In the early decades of the 21st Century humanity faces a pandemic of lies, jeopardising the fabric of our society and the environment on which we depend.
This series of ‘short conversations’ by Luke Andreski discusses the weapons we need if we are to overcome our disinformation pandemic.
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The following questions are legitimate no matter what one thinks of Vladimir Putin or the Russian state. The west has no credibility until it is honest with itself. It can then begin to claim the moral high ground. While it murders and spreads mayhem for profit and power it...
Fortnightly insight into the current state of the economy and how it relates to Dorset by Nigel F Jump, Chief Economist of Strategic Economics Ltd (a Dorset Company) and Visiting Professor in Economics at the Universities of Bath and Plymouth. See: www.strategiceconomics.co.uk The irony of Moody’s decision to downgrade...
From Christianity to Judaism to Islam the extreme elements want the world to end for them to prove a point. Give them power and influence and it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.
From the Mullahs and the Ayatollahs to the Popes and the Archbishops to the Rabbis... what we...
'And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doves, And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the...
Ok, I've just pulled off a list of businesses who donated money to the Tories between Jan 2015 and Dec 2017 (multiple entries denote multiple donations).
What might shock a few people when you start looking though this list is the fact that there are literally tons of banking, financial...
Comedian and activist Francesca Martinez went viral on Question Time for calling out the government’s legacy on austerity – and the impact it has had on disabled people. Francesca has cerebral palsy and says that changes to disability support have made her feel 'humiliated and embarrassed' and calls austerity...
When is a safety net not a safety net? When it is the Tories welfare reforms. The great public welfare pot, into which we all pay in excess of half our income through direct and indirect taxation, is there for the benefit of all. The range of services that...
I am all for freedom of speech. Well let me be more specific. I am all for informed freedom of speech. Speech that can be backed up empirically. Speech that is not driven by bigotry and ignorance. Speech that derives from an open minded interaction with investigation and facts.
The...
· Women’s Pay Day – the day the average women starts getting paid compared to the average man – is today (Wed 4 March)
· Yet women workers in Dorset only start getting paid on Wednesday 18 March due to a bigger gender pay gap
· TUC is calling for more action from employers and government...
