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Why I superglued myself to the Royal Bank of Scotland
First published in The Scotsman on 31 August 2010 Scotland is a country deeply associated with standing up for the underdog and challenging injustice. This is reflected in steps to become a Fairtrade nation, to build closer links with Malawi, … Continue reading
A direct response to Alan Cochrane
This article is written as a direct response to Alan Cochrane’s piece titled “Supporters of Climate Camp action are ‘useful idiots’” which appeared in The Daily Telegraph on 23 August. Alan begins his charmingly reactionary article by taking the liberty … Continue reading
More great content from climatecamptv
If you want to get a flavour of the kind of things that go on at Climate Camp, meet some of the people taking part and find out more about the real issues that don;t get reported in the corporate … Continue reading
Leading journalist speaks out against RBS’s “environmental vandalism”
Ian Fraser is an award-winning and financially-savvy journalist who has reported on the economic turmoil in The Sunday Times, Financial Times, BBC News, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Independent on Sunday, the Herald and the Sunday Herald. In a post … Continue reading
Royal Bank of Scotland is funding the destruction of our homes
As you might have read elsewhere Climate Camp is underway targeting the Royal Bank of Scotland [pdf]. To highlight the global destructiveness of RBS we’re joined by two indigenous representatives from Canada’s First Nations that are representing the North American-based … Continue reading
From Camp to Cousland to Canada
Leaving our cosy field in the back of HQ for a field trip to Cousland felt a little bit like the shambolic field trips to the zoo or science museum that I remember taking as a child. I visited the … Continue reading
Weekly Round-up: Tuesday 20th August
The big round-up news this week is the special call out for help needed ahead of this year’s camp. It’s a bit of a long post but to get you in the mood we’ve embedded an inspiring film below so … Continue reading
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The Weekly Round-Up: Monday 19th July
First up this week is the utterly awesome track, Ballad of the Black Gold, by Reflection Eternal aka Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek. It’s been on repeat on my laptop since I heard it and the video is great too. Share … Continue reading
Nevermind The Bankers – now to download & share
In case you’ve not seen it yet, there’s a beautiful, powerful and inspiring newspaper that’s been created by a group of people involved with Climate Camp. It’s been published ahead of this Summer’s action against The Royal Bank of Scotland … Continue reading