Emeritus Professor of Sociology. Human Rights and climate activist, former chair of Independent Water Review Panel, Zemiologist. Latest book: Decades of Deceit: The Stalker Affair and its Legacy. https://www.beyondthepalebooks.com/ .. more
Emeritus Professor of Sociology. Human Rights and climate activist, former chair of Independent Water Review Panel, Zemiologist. Latest book: Decades of Deceit: The Stalker Affair and its Legacy. https://www.beyondthepalebooks.com/
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This 2014 paper examines the relationship between neoliberalism and the increased use of incarceration in the British state, incorporating colonial experiences into the discourse. It contends that current punitive measures are not a new phenomenon but rather a…
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Families can't afford the cost of food, rent, childcare, heating, essentials.
72% of poor children live in working families.
Secure jobs, universal basic income/services, curbs on profiteering, free school meals would help.
Must eradicate parental poverty.
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Investing in LNG does not just hasten climate disaster but deepens Ireland's (and the EU's) dependence on the US.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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Why isn't Congress supporting their own people?
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While the final US military operation last weekend might have been under cover of darkness, the build-up to it was out in the open for all to see.
I've constructed some timelines of the immediate build-up covering both the strikes and the supporting actions...
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www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Demand from proposed new data centres might be as high as 5.8GW, equivalent to *peak electricity demand for the entire country*.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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Levies on bills to fund gas pipelines, electricity grid to rise.
Customers to pay years before construction even begins. Companies raise capital from customers, shareholders keep profits.
Privatisation facilitates rip off practices
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"Readers, poets and writers who wish to protest, take note! Peaceful protest and expression should not ever be an act of terror or a crime."
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Here's some very quick plots showing NOAAGlobalTempv6 data from October too. And see my earlier posts.
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If you're struggling to get your head around that, it's called capitalism.
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www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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For 9 in 10 days so far this year, we were 100% powered for some part of the day by clean energy.
The Golden State has become the world's fourth-largest economy because of our climate leadership, not in spite of it.