NO KINGS

Millions of Americans will take to the streets today to protest against Trumps economics, war and generally his autocratic style of government. The No Kings movement has no leaders or organisation. We need something similar here – Oh we have it with the Green Party – and yes it has a leader but is much more democratic than any other party. A question – how will te British Press report the protests? I guess the Daily Express will still be drumming up hatred for migrants after the conviction of a youndg man for rape – no mention of the thousands of Britons who commit rape. The Mail, Farage and Badenoch will lead the whimper for more North Sea exploration despite statistic showing that the hundreds of licences to drill handed out between 2010 and 2024 have yielded just 36 days of gas supply! Do facts matter? Climate change is happening and only the financially motivated or very thick disagree. Back in the USA 2 courts have now fined Meta and Google for their impact on young people, fines totalled $371m, an insignificant amout for the tec giants, but maybe a precursor of things to follow! I also think that the EU is ready for a fight that will make the fines imposed by New Mexico and California insignificant (although the California claim of $6 million could be followed by many, many more!).