Mark Langabeer watched the recent BBC 1 Panorama documentary which can be seen here Severn Trent is considered a highly profitable water company. The CEO
Category: Science & Environment Archive
COP-out 29
By Michael Roberts There was a tortuous and painful end to COP29, the international climate change conference held in oil-rich Baku, Azerbaijan. The main issue
As the COP29 conference is drawing to a close, its end has been delayed because of the gulf in perceptions between the most advanced countries
Hedge funds huge profits from undermining renewables
By John Pickard Donald Trump is a climate change denier and among other things, in only a few short days his election has undermined the
Why the climate crisis mandates a vote for Harris
Letter from Frank Hammer, Detroit, USA A few days ago, I wrote that a Trump/Vance victory would be a victory for the Southern Confederacy. That
Keep Grangemouth Working campaign
By David Cartwright, Unite, Glasgow Retired Members’ Branch Since last November, a campaign has been underway to save oil refinery jobs at Grangemouth in Central
The High Speed train – is it worth the cost?
TV review by Mark Langabeer, Hastings and Rye Labour member This week’s Panorama programme investigated the reasons behind the ballooning costs of HS2, the high-speed rail
By Mark Langabeer – Hastings & Rye Labour Party member June 2023 witnessed the killing of two students and a caretaker and serious injuries to
Climate change policy: dominated by complacency and profit
By John Pickard It isn’t difficult to find the key reason for Labour losing so many votes to the Green Party and for the latter
Fixing the climate – it just ain’t profitable
By Michael Roberts In 2023, it was the first time in recorded history that the global surface temperature of the planet breached 2.0°C above the