Edinburgh

Auld Reekie anarchy

Article about the Edinburgh Unemployed Centre and its sabotage by the local Labour Party from 1995 in the libertarian communist journal, Subversion.

On our chaotic swarm - Edinburgh University Occupation

Edinburgh University Occupation was invited to sign a national "occupation manifesto" at the start of December 2010. As a non-hierarchical collective, we explain why we are stronger without centralised leadership.

Interview with Edinburgh University students under occupation

Submitted by Ramona on Nov 25 2010 12:30

After a march on the Lib Dem HQ, around 100 students occupied Appleton Tower at the University of Edinburgh last night as part of a wave of actions opposing cuts to education funding and a rise in tuition fees. Libcom caught up with members of the Edinburgh University Anarchist Society to find out more.

Vagabonds, criminals, paupers & gangrels?

An article from Variant magazine on Welfare Reform and an interview with Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty

Scotland anti-G8 protest report, 2005

Report from the G8-resistance in Edinburgh, July 2005, by Prol-Position.

Edinburgh Workers stand up to council cuts

Submitted by Steven. on Dec 15 2009 15:03

Rubbish piles up as a work to rule bites

Manual workers employed by City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) are approaching the sixth month of a dispute over the implementation of its equal pay adjustment.

Edinburgh rail workers in wildcat strike

Submitted by Ed on Feb 6 2008 23:50

Rail signallers in Edinburgh went on wildcat strike, bringing the station to a standstill for an hour on Monday.

Cuts resurrected for Edinburgh schools

Submitted by Rob Ray on Jan 25 2008 13:49

The latest drive to improve education by New Labour got off to a bad start after Edinburgh city council set up a cross-party group to decide which schools get closed in 2008.