kevinincownwall

Reminds me of the (rather woolly) 70's philosophical mainstay - "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance" and not just because that is the authors thing. It seems to me that what is really underdiscussion is power relationships, the "foodchain" referred to. A Marxist would rightly point out the alienaton of labour from capital in the corporate realm, but in the real orld we mere mortals can only seekan escape by accumulating enough capital to do our own little thing.

I've been sceptical of the end of the world global warming brigade for a while. The science appeared dodgy and contradictory, the proslytising adepts pronounce anyone not fully paid up as mad, and politicians have all got in on the act. The latest research is highlighted and reviewed here.

A sensible view on illegal aliens, clearly not a hyperventilating Daily Mail reader.

It is not until we are well into a 'crisis' that the fog of confusing data clears and we can see possible futures. This article (love or hate the 'Telegraphs' Evans-Pritchard) draws some apposite historical comparisons and the as expected excellent commentary thread rounds the whole thing satisfactorily. As a member of the rapidly greying (balding in my case) babyboomer generation who had it so good, I hope that my grandchildren can make as good an opportunity for themselves, but I suspect they will have to work a lot harder, at least I am not dependent on state handouts and a drain on young workers.

First of the mainstream UK heavyweight papers to break ranks. Not yet a rout but the hard evidence has been mounting, increase sea ice both in the Antarctic and in the arctic this winter, year on year global temp falls.1st May 2009, note that George Monibot in the 'Guardian' is still comparing global warming sceptics to nazi holocaust deniers, the blokes a AGW religous fanatic.

"The more we see, the more we learn, how little we know".

Lets just hope that the first public contact is with the Trill, Centaurii or Vulcans and not the Mbari, Klingons or Romulans.

I'm not depressed, With us watching them as well, the scum can't get away with the murder that they perpetrated on the miners in '84 or Blair Peach or even against the Countryside Alliance. As the politicised police also raided the home and offices of Damien Green, Tory Immigration spokesman, after the next election we should see the dogs re leashed and a dismantling of some of the stasi apparatus, if only for a time. Now what about the banks.......?