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Rough Music 20 - Jan/Feb 2009

What's In This Issue:
Brighton Bombers - As Israeli bombs rain down on the Gaza Strip, using weapons components made in Brighton by EDO-MBM/ITT. The Smash EDO campaign continues from strength to strength.
Far Right-Off - The Far-Right British National Party attempt to relaunch their Brighton and Hove branch - and are met by stiff resistance.
1,000 Days And Counting - The Titnore protest camp near Worthing celebrates its 1,000th day.
Branch Line - Network Rail continues to vandalise trees around rail tracks.
Refuse-Niks- Brighton binmen to strike again.
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Marina - The B&H Council throws out plans for the Marina development.
Last Bandstrand - The B&H Council is predictably two-faced about its green agenda.
Rough Music Gig List - Some upcoming events in Brighton.
Wankers Corner - This time the gong goes collectively to the whole Sussex Police.
Combe As You Are - The Bexhill Bypass gets the go ahead, threatening the South East - Combe Haven Valley.
Coppa-Cino - Police get heavy at the anti-Starbucks protests in Kemptown.
Squids In - Father and son get charges dropped after Sealife Centre arrest last March.
Forgive Ue Our Trespasses - Mass trespasses on the South Downs.
Anston House Verdict - Developers in court over illegal tree-felling at Anston House site.
Editorial - Musings from the mouth of William Cobbett.
What Is Rough Music

ROUGHIN’ IT UP ON THE STREETS OF BRIGHTON

You're going... what the hell is "rough music"? Who the hell are we and what do we want?

Rough music is a Sussex tradition dating back centuries. It was a form of punishment for those who had offended their communities; people like profi teering landlords, wife-beaters or kiddie-fi ddlers. In the past lovely people like these were a lot harder to prosecute using the law. So people took matters into their own hands. Taking what ever they could to make some noise with them, they would stand outside the miscreant's house and make as much noise as possible. If they were successful the offender was often driven out completely. Although such gatherings were illegal they happened throughout Sussex with the last ones recorded as happening as late as the 1950's.

Now we want to bring back this tradition with a vengeance!!!

We want to show how the people of Brighton are making plenty of Rough Music of their own. How people are making Rough Music against City Council and big business profi teering feeding frenzies. How they are making Rough Music for those who treat their employees like dirt. How they are making Rough Music for businesses that think that the environment and the quality of people's lives is a secondary consideration to the important task of making mega-profi ts. From EDO/MBM the bomb makers to Brighton and Hove City Council, from the Shoreham Airport stitch-up to the sneaking encroachment of the supermarkets into every corner of the city; we say, bring on the music!

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