Yesterday Trump ordered the firing of statistics chief after weak jobs report and data revisions. Fake news, he said. His team fired the Commissioner of Labor Statistics Erika McEntarfer. The new data revealed a slowed jobs market more sharply than previously understood - a worrying sign for the economy. "In my opinion, todayโs Jobs Numbers… Continue reading Flood the zoon – sack the messenger to distract the message
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Peter and the coppice challenge
After 10 years of owning / working a wood, discovering and loving the 2-3 thousand year tradition and process of coppicing, along comes Peter and asks 'Why do you love it?'. We were walking through the wood and came to a clearing and I was extolling the utility of coppicing."I've not been asked that before!"… Continue reading Peter and the coppice challenge
Nordic clean
It was Fe who gave it a name. I found myself cleaning, dusting, brushing old dust and Kali's long dog hairs caught in corners of rooms. It was something I could do, amid a feeling of being at sea, missing the dog so much. It was a natural progression to turn to stuff, question it's… Continue reading Nordic clean
Trump from a Canadian view & Jeff Daniels
It takes the courage of a Canadian Journalist, Andrew Coyne of the Toronto Globe and Mail, to really tell it like it is. Published November 2024. Nothing mattered, in the end. Not the probable dementia, the unfathomable ignorance, the emotional incontinence; not, certainly, the shambling, hate-filled campaign, or the ludicrously unworkable anti-policies. The candidate out… Continue reading Trump from a Canadian view & Jeff Daniels
Following America?
The most scary aspect of this surprising and shocking development, is how the UK appears to be following in the fearful footsteps of America. One persons direct action is another persons terrorist. London Met Police did a mass arrest of protesters (including one over 80) at the Gandhi statue in Parliament square. The protest called… Continue reading Following America?
Truth and does it matter
With synchoronous timing, the news that the best seller book and block buster film 'The Salt Path' may be a lie, or contain fundamental untruthful elements, (as revealed by the Observer), comes at a time I am preparing for a Socratic Dialogue in the Woods: Why does truth matter. Although Dialogue form strictly calls on… Continue reading Truth and does it matter
Flood the zone – the bill
I liked the way the BBC news called it by another name. After oasis reunion the news caster announced โthe tax and spending bill โฆ. โ and trump was muted and cut off mid sentence โnever been seen before, the biggest โฆ.. โ More indebted, more unequal and less green, say the economist . New… Continue reading Flood the zone – the bill
Labour 1 year on
I've been out of politics, in the wood with Kali. But I'm gradually coming back. Today is the first year anniversary of Labour - not an easy 1st year. Welfare reforms put forward have been reviewed and changed. PIPS reviewed and changed. Winter allowance reviewed and changed. Either this is an extroarindary listening government or… Continue reading Labour 1 year on
East Suffolk Web page photographs
Photos of Green action over the years - the first lot in date order
Flood the zone with military
Flooding the zone continues. The phrase has achieved a Trump definition with this interesting piece - the politics of attention. A good summary below: Itโs hard to know where to start on a day like this. The Marines are in Los Angeles. Israel and Iran are at war. A U.S. Senator was handcuffed for asking… Continue reading Flood the zone with military