Aberdeen Plans to reduce Council Tax as a Renewable Energy Incentive

While Greg Barker, Minister at the department of Energy and Climate Change, struggles to get the Renewable Heat Incentive up and running in a logical and coherent form and struggles to respond to an enquiry from my Member of Parliament Mike Freer about the lack of certainty in the RHI, the Scots seem to be [...]

John Fahey – a memoir of him

In 1969, or was it early in 1970, John Fahey came toManchesterto play is guitar. He had been booked to appear at a small room at I think UMIST and Chris and I went along to hear one of our heroes play. If you have listened to the music under the Words & Music tab [...]

Celebrating Divesrity

These years will be remembered for many things, but one thing that will stand out is that it will be remembered for changing attitudes in to ethnic diversity. When I was a young boy in Poplar I stood out and was different because I had an odd name. There were not many odd names in [...]

Some UK Banks have Credit Rating Downgraded

Moodys have downgraded the credit rating of twelve UK banks and building societies. They have downgraded these institutions not because of any additional risk that these banks have now revealed but because they expect that the UK will no longer offer unconditional support to its banking system and that eventually as part of the separation [...]

What would you do with £4000?

It is very odd to here these days left wingers espousing the policies of right wingers and right wingers espousing the policies normally associated with the left side of politics, but we live in odd times.

Bert Jansch – the end of an era

There are people whom I have never met but have influenced me or brought me great pleasure or changed profoundly the things that I can do. I know of but some of them. As I grow older I learn of the death of some of those people.

A New Hole in the Ozone Layer

Global warming is a curious phenomenon. Generally the whole planet is warming but heat can be displaced by the effects of air and sea oscillations that bring cold when you do not expect cold and heat when you do not expect heat. Some of the oddest effects of the climate change the planet is experiencing [...]

Seven Great Unsolved Mysteries of Modern History

For nearly three weeks protestors inNew York Cityhave campaigned against the banks and corporate control of American politics. The key issue about the bankers and corporate investors for those that protest (and for the millions of us that do not protest) is a simple question. If the bankers brought an end to our prosperity by [...]

Another Delay to the RHI

The thermal solar industry was promised by the government that the Renewable Heat Incentive would come into effect on 30th September 2011. This promise was made around two years ago. Like all incentive schemes the government needs to get approval from the European Commission to the incentive package. It expected approval to be rubber stamped [...]

A little good news for a change

It is not always possible to report good environmental news; little of it exists. Environmentalists of needs must be moaners and doom and gloom merchants trying tp prevent people from dealing in the destruction of what we all need to enjoy life.