Monthly Archives: May 2008
tricks of the traders – grrrrr
while governments are busy clamping down on benefit fraud… …these guys steal money from the poor (and your pension, if you were unlucky enough to start one in the 90′s when it still seemed like they might have been a good idea… much better to plant some trees these days).
tax avoidance by rich people and military spending make me very angry
each year the EU spends â¬31bn on the common agricultural policy. it is the largest single area of EU spending and is ripe for reform. but this seemingly huge amount of money is but a drop in the ocean compared to what rich people in the uk avoid paying in tax… the UK government estimates [...]
may – the greenest month of the year
fantastic weather here and incredibly lush and green everywhere… the house is starting to look like part of the landscape… we’ve been busy installing insulation – some new photos on picasa.
30% less wildlife in the world than when I was born
according to a study by the wwf between 25% and a third of of all wildlife on the planet has been lost since 1970. at this rate there won’t be much left if I make it to 80 years old! naturally the bbc article linked above makes no mention of the main cause of this [...]
kevin turvey, alan bstard, rik