G8 2012

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A Falling Out Among Thieves

European Union violates Aarhus Convention

 "the EU’s renewable energy programme as it currently stands is now proceeding without ‘proper authority"

New Tory Logo

Tory ministers met Google chiefs 23 times.

Conservative ministers have held meetings with executives from Google once a month on average since the General Election,. it has been disclosed 

The reign in spain is mainly inane

Spain's Queen Sofia cancels UK visit

A Spanish government statement said it was "hardly appropriate" for Queen Sofia, 73, to attend a lunch on Friday.

Water Capture and Storage

Water Capture and Storage

Stuff the Advertising Standards Authority

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68% = Non of the Above

It seems that the local elections turnout across the country on Thursday was 32 per cent. This would indicate that 68 per cent of those registered to vote are disenchanted with the main parties and see no point in voting for a sham local government

The wettest drought since records began

Figures from the Met Office suggest Britain has endured its wettest April since records began more than a century ago in 1910.

But here is the Met Office forecast for April, issued on March 12th, 2012:

Met Office 3-month Outlook Period: April – June 2012 Issue date: 23.03.12

SUMMARY – PRECIPITATION: The forecast for average UK rainfall slightly favours drier than average conditions for April-May-June as a whole, and also slightly favours April being the driest of the 3 months. With this forecast, the water resources situation in southern, eastern and central England is likely to deteriorate further during the April-May-June period. The probability that UK precipitation for April-May-June will fall into the driest of our five categories is 20-25% whilst the probability that it will fall into the wettest of our five categories is 10-15% (the 197-2000 climatological probability for each of these categories is 20%).

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/media/pdf/p/i/A3-layout-precip-AMJ.pdf

Politics is not a spectator sport

Don’t forget to vote for a shit this Thursday

Whistfull Thinking

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link between galactic events and climate change

Prof. Henrik Svensmark of the Technical University of Denmark says that when a supernova is close enough to the Solar System, galactic cosmic rays wash over the Earth. Press Association

Olympic Rings

Is Bernie Eccleston aiding and abetting Crimes against Humanity?

The ECCHR has already concluded in a report that the crimes committed in Bahrain constitute crimes against humanity under international law.

A criminal charge of aiding and abetting can be brought against anyone who helps in the commission of a crime. A person charged with aiding and abetting is usually not present when the crime itself is committed, but he or she has knowledge of the crime before or after the fact, and may assist in its commission through advice, actions, or financial support.

If the UK is in debt,

What exactly is George Osborne lending to the IMF?

The UK national debt is the total amount of money the British government owes to the private sector and other purchasers of UK gilts.

UK public sector net debt in February 2012 was £988.7 billion, equivalent to 63.0% per cent of GDP- (note this excludes financial sector intervention.)

Source: (Office National Statistics publications page updated March 20th, 2012)

If all financial sector intervention is included (e.g. Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds), the Net debt was £2311.6 billion (147.3 per cent of GDP.