about the arrogance of expense-fiddling politicians.
Jim Jay has the most comprehensive roundup of G20 protest reports I’ve seen.
Mark Pack at Lib Dem Voice asks “What is it about London Conservatives and expenses?”.
Today is World Autism Awareness Day and Scientific Blogging has news that Asperger’s Syndrome could be linked to the ‘stress hormone’ cortisol.
More depressingly The Weekly Carboholic has the latest news on the climate front. It’s not pretty.
SepticIsle makes a good point with regard to the protests – “Fundamentally, demonstrations are for sending these messages; putting “messages” into law, as both main parties in this country are intent on doing, is not so laudable.”
Amnesty report on the plight of Maryam Kallis, a British woman being detained in secret by the Syrian government, and ask for help.
And finally Justin at Chicken Yoghurt livetwittered yesterday’s protests in a way that was entirely suitable for April 1. Or browse through previous Netcasts
Top Stories – 2nd April
Nationwide
Pictures: G20 protests in London
More G20 summit protests expected
‘MPs’ expenses need immediate review’
Parents ‘impose countryside ban’
International
Russia and US pledge to slash nuclear stockpiles
Israel’s new minister dismisses two-state solution
European demands threaten to wreck deal
Taliban shift policy on beards and burqas
DAILY BLOG REVIEW / coming later
19th April : dialogue demonstration for peace
Join together with people from all backgrounds for a mass demonstration of dialogue as a tool for spreading better understanding between Londoners.
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I still blame police brutality
We knew this was coming. The Met police had been scaremongering about the G20 protests for weeks through a willing media, based on a few random website postings. This, from an institution which the Joint Select Committee on Human Rights said only a week ago was “too heavy-handed in dealing with protests”. This, from an institution that intentionally harassed and went completely over the top with Climate Camp last year.
And the same happened yesterday. We were only reporting for the Guardian and yet, unexplicably, the police closed in on all protestors from as early as 12:30pm and would not let the several thousand people go anywhere. We managed to escape through the police cordon, but Dave Hill was stuck there till late evening and some, according to the police, would be there till midnight. They all had to be photographed and had their details taken down you see. For just attending a protest.
We can argue endlessly whether the G20 protests had a point. People can even sneer at the message. That is to be expected. But this is about the fact that our basic right to stage a peaceful protest is being eroded. They will just detain you for hours on end, without a toilet to go to, and then arrest you or beat you if you choose to complain. And then they’ll take down your details. Is this the sort of democracy we want to live in?
Sure, there were trouble-makers, as any protest does. But the police penalised everyone right from the start. They predicted trouble and then created the conditions for it. And now undoubtedly they’ll play the victim, aided by a willing media that dance to their tune. And then we wonder what the fuck happened to our civil liberties.
Our Dave wins journalist award
LibCon contributor Dave Hill won digital journalist of the year award at the British Press Awards on Tuesday night, for his London politics blog.
Congratulations to him!
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