A lot of people say that the UK Tory government at Westminster have been incompetent, but they have been very competent at making extremely rich people richer and a lot of other people a lot poorer. In actual fact they have been very successful in achieving their goal. The UK is a very rich country, …
Would it be difficult for the UK Government to help refugees from Ukraine? No. Does the UK Government have sufficient resources to help Ukrainian refugees? Yes. What are they actually doing to help them? Not much. Why are they not doing much to help? I goes against Tory ideology. They would rather go through …
Richard Ratcliffe is on hunger strike outside of the foreign office, his wife Nazanin who is an Iranian-British dual citizen, is being held prisoner in Iran. In 2016, she was sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of “plotting to topple the Iranian government”. She is still being held prisoner. The …
Ordinary people are important to me Privileged self-entitled people are of no interest to me until they discover humility. I felt compelled to write about contrasting bits of news I read on Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday the band Deacon Blue received an award from a radio show for Scotland’s Greatest Song. The song is …
There is a particular detachment from the plight of people who live in countries far away from me that I have experienced. I suppose it is partly to shield myself from the sadness of it all, and also accepting there is nothing I can do about innocent civilians being bombed. I met a delightful young …
The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities said a range of measures introduced in the UK since 2010, including the bedroom tax and cuts to disability benefits and social care budgets, had disproportionately and adversely affected disabled people. Persons with disabilities have been regularly portrayed negatively as being dependent or making a living …
The UK Tory Government – Creating anxiety in the sick and disabled because they can.
Credit: Renee Clement Author: ActionAid UK Target: UK Foreign Secretary Women’s rights lawyer Azza Soliman faces five years in jail after witnessing the killing of an activist by Egyptian police. We have just days left to get the case dropped and stop this injustice. Azza is due in court on 9 May and says that …
Attracted by high growth rates and untapped markets, big companies like Monsanto, Unilever and Nestlé are setting their sights on Africa. To help them there are a number of initiatives, championed by governments like the UK, that claim to support agricultural production in Africa. However, the real beneficiaries of these schemes are the companies themselves …
author: Chris Wolverton target: UK Government English circus performer Thomas Chipperfield has joined Jolly’s Circus with a new lion and tiger act, despite past statements that big cats are dangerous and “one wrong move can be fatal.” Animal welfare is also a concern, as Jolly’s circus reportedly tethered a mule in the heat last month with no …
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