UK Analysis Newswire Archive
Bali climate conference ends in farce as US vetoes emission targets
17-12-2007 05:50
The UN-sponsored climate change conference held on the Indonesian island of Bali ended on the weekend without any agreement on combatting global warming other than vague generalities. A last-minute, face-saving communiqué was issued but, at the insistence of the Bush administration and its allies, it made no mention of specific carbon emission reduction targets. The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had recommended a cut in carbon emissions of 25 to 40 percent in the advanced industrial countries by 2020 and a total world emissions reduction of 50 percent by 2050.Menwith Hill - Illegal and Indecent Surveillance are Routine
16-12-2007 23:43
If you shout too loudly about sensitive issues, The Boys up at Menwith Hill may make their presence felt in your life.Full article | 1 addition | 7 comments
Venetian intelligence methods and their impact today
16-12-2007 22:04
The fiat currency of confidence
16-12-2007 06:46
I’ve been snooping around in the top banker’s drawer.At their speeches, world reports and tabled figures
First woman convicted under Terrorism Act
15-12-2007 19:39
On December 6, Samina Malik, a 23-year-old from Southall, West London, became the first woman in the UK to be sentenced under the Terrorism Act 2000. Malik was sentenced to 9 months, suspended for 18 months, with the condition that she be supervised for the whole period and undertake unpaid work. She has already spent 5 months in custody and 1 month under house arrest after her conviction.Brian Haw's alternative Christmas message
15-12-2007 14:20
The Queen's speech.... Blah! This is the one that matters!!
European Union treaty signed at Lisbon: A constitution in all but name
14-12-2007 22:19
The embarrassing efforts by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to downplay the significance of his signing the new European Union Treaty were more revealing than other European leaders, that clearly relished his discomfort, would like to admit.Beyond The Point Of No Return -- It's Too Late To Stop Climate Change
14-12-2007 20:36
As the pace of global warming kicks into overdrive, the hollow optimism of climate activists, along with the desperate responses of some of the world's most prominent climate scientists, is preventing us from focusing on the survival requirements of the human enterprise.The environmental establishment continues to peddle the notion that we can solve the climate problem.
We can't.
We have failed to meet nature's deadline. In the next few years, this world will experience progressively more ominous and destabilizing changes. These will happen either incrementally -- or in sudden, abrupt jumps.
Under either scenario, it seems inevitable that we will soon be confronted by water shortages, crop failures, increasing damages from extreme weather events, collapsing infrastructures, and, potentially, breakdowns in the democratic process itself.
European Union treaty signed at Lisbon: A constitution in all but name
14-12-2007 08:11
The embarrassing efforts by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to downplay the significance of his signing the new European Union Treaty were more revealing than other European leaders, that clearly relished his discomfort, would like to admit.Nestle book prize winner refuses Nestle money
13-12-2007 13:59
Sean Taylor, who has won a Gold Medal in the annual Book Trust Children's Book Awards has refused the prize money from the sponsor, Nestle because of the company's record on baby food marketing.Putin Prepares For War
12-12-2007 20:19
Come to Tasmania! (Rainforest Protection)
10-12-2007 08:04
people turning the most beautiful land into a temporary desert for profit, ignoring public opinion, changing laws to suit themselves and a line drawn in the sand.
Arbuthnot backs arms industry campaign
10-12-2007 00:04
James Arbuthnot is the Tory chairman of the all-party Commons defence committee. As a government minister he helped conceal the facts when there were allegations of major fraud on UK arms contracts. This week he's taken a vocal lead in the arms industry's campaign to get even more taxpayer's money. Meanwhile no one is even talking about the continuing problem of fraud on arms contracts.Peak Oil And The Vision In The Mirror
08-12-2007 15:21
If you don't know what peak oil is, then, first of all, you are not alone. Most people don't seem to have a clue about it. And, even some that do, don't seem to get the full implications. Let me lay it out for you as succinctly as I can...90% Emissions Reductions by 2030? Easy!
08-12-2007 11:18
Current Political Situation in Belarus
07-12-2007 19:21
The text was presented on Dec 5th in the Liverpool Social Centre during the show of the film “Lost Revolution”, produced by Indyvideo Network and Belarusian Indymedia Collective.Audio: Peak Oil & Climate Change - Twin Crises?
06-12-2007 11:32
The relationship between Peak Oil and Climate Change was discussed, during a joint meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Groups on Peak Oil and on Climate Change, in the Grand Committee Room in Parliament on 5th December 2007.Speakers:
Jeremy Leggett, author of `Half Gone' and CEO of Solar Century.
Martyn Williams, Parliamentary Campaigner, Friends of the Earth.
Chris Vernon, the Oil Drum, Europe.
mp3 file (100mb) of the meeting:
http://www.appgopo.org.uk/events/02_051207/APPGOPO2_PO_CC.mp3 http://www.appgopo.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18
A Miracle: Honest Intel on Iran Nukes
05-12-2007 22:13
or those who have doubts about miracles, a double one occurred today. An honest National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran's nuclear program has been issued, and its "Key Judgments" were made public.Daily Mail is 'afraid' of Ken Livingstone 'lawyers'! - AADHIKARonline exclusive
05-12-2007 19:11
The London Daily Mail's web site has removed an item it has posted earlier today [Wednesday 5 December 2007] about 'Undone mayor' Ken Livingstone’s 'ethnicity and equalities' 'aide' Lee JasperNIE Report: Inventing Facts
05-12-2007 11:45
