You may not always agree with George Monbiot - but his article in October 1st's Guardian (to be found on his blog with full references) on the muzzling of independent scientists is alarming for anyone who believes in independent scientific research. (Crucial on the 'fringes' of …
Politics
Fairtrade olive oil from Palestine – mmm…!
Recently my good friend, the Iraqi artist Khulood Da'mi, took me to a delightful 'oud' evening run by Common Ground and CADFA who organise exchange groups of Palestinian and British children. Apart from the children's singing and some fine music from Kefaya and Nizar …
Poverty – an added burden for asylum seekers escaping from torture
If I am hungry and I buy something, then I can't afford to buy something the next day. Only occasionally I don't feel hungry. There’s nothing worse than thinking all your problems have ended because you get ‘status’ and then becoming homeless. It’s exhausting to survive …
The GM debate rages anew – so get involved!
There were some serious ripples of green discontent back in May when all of the major supermarkets declared that it had become too difficult for them to source chickens and eggs that had guaranteeably been fed on non-GM feeds as these foods were now too hard to get – even though …
Freedom from Torture
The Radio 4 Appeal for next Sunday, Easter Sunday, will be for an organisation called Freedom from Torture, formerly known as the Medical Foundation for the Care of the Victims of Torture – the only organisation in the UK dedicated solely to the rehabilitation of torture …