Bristol & Bath Anarchist Attacks - BBC Inside Out West 22Sep2014
Were recent attacks around Bristol really instigated by the 'Informal Anarchist Group', or were they false flag attacks, so the state, or other states, can use them as an excuse to infiltrate left wing and other radical groups?
NATO's Operation Gladio and other false flags used to fit up anarchists and the left in the past.
'Extreme anarchist link' to Bristol crimes investigated
Anarchists claimed they started a fire at the £16m police firearms training centre in Portishead
More than 20 crimes across Bristol in the last three years could be linked to extreme anarchist groups, police have said.
Such groups have said they carried out arson attacks which destroyed a police firearms training centre, councillors' cars and a radio transmitter.
Chief Superintendent Julian Moss said: These are primarily criminality, but we also categorise it as domestic extremism. We are not categorising it as terrorism.
Police are yet to charge anyone.
Separate anonymous cells with no apparent leadership have claimed in blogs they were responsible for 24 crimes in the Bristol area.
In one of the first attacks, cars belonging to Conservative councillors Kevin Quartley and Geoff Gollop were set alight.
Eight days later, this statement appeared online: This is the fire of the ghetto delivered to their door and a taste of what the right wing filth deserve. We can strike you any time we wish, class terror/FAI.
'Anarchy' in Bristol
Website some of the claims have appeared on
Many of the claims have appeared on the website 325.nostate.net
In April 2012, a fire at the East Dundry transmitter knocked out two local radio stations
A month later, rail services in and around Bristol were brought to a standstill following fires in Patchway and Bedminster
On 9 January 2013, paint stripper was poured on prison officers' cars at Horfield
On 13 April 2013, the Conservative Club on Fishponds Road, and a police car, were set on fire
In August 2013, there was a fire at the police firearms training centre in Portishead and an arson attack at the Brislington branch of Barclays Bank
On 5 December 2013, a CCTV unit in Hotwells was attacked
Four days later, the tyres of more than 20 SUVs were slashed
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In August 2013, a group calling themselves the Angry Foxes Cell said they had set fire to the partially-built £16m police firearms training centre in Portishead.
Detective Chief Inspector Andy Bevan said: Numerous lines of inquiry were pursued in relation to that investigation and that investigation remains open.
It is potentially linked to the other attacks as well and that is a line of inquiry that I'm pursuing in relation to the claims that have been made.
The Earth Liberation Front (ELF), which has claimed it carried out a number of the attacks, was once described by the FBI as the most serious domestic terrorist threat in the US.
Leslie Pickering, ELF's spokesman in the 90s, said the Bristol incidents certainly look like activity by the group.
Mr Pickering, who lives in Buffalo, New York, described the group as an underground organisation with a set of rules that works to defend the environment against corporations and government agencies that are causing destruction.
Leslie Pickering now runs a bookshop in New York
He said the people involved would be those who care deeply and passionately about the environment and, at the same time, recognise that the mainstream 'legitimate' ways to work for social change or environmental justice aren't having the effects they need to be having.
Just about anyone could act in the name of ELF, he said.
But he added: It's going to be hard to find someone who's willing to risk their freedom, life imprisonment or worse, even maybe their life, to join this kind of guerrilla struggle.
Detective Chief Inspector Bevan said the Bristol incidents could potentially be described as terrorism, but said: I can't discount the fact that this could be a smokescreen for something else.
Asked if he was looking at a terrorist cell, he said no.
There is quite clear legislation that deals with terrorism. These are acts of criminal damage. Whatever the motive is, clearly I need to establish that, he said.
Inside Out West investigates this issue on BBC One at 19:30 BST.
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From the midst of the terror-fervor, the advance of the surveillance state, and display of force by the law.
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A collection of Railtours and special passenger workings
Welcome to my next upload, this time focusing on a few railtours and passenger workings I've observed over the past few days...
1) 60163 @ OldField Park Belmond British Pullman
London Victoria - Bristol Temple Meads 1Z91 11/5/16
2) 57305 & 57306 @ OldField Park Belmond Northern Belle
Sheffield - Bristol Temple Meads 1Z10 13/5/16
3) 66737 @ OldField Park The Yorkshire Dales Explorer
Salisbury - Leeds 1Z31 14/5/16
4) 59205 @ Dilton Marsh The Quantock Belle
London Victoria - West Somerset Railway 1Z59 14/5/16
5) 43170 & 43154 @ Westbury GWR Staff special
London Paddington - London Paddington 1Z10 14/5/16
6) 5518 (31101) Fun day with Paddington Bear
Bitton - OldLand common (Avon Valley line) no headcode 14/5/16
With the HST note the first four coaches all contain first class... This being part of a GWR business excursion of a kind. The train traveled all from London to Frome, then to bath, Bristol, Bristol parkway, Swindon, reading and back to London again...
About two years ago, a plan was made to increase the number of standard class seats on the HST's belonging to FGW/GWR. at the time, two and a half coaches were first class, but now its just one and a half...
First class can always be identified by the thick yellow line above the doors... except on GWR's green set which is silver...
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Northern 158 and DB Schenker 90 at Leeds
Standing on Platform 8 at Leeds I managed to capture these two train movements.
First is ex Scotrail 158868 which now belongs to Northern arriving on Platform 9 working 1B19 York-Preston Service.
The second is DB Schenker 90036 ‘Driver Jack Mills’ working 1D20 London Kings Cross - Leeds on behalf of LNER due to a shortage of available trains.
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6024 King Edward 1, The Torbay Limited, 17 March 2012
Sadly, the last run of my favourite loco on its current mainline ticket with Pathfinder supplying the final act with The Torbay Limited from Bristol to Kingswear, this time with the added interest of a down run via Westbury and the Berks & Hants, which allowed me to feature 6024 crossing two marshes. Dashing across the Somerset levels at full speed, from high up in the woods near Curry Rivel, we see the King racing past Oath, whistle fully open for the foot crossing. It was tight to get to a location after the Taunton water stop, especially as the traffic was very heavy for some reason, so we chose Starcross for easy nearby parking. We arrived with little time to spare only to find the ferry pier, from where I prefer to shoot, was closed off at the shore and so, with no time to re-locate, we were forced to use the footbridge for a head-on shot with a strong breeze at our backs. After a dull but mercifully dry day the late afternoon sun comes out just in time for a fitting farewell view of a glistening 6024 as it cruises past Powderham Church and crosses the Exminster Marshes, literally seconds later, thick black clouds rolled over, instantly turning sunny day into dull evening! A superb day for all and rounded off for us by watching England demolish Ireland in the Six Nations when we got home! Thanks to all involved with this tour and thank you for the supporters that keep 6024 on the mainline, let's hope that it's not too long before we see her again where she belongs: back on the mainline.
Trains at: Keynsham, GWML | 07/10/2017
Hello guys, South West Trainspotting and welcome to the latest video in my trains at series. In today's video, I am filming at Keynsham situated on the Great Western Mainline and Wessex Mainline. Here you'll be seeing services operated by Great Western Railway (GWR) and South Western Railway (SWR).
Thurilly enjoyed filming here at Keynsham, despite the awful weather conditions. All passes are superb and with the views here, it makes them look even better - I did especially like the sounds of the 158s passing too though. Lovely scenery here too and the station platforms themselves are nice too as they're modern, ready for the new IETs to come into service.
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