Simon Childs
Why David Cameron's Pledge to Take 20,000 Syrian Refugees Is Pathetic
For a start, Germany just took 10,000 in the space of a day.
We Saw Protesters Storm West London Westfield Last Night
Seventy-seven were arrested in the Eric Garner solidarity "die-in".
Coalition Politicians Aren't the Right People to Be Fighting Scottish Independence
Danny Alexander might have some sound arguments, but no one's going to listen to a Westminster mouthpiece.
Activists Poured Concrete All Over Some 'Anti-Homeless' Spikes This Morning
And vowed to do it again.
Labour Is Still Kicking People Out of Their London Homes
Despite staking their election campaign on solving the housing crisis.
Annoncering
Spending a Night in Tottenham After the Mark Duggan Inquest
Unsurprisingly, no one I spoke to was that pleased about the results.
A Liberating Guide to Life Without Benefits
George Osborne says we can no longer afford the welfare state – but there's no need to cry about it.
Why Aren't British People Rioting in the Streets Against Austerity?
There definitely seem to be fewer Molotovs than at the protests across southern Europe.
I Was Arrested for Trying to Report On Saturday's EDL Rally
And learned that boredom is the British police's favourite weapon.
The Anti-Squatting Tory MP Who – Weirdly – Seems to Love Squatters
Mike Weatherley tried to ban squatting while supporting a London squatting group.