Talk Nation Radio: David Swanson interviews George Monbiot on ... Hmmmmm ... 'A New Politics' (2018) https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-george-monbiot-on-a-new-politics George Monbiot is an author, columnist for the Guardian newspaper and environmental campaigner. Among his books and projects are Feral: rewilding the land, sea, and human life; The Age of Consent; Heat: how to stop the planet burning and the concept album Breaking the Spell of Loneliness. George’s latest book is Out of the Wreckage: a new politics for an age of crisis. We discuss this excellent book, and I ask George my usual question: How do you discuss U.S. budgets and public policies without ever mentioning military spending? ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn4AD3GK-aI

Bristol Kill The Bill protest sentence: 'For five years she may has well have thrown a petrol bomb'! https://politicsthisweek.wordpress.com/2023/03/16/not-the-bcfm-politics-show-presented-by-tony-gosling-131/ Heidi Gedge joins Tony and Martin, the mother of 27 yr old Mariella Gedge-Rogers who has been imprisoned for 5 years six months for ‘rioting’ in the Kill the Bill protest in Bristol.  Heidi says her daughter is innocent and was targetted by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) changing her charge to 'rior' to 'make an example of her', and others have got suspended sentences for similar offences.  Mum of woman jailed for Bristol riot describes her sentence as 'inhumane' The mother of a woman who was jailed after being caught on camera attacking police and smashing the window of Bridewell Police Station during a Kill The Bill protest has criticised her jail sentence, describing it as "inhumane". Mariella Gedge-Rogers, 27, of Queens Court, Clifton, was convicted last month following a unanimous decision by a jury following a trial at Bristol Crown Court. Gedge-Rogers was found guilty of being part of a group that used or threatened violence and, together, caused others to fear for their personal safety. She was arrested six days after the riot took place outside the city centre police station on March 21 last year after her image was released as part of a police appeal. During her trial, digital evidence including footage from officers’ body-worn cameras, CCTV and mobile phone footage was played to the jury. Gedge-Rogers could be seen to hit a police officer on the head with a skateboard in the footage and throw missiles at other officers from the roof of the police station. She was also seen to repeatedly strike the front window of the station with her skateboard before handing it to a man for him to do the same and, following a trial, was jailed for five-and-a-half years. However, her mum Heidi Gedge has now defended her daughter. The 61-year-old said her daughter is considering appealing the sentence and that they are seeking legal advice. The NHS worker said: "She is not a regular protester, she went along because a couple of her friends were going on. "She is not part of any anti-fascist or anti-police groups. She went along to exercise her right to protest - a lot of people do not want the police to have more powers.  https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/mum-woman-jailed-bristol-riot-6886356 Protest on the 2 year anniversary of the ‘Kill the Bill’ protest to take place on 21st March 5.30pm beginning at The Bearpit, Bristol. Protest outside police station will mark two years since ‘kill the bill’ riot Protesters are planning to march to Bridewell police station on the second anniversary of the ‘kill the bill’ riot. Organisers of the demonstration say that they are protesting “against the violence of the police and the British state”. The event “will hear from those affected and those involved in organising resistance”. It comes two years after a peaceful protest against the government’s police, crime, sentencing & courts bill turned into an evening of violence. Initial police claims of serious injuries to officers were later retracted. In a statement, protest organisers said: “34 people, mostly young, have been imprisoned for over a total of 100 years for the uprising that took place on this day 2 years ago. “An uprising that was self defence against the brutality of the police towards demonstrators and in response to the rape and murder of Sarah Everard and the PCSC Bill. https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/protest-outside-police-station-will-mark-two-years-since-kill-the-bill-riot/ Police retract claims that officers suffered broken bones at Bristol protest - Avon and Somerset force said in press release officers had broken bones and one had a punctured lung Avon and Somerset police have retracted widely reported claims that officers suffered broken bones and a punctured lung during attempts to disperse a protest on Sunday night. There was widespread outrage when the force made the claims in a press release on Monday that “a total of 20 officers were assaulted or injured and two of them were taken to hospital after suffering broken bones. One of them also suffered a punctured lung.” But in an updated press release on Wednesday, the force clarified this was not true, saying: “Thankfully, following a full medical assessment of the two officers taken to hospital, neither were found to have suffered confirmed broken bones.” https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/mar/25/police-retract-claims-that-officers-suffered-broken-bones-at-bristol-protest ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA74ma64ZIQ