Month: October 2006

Former US Vice-President Al Gore is to advise the UK Government on the policies needed to slow the affects of climate change. The announcement came at the launch of the Stern Report into global warming that I previewed in my...

We have one more critical item to add to our arsenal of citizen-powered assurance that the vote this November 7 will result in the rescue of our nation.  I’ve not seen it explicitly diaried, so in the spirit of due...

(I came late and then missed the deadline due to the combination of uncertainty about the rules and time constraints; but at olivia’s request, I repost my ET diary in slightly edited form anyway. Without proper fOtofair...

I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.  – Kahlil Gibran

The Nightmare Before the Elections ( with apologies to Clement Moore ) ‘Twas the week before elections, with a pall o’er the House Not a preacher demurring o’er what Foley espoused. The mockings were flung for...