I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
A few weeks ago there was a lot of press coverage of a report from the UK Parliament on the ownership of UK fishing quota. I enjoyed listening to a debate on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme. I liked the discussion so much – well i like fisheries policy and it is not often that … Read more
I like Commissioner Damanaki. She has guts and is prepared to take on the entrenched political interests of the establishment. She fought the fascit dictatorship in Greece, saw good friends murdered, and endured torture and imprisonment. That background of taking on some of the most outdated and insidious thinking known to man must have been … Read more
An interesting study on brain structure and political beliefs @ http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(11)00289-2 Colin Firth was one of the authors. There is perhaps a follow up study to be done to see if politicians brains blank out when you say “sound science”, “stop printing the money”, and “trade is good”.
I like Hans Christian Andersen‘s stories. My favourite is “The Emperor’s New Clothes” . It is a great tale for kids and parents alike. Two recent reports, one from Spanish prosecutors and another by the UK NGO, Environmental Investigation Agency, reveal the systematic non compliance with EU electronic waste recycling laws. The flagrancy of the breaches are shocking, and … Read more