My House, Our Home

This article was cross-posted at Lenin’s Tomb.

Sanctuary

On the one hand:

A special prison service riot unit known as the Tornado Team was sent into a controversial detention centre yesterday to quell a violent stand-off between staff and illegal immigrants awaiting deportation.

The rest of the article is basically stormtrooper porn, slavering over the “Robocop-style” equipment of the forces of repression. The horror behind the controversy isn’t really of interest. As usual, in the mainstream press.

But then, on the other hand:

All across the country, communities are organising themselves to stop their friends and neighbours from being deported. From lobbying the Home Office to foiling dawn raids, the resistance will stop at nothing to keep failed asylum seekers safe in Britain.

Now that is an inspiring story, one really to brighten up your Monday morning.