A family that gave up flying in 2002 planned an elaborate trip from East Pennard to Australia by land and sea, but ended up flying the last part of the journey anyway.
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Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world. 1. New York’s robot policemen The NYPD is unleashing a robot police officer on wheels to patrol the Times Square subway, according to the NYT: …
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is facing accusations of hypocrisy for accumulating over 430,000 air miles since 2016 – enough to fly around the world 17 times – despite advocating for environmental causes.
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Ambrose Bierce, whose cynicism supplies a hygienic cold wash, suggested that politics was always a matter of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. It involved conducting public affairs for private advantage. How right he was. One way of justifying such an effort is through using such words as the “national interest” or “public interest” […]
France has banned short-haul flights where people are 'able to get a train instead'. Banning convenience to 'save the planet' – get used to it guys, this is just the start if they can get away with it.
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The Sunderland Airshow has been cancelled indefinitely "due to climate change" following three years of being cancelled "due to Covid" in the latest sign that pandemic measures are morphing into climate ones.
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The young boy of seven or so was kissing a toy doll affixed with an alarmed face. The doll, no doubt of full Chinese make, was fully tarted up, lips glossy, eyes wide, a blonde with curls. “Stop making out with her,” cried his mother, sitting in the seat beside him with concern. “It’s creepy.” […]
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Stick to the script: owe that duty of care to your population, so the legal experts in government tell you. Self-interest pays, if in small amounts. These rigid, formulaic assumptions have done wonders to harm and deter any spirit of cooperation regarding dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. History’s record of humanity’s response to plagues, pandemics […]
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As India is being devastated by COVID-19 cases that have now passed a daily rate of 400,000, affluent and callous Australia has taken the decision to suspend all flights coming into the country till mid-month. The decision was reached by the Morrison government with the blessing of the State Premiers and the Labor opposition. Not […]
Image Source: Unsplash It’s impossible to ignore the effects of our actions on the environment. According to NASA, we’re dealing with rising global temperatures, warming oceans, glacial retreat, and many other environmental concerns that will have a lasting negative impact on our planet. Because of this, more companies are taking the initiative to be more […]
