Sunday Song - If you tolerate this.....
Today's song comes from the Manic Street Preachers. It is a simple reaction to the following news.... Nick Griffin, leader of the British National Party, will be part of the team representing the European Union at the Copenhagen Summit. So Nick Griffin will attend the key environment event of the century. With the potential to deliver justice to millions around the world.  It will set the tone for years to come.... so what does he think about climate change? According to '

Stopping the Vultures
The moves to stop the vultures continues with much pace.  I had a fantastic email action from Jubilee Debt Campaign in my inbox this morning and I just had to share it....(ok this is my write up of it) The call is simple - This latest case is yet another example of the horrors of Vulture Funds.  They can be stopped if an MP introduces a private members bill.   The 'winners' of the poll this year to introduce a bill (of their choice) are currently deciding what to introduce.... So.... JDC have suggest

The Vultures Have Swooped
Rage. Anger. Fustration.  Blimey the news makes my blood boil.  But what news is this?  Quiet simply the news that Vultures Have Struck Again on a Vulnerable Nation.... Vulture Funds are, by their name, a scavaging mode of making money. They purchase debt cheaply from the debtee and the pursue the debtor for the full costs (and some) making profit out of these actions.  For some areas of the market this could be seen as what ensures that those with poor credit are able to get credit, because it enables their debt to be passed on if the person lending the money knows they will get at least some back. However, for some areas of the economic marke

Ethical Chocolate
The certification of Cadbury's Dairy Milk, in 2009, should be considered a highpoint in the fairtrade campaign.   It is estimated the impact of this will have been a doubling of the amount of fairtrade cocoa sold to the UK. Therefore, it was quiet a shock to visit Cadbury's World last week and not find any reference, bar a few pictures stuck on the wall, that the bar had gone

Sunday Song
"Do you want salt and vinegar", was what they made her say, But in the language of the ghetto, That means, "Help, I'm a woman in chains" This weeks Sunday song is a wee bit of fun. Bill Bailey and Billy Bragg unite to sing one of the finest songs ever written. Take Care Y'All John