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Britain's oldest anarchist publication and bookshop, founded in 1886. Occasionally disreputable.
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In 1989, in ‘Operation Just Cause’, the US invaded Panama to topple the government of Manuel Noriega and render him into US custody. Under Trump it just makes less of an effort to present the Venezuela invasion in a manner that liberal hypocrites can swallow.
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Radical Reprint: America’s ‘Just Causes’ - Freedom News
Trump’s latest international obscenity has plenty of precedents, as this 1990 Freedom article shows ~ punkacademic ~ Yesterday the United States …
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January 4, 2026 at 8:46 AM
In 1989, in ‘Operation Just Cause’, the US invaded Panama to topple the government of Manuel Noriega and render him into US custody. Under Trump it just makes less of an effort to present the Venezuela invasion in a manner that liberal hypocrites can swallow.
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A few people have asked whether the Freedom Anarchist News Review (back next week!) is available as a podcast. We don't have a dedicated one like podbean, but Youtube does automatically convert it for YouTube Music, so audio-only of all our reviews is here: music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Political discussions
Where members of the Freedom group and guests talk through political trends and events.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:17 PM
A few people have asked whether the Freedom Anarchist News Review (back next week!) is available as a podcast. We don't have a dedicated one like podbean, but Youtube does automatically convert it for YouTube Music, so audio-only of all our reviews is here: music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The aggressive policing approach generated predictable friction, resulting in minor injuries and two arrests, both reportedly released in the early hours of 1 January.
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Hundreds at New Year's Eve London prison protest - Freedom News
Excessive policing of Pentonville demo in solidarity with Palestine Action hunger strikers ~ Blade Runner ~ The traditional anarchist New Year’s …
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January 2, 2026 at 8:33 AM
The aggressive policing approach generated predictable friction, resulting in minor injuries and two arrests, both reportedly released in the early hours of 1 January.
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The impact of Labour’s attitude to the left, its abandonment of promised policies, and its seething hatred for protest can’t be overestimated in terms of where it finds itself entering 2026.
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2025: A gilded year for the right, hubris fulfilled on the left - Freedom News
Both the “centre” and the cobweb left wallowed in failure, while the far right easily had its best year ~ Rob Ray ~ Reform UK has consistently …
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December 31, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The impact of Labour’s attitude to the left, its abandonment of promised policies, and its seething hatred for protest can’t be overestimated in terms of where it finds itself entering 2026.
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If the court agrees with the prosecutor’s office and recognises yhe channel 75zlo as a “terrorist community”, any activity related to it will be prohibited. In Russia, “forming a terrorist organisation” is punishable from 15 years in prison to a life sentence.
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December 29, 2025 at 8:45 AM
If the court agrees with the prosecutor’s office and recognises yhe channel 75zlo as a “terrorist community”, any activity related to it will be prohibited. In Russia, “forming a terrorist organisation” is punishable from 15 years in prison to a life sentence.
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Fear abounds, as does resistance. As we fight this new onslaught and rollback of civil liberties, it is important to not only focus on what we are fighting against, but what we are fighting for. Police abolitionist organisers provide wisdom for this moment.
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Everyday abolition in the Twin Cities - Freedom News
Living in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, I listen to the stories of other abolitionists to learn how they came to this radical approach ~ Camille Tinnin …
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December 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Fear abounds, as does resistance. As we fight this new onslaught and rollback of civil liberties, it is important to not only focus on what we are fighting against, but what we are fighting for. Police abolitionist organisers provide wisdom for this moment.
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Spectacular successes were achieved by sabs in the Severn Valley, where the Dummer Beagles were prevented from hunting altogether, and in Dorset, were two foxes were saved by sabs from the Blackmore and Sparkford Vale Hunt.
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Sabs confront annual foxhunting carnage - Freedom News
Hunt saboteurs were out in force over the holiday period to monitor and disrupt hunts across the UK ~ punkacademic ~ With a ban on trail hunting …
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December 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Spectacular successes were achieved by sabs in the Severn Valley, where the Dummer Beagles were prevented from hunting altogether, and in Dorset, were two foxes were saved by sabs from the Blackmore and Sparkford Vale Hunt.
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It was extremely difficult to reconcile their disparate perspectives on the functioning of the International, the consequences of centralisation, the horizon of self-management, the nature of the State, participation in parliaments, or the role of intellectuals.
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Bakunin versus Marx - Freedom News
In the persons of these two revolutionaries, two distinct projects clashed within the First International ~ Carlos Taibo ~ There are more elements …
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December 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
It was extremely difficult to reconcile their disparate perspectives on the functioning of the International, the consequences of centralisation, the horizon of self-management, the nature of the State, participation in parliaments, or the role of intellectuals.
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Both the Australian and Canadian governments have compromised with activists by creating national parks, delaying logging operations, and cancelling burn plans---yet campaigns have been ready to continue when protections ultimately give way to industry pressure.
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Forest defence in Canada and Australia - Freedom News
Direct action opposes deforestation as year comes to a close ~ Gabriel Fonten ~ On 17 December the Ada’itsx / Fairy Creek Blockade released f…
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December 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Both the Australian and Canadian governments have compromised with activists by creating national parks, delaying logging operations, and cancelling burn plans---yet campaigns have been ready to continue when protections ultimately give way to industry pressure.
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Rooks fans symbolically displayed banners bearing the equals sign in the stands. “Equality is not a cost, it’s a commitment to the future of football,” proclaims the campaign slogan.
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Lewes FC, a club in pursuit of equality - Freedom News
For several seasons, the club has been at the forefront of the fight for equal prize money for men’s and women’s competitions ~ from Di…
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December 23, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Rooks fans symbolically displayed banners bearing the equals sign in the stands. “Equality is not a cost, it’s a commitment to the future of football,” proclaims the campaign slogan.
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“The hunger strikers are on death’s door”, said the Sheffield group, “Keir Starmer and David Lammy have Palestinian blood on their hands—and they will have the hunger strikers’ blood on their hands too if they do not act now”.
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Sheffield Elbit supplier blockaded - Freedom News
Protest in solidarity with hunger striking Palestine actionists ~ Scott Harris ~ Sheffield group Stop Arming Israel says its activists today blocka…
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December 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
“The hunger strikers are on death’s door”, said the Sheffield group, “Keir Starmer and David Lammy have Palestinian blood on their hands—and they will have the hunger strikers’ blood on their hands too if they do not act now”.
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Where supermarkets and activist surveillance go today in Britain, so broad civil society goes tomorrow via the landslide-in-the-making of Reform UK, or perhaps slightly more slowly through the grinding decay of technocrats.
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A wall of electronic eyes replacing human feeling - Freedom News
We’re caught in a lose-lose situation in the modern media world: refusal lessens our reach, engaging sets us up as targets ~ Rob Ray ~ A couple o…
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December 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Where supermarkets and activist surveillance go today in Britain, so broad civil society goes tomorrow via the landslide-in-the-making of Reform UK, or perhaps slightly more slowly through the grinding decay of technocrats.
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They were protesting the Mercosur free trade agreement that will further pit European farmers against Latin American agribusiness, which operates without regard for regulations and relies on vast industrial farms that devour forests.
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Brussels: European farmers clash with police - Freedom News
Protests against free-trade agreement with Latin America cap weeks of discontent in southern Europe ~ from Contre-Attaque ~ Dramatic images emerged…
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December 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
They were protesting the Mercosur free trade agreement that will further pit European farmers against Latin American agribusiness, which operates without regard for regulations and relies on vast industrial farms that devour forests.
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Even now they would rather prop up the genocidal state of Israel than attend to 8 activists who are being denied medical treatment or a judgement of their peers.
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Governed by Death-eaters - Freedom News
One day there will be a reckoning — but it won’t be a white boy with a wand and a scar ~ Kell w Farshéa ~ This is a government of death.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Even now they would rather prop up the genocidal state of Israel than attend to 8 activists who are being denied medical treatment or a judgement of their peers.
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Several solidarity statements described the eviction as a politically motivated act aimed at weakening social movements, in particular those involved in organising protests against the war in Gaza and Italy’s role in international military alliances.
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Turin: Askatasuna social centre evicted - Freedom News
Squatters accuse mayor of retreating from collaboration agreement following Gaza protests ~ Cristina Sykes ~ The Askatasuna social centre in Turin,…
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December 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Several solidarity statements described the eviction as a politically motivated act aimed at weakening social movements, in particular those involved in organising protests against the war in Gaza and Italy’s role in international military alliances.
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The agreement includes a new bonus system that more fairly compensates night work, promotions, a new professional classification system, greater participation in the creation of the work schedule, and increased flexibility in choosing vacation days.
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Strike at GAZC Seville ends after 72 days - Freedom News
CNT strike committee signs agreement on wages and conditions with the aerospace manufacturing company ~ from CNT Seville ~ The strike at GAZC Sevi…
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December 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The agreement includes a new bonus system that more fairly compensates night work, promotions, a new professional classification system, greater participation in the creation of the work schedule, and increased flexibility in choosing vacation days.
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It is from the practice of solidarity and self-organisation that an anarchist ethos is forged: a training ground for creativity in horizontal problem-solving that will gradually extend to the complete reorganisation of social life bases on libertarian practices.
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21st-century anarchism - Freedom News
Evolving our response to climate crisis, militarisation, and digital transformation ~ Salvo Vaccaro, Umanità Nova ~ Not possessing prophetic visio…
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December 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
It is from the practice of solidarity and self-organisation that an anarchist ethos is forged: a training ground for creativity in horizontal problem-solving that will gradually extend to the complete reorganisation of social life bases on libertarian practices.
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At the Turning of the Tide: How to Fight Our Way out of the Trump Era
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At the Turning of the Tide
We revisit the structural forces behind Trump's return to power, review the events of 2025, and propose a strategy for how to fight our way out of the Trump era.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM
At the Turning of the Tide: How to Fight Our Way out of the Trump Era
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Born from an acknowledgement that traditional protest does not ‘reach’ everyone, this was an opportunity for people to experience a different narrative, one whereby they don’t feel like they are being told what to think.
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Art action: "The Death of Humanity" - Freedom News
We had some really meaningful interactions at points and even gained a mourner for one leg of the journey ~ Jo Lane ~ ‘The Death of Humanity’ w…
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December 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Born from an acknowledgement that traditional protest does not ‘reach’ everyone, this was an opportunity for people to experience a different narrative, one whereby they don’t feel like they are being told what to think.
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freedomnews.org.uk/2025/12/16/a...
It may well not be long before criticising Trump and his policies becomes literally illegal; those belonging to groups which point out the illegality of the MAGA cult in power could soon be targeted as ‘terrorists’ whose “non-traditional” views are disallowed.
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Notes from the US: Supremacist dictatorship - Freedom News
From racist electoral engineering to hollowing out public health, Trump’s second term is consolidating authoritarian power ~ Louis Further ~ As a…
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December 16, 2025 at 8:45 AM
It may well not be long before criticising Trump and his policies becomes literally illegal; those belonging to groups which point out the illegality of the MAGA cult in power could soon be targeted as ‘terrorists’ whose “non-traditional” views are disallowed.
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Preference for speedy overblown franchises, name recognition, and nostalgia-mongering have been issues since at least the late ‘70s when modern ‘blockbusters’ emerged. Art has taken a back seat to commercialism in tinsel town for a while now.
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It’s the end of cinema as we know it… and I feel fine - Freedom News
Far from being a tragedy, the demise of the film industry should be celebrated ~ Andrew J.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Preference for speedy overblown franchises, name recognition, and nostalgia-mongering have been issues since at least the late ‘70s when modern ‘blockbusters’ emerged. Art has taken a back seat to commercialism in tinsel town for a while now.
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National highways have been shut down, cutting key transport routes and effectively splitting the country into parts. Tractor convoys are moving through major towns and cities, and border crossings, ports and airports have been occupied for hours.
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Farmers' revolt in Greece - Freedom News
Greece’s farmers are escalating protests from road blockades to open confrontation as government responds with repression ~ Blade Runner ~ After …
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December 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
National highways have been shut down, cutting key transport routes and effectively splitting the country into parts. Tractor convoys are moving through major towns and cities, and border crossings, ports and airports have been occupied for hours.
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The Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) started tranche three of its hearings in the autumn, looking at undercover policing in London from 1992-2007. Behind the scenes participants looked on in bewilderment as the Inquiry struggled with basic activities.
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Spycops inquiry update: Victims' needs are last in line - Freedom News
The UCPI speaks of taking a trauma-based approach, but its actions are constantly squeezing those who were spied upon ~ Donal O’Driscoll, Underco…
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December 14, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) started tranche three of its hearings in the autumn, looking at undercover policing in London from 1992-2007. Behind the scenes participants looked on in bewilderment as the Inquiry struggled with basic activities.
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Ew, this just got even uglier... From yesterday's House Oversight Committee dump of Epstein photos (yes, that's Noam Chomsky being chummy with arch-fash Steve Bannon).
December 13, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Ew, this just got even uglier... From yesterday's House Oversight Committee dump of Epstein photos (yes, that's Noam Chomsky being chummy with arch-fash Steve Bannon).
On World AIDS Day this year, I and dozens of others from the wider ACT UP London network left our homes early, put on our waterproofs, and headed to Trafalgar Square to stage a die-in to remember the dead and fight for the living.
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In AIDS activism, silence (still) equals death - Freedom News
While ACT UP’s political work becomes institutionalised and memorialised, the myth persists that HIV no longer kills ~ Chrys Papaioannou ~ As the…
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December 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
On World AIDS Day this year, I and dozens of others from the wider ACT UP London network left our homes early, put on our waterproofs, and headed to Trafalgar Square to stage a die-in to remember the dead and fight for the living.
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