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The Immense Hunger: US-Israel Joint Obsession to Obliterate the World
The Immense Hunger: US-Israel Joint Obsession to Obliterate the World Like all living creatures, people need to eat to live. Some people, eaten from within by a demonic force, try to deny others this basic sustenance. All across the world people are starving because the powerful and wealthy create economic and political conditions that allow […]
‘Forgotten, but not gone’: How governments have deliberately ignored the safety of contaminated sites in England – and why climate change makes this worse
‘Forgotten, but not gone’: How governments have deliberately ignored the safety of contaminated sites in England – and why climate change makes this worse ‘The Metablog’, No.18, Podcast: This is an over thirty-year long story about my involvement with contaminated sites, and helping communities to get action to clean them up[1]. It’s innately connected to my home […]
‘Forgotten, but not gone’:
‘Forgotten, but not gone’: How governments have deliberately ignored the safety of contaminated sites in England – and why climate change makes this worse ‘The Metablog’, No.18, Podcast: This is an over thirty-year long story about my involvement with contaminated sites, and helping communities to get action to clean them up[1]. It’s innately connected to my […]
Bristol Bites Back | Fruits & Roots of Radical Resilience in South-West England
Bristol Bites Back | Fruits & Roots of Radical Resilience in South-West England Image courtesy of The Community Farm A new e-book published by ARC2020 documents one community’s inspiring response to the COVID-19 crisis. Download the free e-book Every crisis has a silver lining. Last summer, as we reeled from the Covid crisis, Ursula Billington, […]
Bank of England Now 2nd Central Bank to Taper, After Canada, but Denies Tapering is “Tapering,” also Following Canada
Bank of England Now 2nd Central Bank to Taper, After Canada, but Denies Tapering is “Tapering,” also Following Canada The Big Taper starts one central bank at a time. But you gotta keep the markets from swooning with a bit of welcome delusion. The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) today announced that it voted unanimously […]
It’s War – France & Britain Face Off at Sea
It’s War – France & Britain Face Off at Sea The French and British are at it again, as always. The British Royal Navy and French police boats patrolled offshore from the Isle of Jersey’s port of Saint Helier. French fishermen are angry about losing access to waters off the Jersey coast, thanks to Brexit, and […]
UK | Urban Food Revolution Gaining Ground In Bristol
UK | Urban Food Revolution Gaining Ground In Bristol All hands to shovelling compost. Image © Sims Hill CSA Small-scale urban farming is a key piece of the food resilience puzzle. In the face of crisis, local growing has proved a reliable ally. For the city of Bristol, a turning point in the local food […]
Manchester England Protest
Manchester England Protest
“This Is No Free Country”: Anti-Lockdown Protests Rage In London, Dozens Arrested
“This Is No Free Country”: Anti-Lockdown Protests Rage In London, Dozens Arrested Over 60 protesters were arrested in anti-lockdown demonstrations on Saturday, as activists clashed with police who sought to break it up. If only it was a BLM demonstration. According to The Guardian, “officers were attempting to disperse the protesters after the Metropolitan police argued […]
Immediate moratorium on fracking in England because of tremor risk
Immediate moratorium on fracking in England because of tremor risk Gooseneck at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas site, 5 August 2019. Photo: Ros Wills After seven years of promoting fracking, Conservative ministers have withdrawn their support and blocked the prospects of a shale gas industry. The UK government has issued an immediate moratorium in […]
Government That Tortures Journalists Bans RT From Media Conference
Government That Tortures Journalists Bans RT From Media Conference The British Foreign Office has banned Russian outlets RT and Sputnik from attending the upcoming Global Conference on Media Freedom in London, citing their predilection for “disinformation”. “We have not accredited RT or Sputnik because of their active role in spreading disinformation,” said a Foreign Office spokeswoman. “It takes a […]
Venezuela’s gold in limbo amid tug-of-war at the Bank of England
Venezuela’s gold in limbo amid tug-of-war at the Bank of England In early November news was placed into the British media (Reuters and The Times) revealing that the Bank of England in London, one of the world’s largest custodians of gold bars on behalf of other central banks, was refusing to allow the withdrawal and […]
London Assembly passes climate emergency motion
London Assembly passes climate emergency motion The London Assembly has passed a motion by a vote of 12 votes for, 0 against, for declaring a climate emergency. The motion by UK Greens Councillor Caroline Russell urges that the Mayor should “declare a Climate Emergency, supported by specific emergency plans with the actions needed to make […]
Scotland’s wind exports to England and the myth of a 100% renewable Scotland
Scotland’s wind exports to England and the myth of a 100% renewable Scotland Well over half of Scotland’s wind generation between January 12, 2018 and the present was exported to England and not consumed in Scotland. Euan Mearns reached substantially the same conclusion in his review of January and February 2016 data. Scotland’s government nevertheless […]
