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La Haine If we take La Haine as a chronological starting point, since then many of the poorer banlieue towns have improved, some of them substantially so (gentrification process), eg Saint-Ouen, Les Lilas, Pantin, Bagnolet and Montreuil, economically...
Not influenced by budgetary concerns
in the 1970s. Britain was then still a great country for ordinary people to live in. Employment was still pretty full. Wages and salaries were good. Strong Trade Unions generally protected ordinary people's living standards and gave them solid political...
Posting letters in Coronavirus
This is how I rate delivery services based on parcels delivered on (COVID 19 extended) time: 1. DPD 100% 2. DHL 100% 3. Hermes 90% 3. Amazon Prime 85% 4. Royal Mail letters 80% 5. Royal Mail parcels 60% Amazon has an odd policy of prioritising certain...
virologist are saying,:---------
From Ebola to swine flu to HIV/Aids, viruses borne by animals have caused some of the most devastating epidemics in history because they are taken out of their natural habitats and sold in wet markets alongside one another. The stress of this inhumane...
"the fossil age" is ending
One of the most remarkable things for me in this crisis has been just how readily people will change their behaviour if they agree they have to. I don't think most of the world would resist decisive action on climate change - I think the problem is that...
democracy, freedom of speech, travel,
We’re told we’re free but then also pumped full of fear. The “hope” we’re given is largely false hope, and the freedom we’re given is to go the casino, splash the cash, and if we can get in with the one per cent, win big. If our political-economics and...
Chargeback on Flight Cancellations
With the vast majority of the world going into lockdown due to the pandemic, foreign travel has all but stopped. Travel operators and airlines across the globe have come to a halt. In the UK, the two biggest airline carriers easyJet and Ryanair have also...
Off-Shore - Tax dodging
One of the primary methods is corporate profit-shifting. This is where a multinational company registers its headquarters in a low-corporation tax jurisdiction and then books its profits there, rather than in the country in which it actually makes its...
Poland handling the coronavirus
You must cover your nose and mouth when outside (with a mask or scarf). Children under 4 are not required to wear a mask and you do not need to wear a mask in a car if you are travelling with people you live with. When outside, you should keep a 2 metre...
Apple is wiretapping us
It is worrying that Apple (and undoubtedly not just Apple) keeps ignoring and violating fundamental rights and continues their massive collection of data. There is a concern that big tech companies are basically wiretapping entire populations despite...