When Kameraad Mhambi arrived in the green and pleasant land, the world was very different.
Protests had rocked international meetings in Seattle and Genova. The anti-globalisation movement and allied groups were making their voice heard.
When a protest was organised in the city of London, I went to have a look.
I wanted to see what a riot [...]
Entries Tagged as 'environment'
Financial fools day – the start of the summer of riots?
March 21st, 2009 · 3 Comments · economy, environment, politics
Tags: credit crunch
British jobs for British workers
January 31st, 2009 · 5 Comments · economy, environment, politics, technology
“Welcome to 2009. This is a year in which the fate of the world economy will be determined, maybe for generations. Some entertain hopes that we can restore the globally unbalanced economic growth of the middle years of this decade. They are wrong. Our choice is only over what will replace it. It is between [...]
Tags: credit crunch
The Obama era
January 21st, 2009 · 5 Comments · economy, environment, politics
obama the cowboy, originally uploaded by Mr. Wright.
I have followed Barack Obama’s speeches for some time now, and I’m busy reading his book. I have to say yesterday’s was a bit of an anti-climax for me. Parts of it seemed a little – corny.
Perhaps though it was not the speeches fault.
I am hungry for actual [...]
Tags: Obama
