Simon Childs
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 on 'Anti-Homeless' Spikes in London This Morning
The war against London's "anti-homeless" spikes escalated today from sign-waving to radical criminal action. In the small hours of the morning, some activists dressed as construction workers, poured concrete over the metal spikes outside a Tesco Metro...
Britain's Chief Opposition Party Is Still Kicking People Out of Their London Homes
Despite staking its 2015 election campaign on solving England's housing crisis, the party of Tony Blair is dropping the ball at the local level.
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.
Hanging Out with the Desperate People at Watford Jobs Fair Was Really Depressing
In front of me swarmed a sea of desperate people from various walks of life, all united by their lack of gainful employment. The sad truth these people ignored is that there simply aren't enough jobs to go around in the UK, despite all of the...
We Watched Anti-Capitalists Try to Bring Chaos to London Yesterday
This weekend, leaders of the eight richest countries in the world are converging in Northern Ireland for the G8 summit. There, they will discuss capitalism's continued dominance of the Earth. Unsurprisingly, a load of people who label themselves as...