Hungary picks up the reigns of the EU presidency for the next 6 months, which should be interesting, as they seem to be sliding back into their old communist ways…including the freedom of the press. Top British actor, Pete Postlewaithe… Read More ›
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Global Warming – cold comfort for trapped trawlers in Sea of Okhotsk
The Sea of Okhotsk is one of the shining lights for the proponents of global warming as being very sensitive to the effects of climate change, and consequently has been studied vigorously by many academics. Mitoyo Itoh of the Institute of… Read More ›
US Govt demand details from Wikileaks’ Twitter account
It has just become evident that the US Govt has issued a subpoena to Twitter to provide details going back to November 2009 of access, location, IP addresses and tweets on Julian Assange, Bradley Manning and the Icelandic MP, Birgitta Jonsdottir…. Read More ›
Andrew Wakefield: MMR, Autism and the failure of science and the media
The British Medical Journal publishes this week that the work of Andrew Wakefield is both misleading and fraudulent. Mr Wakefield has the somewhat dubious honour of being the medical professional who was the cause of the scare which suggested that… Read More ›
One-Liner Week January 2 2011
14 yr old Serena Beakhurst, who went missing from her home in Tulse Hill, Lambeth, London still remains unaccounted for. In the absence of any media attention, family and friends ( aided by Stephen Fry and Sarah Brown on Twitter)… Read More ›
Ed Miliband makes profound statement about VAT increase!
Fortunately, for us, we have Ed Miliband as the leader of the Opposition who has not let the Coalition Government ( or the Conservative-led government as he likes to call it) get away with the subtle publicity over the VAT… Read More ›
UKUncut – Keep up the good work (Observer)
Andrew Clark’s Comment column in today’s Observer- Business highlighted: “…a few suggestions to the movers and shakers in the business world for new years resolutions to make 2011 a little happier, more harmonious and more prosperous” One of those being… Read More ›
Climate Change: When do we talk about the taboo of Population Control?
In the UK the cost of fuel is to increase, yet again, as more duty is imposed by the Government. This will be further increased in April by another 1p rise, and no doubt more to come in the future…. Read More ›
Photo Story : Chernobyl – 22 years later
The ill-fated Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant in the north of Ukraine. On 26 April 1986, an unauthorised system test went horribly wrong and resulted in a “meltdown” and fire. A plume of radioactive material exploded into… Read More ›
Annie Lennox : Exploiting the HIV Brand
Annie Lennox joins the increasing group of ageing pop stars to re-brand their legitimacy and navigate their path to canonisation through association with “celebrity diseases” – and being linked with HIV/AIDS is the most obvious choice for the artistic community…. Read More ›