Tag Archives: population

Nero fiddles, while Rome burns…

Posted on November 15, 2021 by literarylad

So, it’s over. COP 26 – possibly the largest gathering of world leaders, advisors, scientists, lobbyists and general hangers on the world has ever seen. Indicative of what was to come, some of the first reporting was of Joe Biden’s … Continue reading →

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Book Review – The Establishment…

Posted on August 9, 2016 by literarylad

…And how they get away with it.  By Owen Jones.                         This was not an easy book to read; not calming or uplifting. Jones sets out a tale of how, over … Continue reading →

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Europe is in Jeremy Corbyn’s hands

Posted on June 20, 2016 by literarylad

It’s Labour dogma that will lose us our place in Europe.

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Election Burnout

Posted on May 5, 2015 by literarylad

If you’re anything like me, you will have had about as much as you can take of the interminable and vacuous spiral of lies, misinformation, accusation, counter-accusation, image-projection, banality, ageism, ignorance and, above all, overwhelming stupidity that is the 2015 … Continue reading →

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Population Overload

Posted on September 6, 2013 by literarylad

Earlier this week it was reported that, as a result of a large rise in the birth rate over the past few years, the UK is desperately short of primary school places. For me, the most surprising and worrying aspect … Continue reading →

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