Olympic organisers shut down “Space hijackers” protest Twitter account Index on Censorship has learned that the Twitter account of protest group Space Hijackers has been suspended following a complaint by the organisers of the London Olympics. The anti-capitalists, who have styled themselves as the Official Protesters of the London 2012 Olympic Games, received notification from Twitter in an email this morning, which stated: Hello, We have received reports from the trademark holder, London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd, that your account, @spacehijackers, is using a trademark in a way that could be confusing or misleading with regard to a brand affiliation. Your account has been temporarily suspended due to violation of our trademark policy. (click image for full email) The ... Continue reading →
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Disgraced former Tory co-treasurer Peter Cruddas was the biggest donor to the Conservative party in the first three months of this year, according to figures published on Tuesday by the Electoral Commission. Cruddas - who resigned from his post in March after he was caught in a newspaper sting offering access to ministers in exchange for large donations to the Tories - gave the party more than £215,000. The revelation will come as an embarrassment to the Tories, who quickly moved to distance themselves from Cruddas after he was exposed. The party insisted it was not standard practice for access to ministers to be offered in exchange for donations. However Labour have been quick to point out that Cruddas' main donation was made on the ... Continue reading →
It seemed like a good week ('good' being a relative term) for HuffPost to chat to Margot James, the entrepreneur turned Tory MP for Stourbridge. The eurozone may have just had its worst week ever and the government is in knots over whether to relax unfair dismissal laws. Both stories are of concern to the A-lister, elected in 2010 and launching a cross-party group looking at how to encourage trade and exports. "I think at the moment UK business has a number one challenge, which is to export more, the number two challenge is to export more beyond the European Union markets," she tells me on Monday afternoon. To a point it's happening already - James is keen to point out that over the last ... Continue reading →
