No room in our inn
Sunday, December 17th, 2023I think this is one of the most powerful protests this Christmas: 'Christmas cancelled' in Bethlehem as pastor builds 'rubble nativity' in solidarity with Gazahttps://t.co/CcjTIbaBpv
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Konik Bach
Sunday, December 17th, 2023As I suggested I might do, I was out in the countryside yesterday. There was good birdwatching to be done on the Kingfisher Bridge nature
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Maybe, just maybe, some political awareness is dawning
Saturday, December 16th, 2023It is not the morning for blogging. It is dry, almost warm and the day to spend out in nature. But, a thought before I
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We need emergency legislation to prevent a total water supply and financial meltdown if Thames Water fails
Friday, December 15th, 2023As is now widely acknowledged, including by the company itself, Thames Water is now facing significant financial difficulties. That company has a £190 million debt
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We are in a political wasteland
Friday, December 15th, 2023Something happened this week. I am not referring to an actual event, although there have been plenty enough of them. I am instead referring to
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The Scrooges are in their counting-house for Christmas
Thursday, December 14th, 2023The Bank of England announced at midday today that it was leaving interest rates unchanged at 5.25% this month. Scrooge is in the counting-house for
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We must find a solution to funding the global Green New Deal
Thursday, December 14th, 2023As Larry Elliott notes in the Guardian this morning: Urgent action is needed to prevent record debt repayments by the world’s poorest countries developing into
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Wrong place
Thursday, December 14th, 2023I got a call yesterday to tell me that there were ruddy ducks on the river in Ely. I am not a twitcher – meaning
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The Rwanda Bill's denial of the truth is not a mistake: it is Tory policy
Thursday, December 14th, 2023Kemi Badenoch is the Business Secretary. She is also the minister for inequality. And she is desperate to be the leader of the Tory party.
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