Category Archives: Campaigning

BBC News – China and US ratify Paris Climate Deal

Posted on September 6, 2016 by tomburke

    BBC News: It’s been reported this morning that China has announced that it will formally ratify the Paris Climate Change Agreement, paving the way for a joint US / China statement on global warming later today. The country … Continue reading →

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The nuclear option: Where next for Hinkley Point?

Posted on August 4, 2016 by tomburke

This piece was first published by BusinessGreen                     BusinessGreen asks a range of experts their views on what should come next for the controversial and further delayed nuclear project Last week … Continue reading →

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Hinkley is a big economic problem – Sky News

Posted on July 29, 2016 by tomburke

    The National Infrastructure Commission just pointed out a while ago that with better use of our existing energy generation capacity we could avoid four Hinkleys, and save 8 billion pounds. McKinsey pointed out that if we just took … Continue reading →

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Hinkley Point – BBC Radio 4 – Today Program

Posted on July 28, 2016 by tomburke

      There is no doubt that we need electricity, we just don’t need the electricity from Hinkley at enormous cost. It’s very unreliable, we are not sure that this type of reactor will actually work. There are much … Continue reading →

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ET TU BRUTE

Posted on July 5, 2016 by tomburke

      Assassination is rare in Britain. But do not doubt that the political knife slipped into Boris Johnson’s back was anything other than a carefully crafted assassination. It began, supposedly, with a leak. Mr Gove’s wife, Daily Mail … Continue reading →

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ON MEDDLING WITH EUROPE

Posted on June 27, 2016 by tomburke

                                      ‘You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone Joni Mitchell   The Second World War welded Britain into a united … Continue reading →

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Tribute to Jo Cox – ‘Where we see intolerance we must drive it out of our politics’

Posted on June 17, 2016 by tomburke

    Here is the full text of David Cameron’s speech. I first met Jo in Darfur in 2006 where she was doing what she was brilliant at, which was looking after and saving the lives of vulnerable refugees. And … Continue reading →

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A message from Smokey. Why I’m #infor Europe @weareeuropeuk

Posted on June 17, 2016 by tomburke

                       

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Climate Change Activists Should Be Nervous About Brexit

Posted on June 16, 2016 by tomburke

BY EVAN POPP     With voters in the United Kingdom heading to the polls June 23 to decide whether or not to leave the European Union, polls are showing a close vote in the offing between those who want … Continue reading →

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It’s a cruel deceit to blame all our problems on immigration

Posted on June 15, 2016 by tomburke

By Owen Jones   Brexiters cynically attribute social ills to incomers. Those who believe them may soon face a harsh truth     Our country is simmering with anger and frustration. There is no shortage of social grievances that, long … Continue reading →

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