Tag Archives: Politics

Why Russia is Building an Arctic Silk Road

Russia’s Arctic construction boom is seriously warming up. For more by The B1M subscribe now – https://bit.ly/the-b1m Full story here – https://theb1m.com/video/russia-north… Executive Producer and Narrator – Fred Mills Producer – Tim Gibson Video Editing and Graphics – James Durkin … Continue reading

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An energy revolution is possible – but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it | The Conversation

Providing government subsidies for emerging clean technologies could unlock their transformative potential. Limiting climate change will require an unprecedented global movement to make low-carbon technologies the norm. COP26 – the UN climate conference held last November in Glasgow – showed … Continue reading

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As a former officer, I’m horrified by England and Wales’s Police Bill – Richard Ecclestone | Open Democracy

Protesters gather in London to protest the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, 8 December 2021 | SOPA Images Limited / Alamy Stock Photo   The bill could spell the end of policing by consent – and force police leaders … Continue reading

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We attended the trial of the Colston four: here’s why their acquittal should be celebrated | The Conversation

Sage Willoughby, Jake Skuse, Milo Ponsford and Rhian Graham were cleared of criminal damage. Alamy/PA   The acquittal of the Colston Four is an important moment in upholding the right to protest, precisely because the jury’s verdict was based on … Continue reading

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Let’s talk about whether it was really a coup attempt….

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BBC Radio 4 – Drama, Song of the Reed, Eel

Sophie Okonedo and Mark Rylance return in seasonal drama set on a Norfolk nature reserve. Eel DramaSong of the Reed Episode 3 of 4 Ian (played by Mark Rylance) has gone to work for neighbouring landowner Theo Buckhurst as Liv … Continue reading

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How cash is becoming a thing of the past | DW Documentary (Banking documentary)

Cashless payments are on the rise. They are fast, easy and convenient. Worldwide, cashless transactions have become the norm. But Germany’s central bank and government are still clinging on to cash. Can they stop the move towards a cashless society? … Continue reading

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What Is The Future For Vaccines (and Trust)?

I asked myself why I’ve only made 3 COVID-related videos this year, and the answers made me worried about the future. This is my second video in a row that could be listened to as a podcast. So stop pestering … Continue reading

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r/Damnthatsinteresting – 1980’s predictions about 2020

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An old man’s diary of the Ukraine war around him

Seventy-seven-year-old Alexander Cherkas writes out by hand a line-by-line record of shelling attacks and casualties – which buildings were hit, who was killed – he has been keeping a diary of the more than seven years of on-off conflict in … Continue reading

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