The Fukushima Nuclear plant continues to be a problem for Japan. Radiation levels continue to be an issue, and there are various reports of high levels of leakage into the environment. Levels are at 10 million times their normal level…. Read More ›
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March 26th 2011 : Pointless violence in the name of protest?
Five months after the Coalition’s Comprehensive Spending Review, the student fees actions, and a plethora of minor cuts demos, came the much billed major one by the TUC. After the impact and opportunity of the violence transacted in the name… Read More ›
One-Liner week 20th March 2011
The consequences of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami which, in themselves, were devastating, are compounded by the radiation leakages at Fukushima Nuclear reactor. Damage to the electric water pumps that kept the spent fuel ponds full, meant that the rods… Read More ›
Protest at Bahrain Embassy in London
The area round Belgrave Square in London is becoming very popular for protests against Middle Eastern countries. There is the Libyan embassy nearer to Hyde Park Corner, the Syrian Embassy ( which attracted a small but vocal group) and the… Read More ›
UKUncut – becoming a Rag Week Protest.
UKUncut is one of those groups that has previously touched the zeitgeist, and has highlighted and exploited a small piece of news about the methods of tax avoidance used by large organisations. There is never a hint here that anyone… Read More ›
Japan : Apocalypse Now
The frailities of Japanese agility is now coming to the fore, as I mentioned in my last post Japan : Land of Swaying buildings, Seismic waves and suicide. Whilst the thousands of displaced and affected people are stoically going about… Read More ›
One-Liner Week 13th March 2011
In Bahrain, riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at anti-government protesters blocking the main road into the capital’s business district, and encircled the protesters’ main camp In Yemen, dozens of people are wounded in clashes between Yemeni police,… Read More ›
Japan : Land of Swaying buildings, Seismic waves and suicide
Japan is a place of contradictions, surprises, curiosities, alien behaviour, and great vulnerability. For many, their view of the Japanese is totally stereotyped by the behaviour in World War 2, and vicious attacks on Allied soldiers resulting in unbelievable inhumanity….but… Read More ›
One-Liner Week 6th March 2011
The conflict in Libya deepens and becomes more concerning. Gadaffi seems to becoming more and more desperate with stories of him firing and bombing his own people. Alot of people are making their way to the borders to escape. Brave… Read More ›
One-Liner Week 27th February 2011
Fighting continues in Libya, senior diplomats defect, a fighter jet lands in Malta seeking asylum. Opposition forces gain ground, as many of the non-Libyan nationals flee from the country. The UK response is somewhat ponderous initially, but a raid in… Read More ›