Category Archives: Articles

An Unsquared Circle

Posted on April 24, 2017 by tomburke

                        In her Easter message, the Prime Minister spoke of ‘the opportunities that lie ahead’ for post-EU Britain. Neither she nor any of her Ministers have ever set out … Continue reading →

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Britain’s first 24 hours without coal for 135 years – Sky News

Posted on April 22, 2017 by tomburke

        It was a real birthday present for the earth yesterday that we saw the first day in 135 years when Britain wasn’t producing any electricity from coal. I think that is a pretty remarkable day, and it … Continue reading →

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Socking The Puppet – The decline in the legitimacy of Britain’s political parties

Posted on April 18, 2017 by tomburke

                  The Government is increasingly seeking to constrain dissenting voices from civil society organisations by limiting their ability to inform the electorate, constraining their role in the planning system and closing off … Continue reading →

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A WAR ON REASON

Posted on March 20, 2017 by tomburke

                Below is a paragraph everyone should read. It will seem quite familiar, if slightly out of true, as if from a half forgotten newspaper article. It is in fact from a 35 … Continue reading →

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Debate with Myron Ebell on Trump and climate policy – BBC World News – 21 FEB 17

Posted on February 22, 2017 by tomburke

    BBC World News: President Trump is preparing two executive orders, aimed at scaling back Obama era policies on climate and water pollution, according to reports that we are seeing in the US media. Over the weekend hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Toshiba scales back on nuclear – Channel 4 News – 14 Feb 17

Posted on February 15, 2017 by tomburke

    Toshiba is basically bust, and it has been broken, in fact, by a nuclear project. So the idea that it won’t want to get rid of Moorside for whatever value it can realise, seems to be very, very … Continue reading →

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Discussing government failure in controlling air pollution – Radio 4 – 2 Feb 17

Posted on February 1, 2017 by tomburke

                  This is the consequence of complete failure by the government to tackle a problem that it has known about for a long time. It is now in breach of our own … Continue reading →

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Ladybird Book on climate change by Prince Charles – Sky News – 22 Jan 17

Posted on January 22, 2017 by tomburke

    The duty of a constitutional monarch in Britain is to advise warn and encourage, and that is exactly what he is doing with this book [on climate change]. He is advising us about a problem that we really … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump will have to deal with climate change – Sky News

Posted on January 3, 2017 by tomburke

      Sky News: The adventurer Sir David Hempleman-Adams has called on politicians to stop stalling and keep their promises to slow climate change. It was after he witnessed the impact of global warming during an expedition to the … Continue reading →

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The UK has formally signed up to the Paris climate change agreement – Sky News

Posted on November 18, 2016 by tomburke

        Sky News: The UK has formally signed up to the first climate change agreement that covers every country on earth. It comes as there is uncertainty over America’s role in the Paris Agreement. Donald Trump had … Continue reading →

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