Interesting that the government and RWThink Tanks are not campaigning about climate change not happening any more. But about the cost to the poor! This is so fucking disingenuous as to be untrue. The government allows the petrochemical companies and their financiers to make massive profits whilst refusing to subsidise green energy and sustainability. How dare they use poor people to justify their blatant disregard for the planet.
CLIMATE CRISIS
Ozone hole appearing earlier over Antarctica could mean greater ice loss. Since 1992 sea level has risen by 2.1cm due to melt of Antarcican and Greenland ice. 2.1 cm may not seem much, but climate bigots should ask their wives if 2.1cm extra would make a difference!
Basically Corporations and Governments are playing Russian Roulette with our future. meanwhile on Earth – wildfires spread towards the Algave, temperatures in Santarem reached 46.4C, Norway and Scandinavia are suffering from landslides and heavy rain, 2 dead and 1.1m homes with no electric in US North-East, tornado warnings across 10 states from Tennessee to NY, South Korea evacuates scouts for international scout camp as a typhoon nears.
On a positive – 3 small skipper butterflies and some painted ladies on my buddlela bush surrounded by nettles and thistles. Lots of flying insects too which is great.
ASYLUM SEEKERS
The current arguments that that they should be pleased to have a roof over their heads whilst thousands sleep on the streets of the UK is plain wrong. Homeless on the streets is due to government policy. The fact that the government takes so long to process asylum seekers is their policy, as is the denial of their right to work. Surely there are many employers who would happily register for these workers. processing those with legitimate claims should not be taking months. But it is a government policy to keep them in the news as they perceive it as a vote winner. They talk about costs but do not care about that as long as they can claim the votes of the bigoted.
MP’s have not signed up to a second/third jobs charter despite the total amount being earned is nearly £10 million (nearly half by Johnson). Attendance rates are low for some – non-existent for others (Dorries and the Dorset QC bloke? ). Attendance at the local surgeries should be compulsory with normal employment rules. They are rewarded with good remuneration and enhanced career prospects if that is what they desire.
SPITE
I will not apologise for my reference to the Holocaust here. What the Government are doing in mind washing swaths of the British Public into believing that it is justifiable and correct to incarcerate innocent people fleeing from terror in a prison ship or even sending them to Ascension Island. This is what the Nazi’s did to the German Public – they convinced them that Jews were evil. Whilst the scale and scope of the Nazi death machine was much worse, the ethics and methods seem very similar. And the British Public watched – with many applauding. This is horrific. If it was the criminal gangs behind the migrants it would still be hard to justify. Can I ask the question – how many of these gang leaders have they caught, which banks service their loot?
Itvalso seems that Starmer is being coerced into a situation where he will find it very difficult to extricate himself from – the economy is being shredded, contracts drawn up. If he had guts he would state publicly that the new government will not find new contracts to be legally binding in certain circumstances like prison barges, Rwanda, Ascension Island, the HoL, etc.
Sunday cooking!
Ladolemono dressing made for salad. Lemon drizzle cake made, baguettes ok but not great!, black beans with chilli, flageolet beans with herbs, lamb marinated – I will douse in gram flour before frying. I might do some hard boiled eggs too – tarragon and a little fennel, with ladolemono? Then a greek lentil salad. Toms with basil and Olive oil. Washing done too but not putting it out yet as there are some showers around! What is worse than it raining cats and dogs? Hailing taxis!!! Made me laugh! Why should you never be hungry on the beach? The sand which is all about! easiest spelling? ICY – just say it out loud!
THINKING!
Always dangerous! It seems to me that the tories have trashed our communities. They are quick to say that they have put money into this and that, but by the time the corporations and their mates have had their slice there is little left. Corporations are moving into child care – this has to be wrong! Maybe a voucher scheme would work? The Tories took education away from the local communities (councils) and are now paying 6 figure sums to CEO’s of “trusts”. Was it not better to have heads supported by the local council? Now there seems to be little support – just directives and evaluation. Local parks are lacking maintenance, care homes are rip off factories. New homes are built without any concern for community support and areas. I think it was Totnes that introduced its own currency a while back. Perhaps there needs to be more of this. Perhaps a “Trust the trader.com” like public servive sites on social media?
HS2 is a case of the corporate mis management of the UK. If they had done a customer survey before allocating ridiculous amounts of money – how many would have voted for £100 billion to be able to get between London and Birmingham 30 minnutes quicker? The same is true for the Stonehenge tunnel. If people are slowing down for a look (and I admit I may have done in the past) – plant some fucking trees so it cannot be seen – and then arrange an environmentally friendly visitor centre with free parking (OH so much cheaper than the £2.4 million latest estimate). Perhaps we could even give it back to the Welsh from whom it was stolen!
Can we return local facilities to local communities please. I am sure there will be cop ups from both those on the left and right, but they will be our con ups and we will be able to vote to correct them.
MY FRONT LAWN!
PROTEST
So Oliver Dowden thinks mist people will say ‘can you stop the stupid stunts’. Not so stupid Oliver! Front page publicity headlines in 3 Daily papers and the BBC. Totally peaceful and non-disruptive – what better way to get the message across. I guess the police and MI5/6 may have egg on their chins whilst the gammons splutter in their breakfasts!
Well done Greenpeace – very professional and well executed.
ELECTRICITY
In the last week 43.2% of our electricity has come from renewables. That is 43.2% that would have come from fossil fuels. We know that we cannot nip down to B&Q and pick up some solar panels and a couple of wind turbines. But maybe that is what we should be aiming for! We need to incentivise small scale production on a massive scale to meet the demand for electric transport and space heating in our homes. Governments are too much in awe of the mighty corporations. Economies of scale do not always work out cheaper for the consumer or the environment. Huge contracts handed out to the corporations are often then sub-contracted down the supply chasin with each firm taking a slice. Big can be beautiful but often its not!
With the possibility of a collapse in the Gulf Stream/North Atlantic Drift insulation of homes and workplaces will be essential as extremes of temperature become ever more prevalent. Yes life style changes will need to be made – but this takes time too. Supermarket deliveries could be prioritised by areas to increase efficiency andf allow a discount. Local shops offered a discount on council tax. Pubs could be converted into work places with flexible office space, and meeting rooms whilst still offering food and drink? Aviation fuel should be taxed at normal rate – how can it be cheaper to get to Newcastle by flying via Turkey, than by train (as a friend discvovered recently)PS. It might not have been Newcastle – but was mainline UK! I am sure there are lots of other ideas. New housing should become a public debate – not a closed deal between developers and the planning department.
GREAT CRESTED NEWT 1 – BORIS JOHNSON 0
I wonder if he has so little regard for the law that he goese ahead anyway and then expects the Daily Mail to whip up support?
Sunak continues his tax payer funded publicity tour weith a visit to a brewery where he was heckled. A major investor has said he would pull out of the UK if new oil wells are started. The prison barge is delayed by health and safety experts and firefighters call it a death trap.
Racial abuse at Sadiq Khan is estimated to have cost someone nearly £50000. Since becoming Mayor he has had over 300000 abusive posts.
Conservatives continue to be 20 points behind Labour so the policy is not working so far.