Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.com In the Wizard of Oz, a satire of the 1930’s Great American Plains dustbowl disaster, Dorothy is swept away from Kansas to the wonderful Emerald City. The Emerald City represents New York City an escape from the nightmare. In the fairy tale Dorothy’s homesick wish is to go home … Continue reading Wheat fantasies – Here we go Again…..
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Lets Celebrate Rising Fossil Fuel Prices
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Why is everyone worrying about the cost of oil and gas going up? This has to be the best thing for the long term future of the planet and the next generation. It should be a cause for the green, progressive and environmentally minded to celebrate. It should be the … Continue reading Lets Celebrate Rising Fossil Fuel Prices
Voting Green in the UK Should Count
Photo by Luis del Ru00edo on Pexels.com The UK has just one Green Party MP out of 650 MPs, this compares to Germany who have 67 Green representatives out of 709 seats in the Budestag. When you tell someone in the UK that you are thinking of voting Green, the standard response is ‘it’s a … Continue reading Voting Green in the UK Should Count
Brexit – Demanded by UK Industrial Towns
The 2019 election result offered a clear and decisive insight into how the industrial northern towns view BREXIT. They have shown a seismic shift from Labour to Conservative. 24 Labour heartland seats have been lost to the Conservatives for the first time in decades. Constituencies that have not voted Conservative for a century have switched … Continue reading Brexit – Demanded by UK Industrial Towns
US proposing Wealth Tax on Super Rich
The wealth gap (measuring the wealth of the richest 10% compared to the poorest 10%) has grown considerably in the US and the UK, and has been driven by rising asset prices rather than incomes. The tax system in the US and the UK has not reflected this change in wealth source and taxes have … Continue reading US proposing Wealth Tax on Super Rich
Where are the UK Philanthropists?
Wealth concentration is at a level that has not been seen since before the Great Depression in 1929. 8 people own half the wealth of the human population. These are the Super Wealthy. The richest 1% of Americans have more wealth than the bottom 90%. What these super wealthy choose to do with their … Continue reading Where are the UK Philanthropists?
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