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we did it to ourselves coronavirus pandemic, The massive large illegal wildlife trade Our excessive intrusion into nature Virus from nature coming to us two to four new viruses are created every year as a result of human infringement on the natural world,...
Fake news is poor stuff when purveyed by a journalist but is incredibly dangerous for a PM with the power of war or peace at his fingertips. Take for example the fake news that Johnson wants to "get round" the Northern Ireland protocol and ditch the Good...
yesterday we learnt that one of the gvt's genius ideas for ramping up testing was to hand over testing to, ahem, Deloitte! And unsurprisingly that testing facility has been such a disaster some hospitals have stopped having any dealings with it as they...
A fairy tale is a fiction, but there are many benefits to people in it. In an unknown invisible country of bacteria and germs, a virus has appeared. Black, round with a large fiery crown on his head and red suction cups all over his body. For this terrible...
Covid19 the whole situation has already gone too far for anything but the most massive effort to be required to stabilise let alone reverse and all those countries who have so far handled the crisis well and managed to control or even eliminate the virus...
“Ecology is not the enemy of the economy, it’s its best ally.” - This. Exactly. The economy is a construct, now globalised. Ecology is our global life support . It makes utmost sense to me that we cannot allow a construct - open to alteration and ultimately...
Transparency is key in a crisis - so why isn't the British government being straight with us? we have clique in power that have given us brexit...... what were the consequences of lying through their teeth for 3+ years ... they got re-elected with a majority............
'The new deal' was more like 'the Big Waffle' - much wind, and little sense. Does this inept English Prime Minister Boris Johnson truly believe the millions involved in the hospitality, sporting and entertainment sectors will flock to the construction...
When you grow up in Belfast or in Glasgow and then move away, you realise that a lot of Belfast- Glaswegian humour is, to the outsider, very hard. When we travel we find that people consider us sarcastic and that can be a strong negative thing abroad;...
In an economic crisis, the Tory party will always throw money at the property business. Corporate welfare here we come tailored for those who find the Tory party. Lots of new properties at inflated prices for foreign buyers... the gravy train rolls on....
I've just started having dreams that involve loads of real people from my past and present. It's the effect of isolation on me and it's happened before under other circumstances. I keep telling myself that people pay good money for silent retreats and...
It so interesting how whenever there is countryside damage people always lean towards blaming cyclists specifically. There's reams of research on the impact of different forms of countryside use and the consensus is all groups do about the same damage...
I try not to eat too much of the bad stuff but love chocolate spread on plain rice cakes in the morning, the rice cakes are a nod towards being healthy but am not really fooling anyone, least of all myself. Still. Am running every day, within my BMI levels,...
Instead of trying to prove the existence of God through some form of rational proof, the evidentialist attempts to prove the existence of God through the truth of scripture and then using that truth to prove the existence and nature of God. To do this...
I'm quite proud of how I'm stretching a can of tuna and a can of beans these days. It actually began with seeing too many travel shows and longing for the Mediterranean. So I decided to bake a batch of dinner rolls in the Mediterranean style: just flour,...
When you take out microstates like Andorra and San Marino, Sweden is left with the fifth highest total of deaths per head of population in the world. Only Belgium, Britain, Italy and Spain fare worse. And Sweden doesn't have much of an excuse. Italy and...
The possibility of Scottish independence raises several questions in my mind: 1. What would happen to an independent Scotland''s economy if the price of oil falls, or if and when North Sea oil is exhausted? 2. What would an independent Scotland do for...
How bizarre and pathetic, blatantly inappropriate a prime minister is Johnson? Staggeringly out of his depth he approaches every situation devoid of an ounce of gravitas or credability, he has neither a moral or principal to his name . His media performances...
Every observer of the British political chaos of recent years believes that the rise of English Nationalism is the force that has driven Brexit. And this is the force that is undermining the union. British Nationalism which seeks to keep the union together...
The autumn downpour at first distracts me with its noise and hurtle, then I remember to check some old fashioned soakaways for flooding along the side path. Swathed in waterproofs I glance uphill towards our red willow project. Like everything else on...
Always remember a group of Kiwis & a group of Aussies that travelled up from Brighton to London one day. The 4 Aussies bought a ticket each, the Kiwis only bought one ticket between the 4 of them. "But what happens when the Ticket Inspector comes along?"...
Staying alive. Keeping a distance whilst shopping. Keeping a distance full stop. Social distancing works, but not enough people are doing it in some places, Staying at home is a good advice. Washing hands. Not touching eyes and face is important. Social...
I have spent many a happy day exploring London Underground's stations, mostly but not only the 1930s architecture. It is surprising how little it dates. Another couple of pleasant days can be spent exploring the Brussels Metro where every station bar...
Voting over the air pollution The unseen diesel particles, the EU instruction to clean up our act cannot be filtered out. We are all affected and breathing in carcinogenic compounds, whether whilst sitting in cars, walking on the street or playing in...
In America, debt-funded company take-overs are running at record levels. The game works like this. A private equity fund takes over Company X, funded by issuing bonds to suckers (i.e. your pension fund). Then a friendly accounting firm – they are all...
