Every year of the past 10 has been the hottest on record, with 2024 topping the heat chart. It’s not only air temperatures that are climbing; in 2024, the oceans of the world also reached a new daily high. 2024 was the first year on record where global average temperatures exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. “From January to September, … Continue reading And Still Growth Is All They Talk About

With each passing year wealth becomes concentrated in the hands of a smaller and smaller number of individuals and corporations. It is estimated that by 2030 the richest 1% in the world will possess two-thirds of all global wealth. And in a world dominated by money, with wealth comes political influence and power, the corruption of democracy … Continue reading The Violence of Wealth and Income Inequality

After 14 years of Conservative incompetence, corruption and lies, the election of The Labour Party led by Kier Starmer, has ignited a feeling of hope and optimism in the country. In a historic election, on 4 July Labour won a landslide with 412 parliamentary seats (of 650 in total); the Tories, as if anyone cares, … Continue reading Labour Government: The Politics of Service

The legacy left by the Conservatives after 14 years in government is not just economic stagnation, and the destruction of public services, it is social division, far right extremism and anger. Violence, racism and hate are the common language of far-right groups/individuals the world over, all of which has been writ large on the streets … Continue reading UK Riots: Racism And Islamophobia Meets Community Unity

Earning enough to pay the rent or mortgage, cover utility bills and travel costs, buy food and have the occasional coffee is difficult, impossible for many.  But its not hard for everyone, is it; there are a small number of people living among us who don’t have to worry about the bills, are not troubled … Continue reading 2024: People Starve As The Rich Get Richer

Screenshot from award winning film by Graham Peebles - We're Still Breathing:Amhara Genocide in Ethiopia As Western governments and partisan media concentrate on the genocide in Gaza and war in Ukraine, the Amhara genocide in Ethiopia and the simmering conflicts in the Amhara region remain largely ignored. The Ethiopian government, led by Prime-Minister Abiy Ahmed … Continue reading Ethiopia Beyond Pretoria: Is Another War Imminent?

With regular maintenance stuff lasts longer, but eventually, in spite of every effort, things breaks down: the washing machine stops drying, the car won’t start, the mobile phone refuses to connect to the internet.  Socio-economic-political systems also collapse; shaped by an ideology of some kind, they are, like all ‘isms, limited, and divisive. Looking at … Continue reading Disintegration And Choice 

Israel's criminal onslaught against Palestinians in Gaza has confirmed its status as a Rogue State; one of the world’s leading Terrorist States; and revealed theirlong held intention to exterminate Palestinians and bury the ‘Two State Solution' What was apartheid has become genocide; a campaign of hate. Palestinians, Arabs throughout the Middle East, and Muslims everywhere, … Continue reading Apartheid is Now Genocide

As world leaders and corporate big wigs refuse to act on climate breakdown and the wider environmental crisis, a quiet revolution in behaviour is taking place in western societies, particularly among young people (under 40 say). A growing movement of shifting values and attitudes which, as it gathers momentum could influence the broader economic matrix. … Continue reading Beyond The Madness A Revolution is Brewing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qif9uRI7Y0c Ignored by western governments and largely overlooked by media a genocide is taking place in Ethiopia. The Amhara people, a large ethnic group, are being ethnically cleansed from the region of Oromia, the largest region in the country.  Tens of thousands of Amhara have been killed by Oromo fanatics, over three million have been … Continue reading We’re Still Breathing: Amhara Genocide in Ethiopia