Occupy London came out in support of the N30 public sector strike over pension reform - but there was disagreement among the ranks. Can Occupy support Britain's unions, and what can the unions learn from the movement?
Yesterday's day of action saw over two million public sector workers take to the streets, in response to far more than the immediate issue of pension reform. Have the trade unions caught the popular spirit of Occupy?
Today's strike, November 30, will mark a new chapter in Britain's historic struggles for workers and ordinary people to have their lives determined by their collective will.
The Occupy movement has much to gain from its symbolic eviction. But only if it evolves beyond Zuccotti.
This is the statement from the UKUncut defendants outside of court today after being found guilty of "aggravated trespass" for a peaceful sit in of Fortnum and Mason
They've lost their space, but not their momentum
From Manhattan, what happened in the aftermath of the New York Mayor's action to clear the Occupy Wall Street protest, and what needs to happen next
The occupation of Zuccotti Park was only the visible tip of a movement whose significance and power goes well beyond the tent city. The next moves of the movement need to remember the nature of the symbol they are building. The author's 2c: they should virtualise while spreading physical meetings
Britain is a democracy, with freedom of speech and the right to protest. There is no need to be 'disruptive' and uncivilized' in order to make your voice heard. What a comforting myth!
This article is part of a series on the #Occupy movements.
Having spent some time at the occupation at St Paul's I have lately begun to hope that
