Damn, I thought I was being SO original… I recently read this in the concluding chapter of James Hunter’s 1995 book, ‘On the Other Side of Sorrow; Nature and People in the Scottish Highlands’: Conservation organisations nowadays take for granted that the Highlands are degraded ecologically. They are consequently committed, as this chapter has stressed, […]| Frequently Found Growing On Disturbed Ground
[Some concluding thoughts on Ofcom’s ban of RT for impartiality violations committed by the BBC and other western media outlets on a regular basis. Part one, part two] What do I hope to achieve from this, you may ask? Well, oddly enough I’m not that huge a fan of RT. I found the editorial line […]| Frequently Found Growing On Disturbed Ground
[As discussed in part one, here is my selection of 29 separate instances the BBC failed in its Ukraine coverage to live up to Ofcom’s standards of ‘due impartiality’, whereby broadcasters are required to be careful, especially ‘when dealing with matters of major political controversy’ such as wars or conflicts, to not give just one […]| Frequently Found Growing On Disturbed Ground
I see that Extinction Rebellion have launched a new project and website called truthteller.life, tag line: ‘whistle-blow for the planet’. Here’s their pitch: Do you have new, insider information about the Climate and Ecological Crisis? Do you know anything about: efforts to cover-up environmental destruction, attempts to prevent positive action on climate change and biodiversity […]| Frequently Found Growing On Disturbed Ground
Hands around my throat Smothering Choking A steady murderous intent Silencing the words Before I speak them Suffocating before my lungs Can draw breath And give me back my strength I knew it was this way And yet somehow, still, I didn’t Until I gave that small part of me (Inoculation) To those who spoke […]| Frequently Found Growing On Disturbed Ground