...And Labour HQ Too

On Wednesday 24th February protesters against the Birmingham Northern Relief Road (Britain's first ever toll road being built by Autostrada and Kvaerner) occupied the Labour regional headquarters in Birmingham city centre, dropping banners, leafleting the public and causing mayhem. The action was to highlight Labour's U-turn on their pre-election pledges that this road would not be built. Camera crews and reporters turned up and eventually the police, at which point protesters escaped across several roofs and there were no arrests. The Labour officials seem ed reluctant to involve the police, perhaps they were scared of bad press?

After several recent evictions (see AU55), a new camp has now been set up at the Spinney, just up the road from the old Greenwood site.

Contact: The Spinney, 07970 301 978.